Ford no sell agreement


07XL0027

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May 20, 2012
1,575
Austin TX
If I am fortunate enough to be in the last 250 allocations, my heirs can do whatever they want with the NGT after I'm buried!


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07XL0027

GT Owner
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May 20, 2012
1,575
Austin TX
Hopefully, they will use it to tow my casket to the graveyard.


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FENZO

GT Owner
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Jul 7, 2008
1,518
Lafayette, CO
In our house it goes something like this:

Me, about our '05: Can you believe this car we bought for $x can now be sold for $x + $y, even after all the miles? You can't make that in any market.
My wife: Sure, but I know you would never sell. Besides, I won't let you. It's part of the family.

Me about our '19: It will be a challenge to afford $x, but it will be worth $x + $YYYYY! (my sales pitch)
My wife: Sure, but I know you won't sell. Besides, I won't let you. It'll be part of the family.

Some things are worth more than money. Experiences are priceless. :thumbsup
 

nautoncall

GT Owner
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Apr 6, 2014
1,093
I agree. Just because "celebrities" are by nature famous, they got a lot of attention getting allocations. They were a trivial amount of the overall pool. The majority of people who got cars were GT owners. Period. This is public information. One could expect that as additional cars are allocated, Ford will wade even deeper into the enthusiast pool.

I hope you are right and that last year I get chosen bc I am an owner and lover of the FGT.


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Cobrar

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jun 24, 2006
4,025
Metro Detroit
Breaking Announcement:

I'd like to confirm that I will be the first person to receive the new AMG Project One hypercar. I will make the first example I am slated to receive available at just $100k over list. This compares favorably to Europe where it is being offered at €500k over list.

Seriously, ask Tobias Moers. Totally legit.

First the Porsche jacket at LeMans, now this. Evidence of the identity crises continues....😃
 

RPM217

2005 white/blue stripe
Jun 18, 2010
1,664
Rye Brook, New York
Im going to drive mine every chance I get! I already have friends booking rides at Limerock and Watkins Glen!
I have the guaranteed first ride at Limerock, and it's not for sale, even at 50K over!!!!!
 

cobra498

GT Owner
Jul 14, 2010
310
Central Ca;ifornia
Let's hop in the wayback machine.

The original 05/06 GT was hot. Then not as hot. Then Wallace Wyss wrote his "super headache" article in Car and Driver claiming that the GT was a disaster. The GT lost in a comparison test to a regular Gallardo and a regular Ferrari F430 (ha). People started going into dealerships saying "look, the prices of these are tanking fast" and dealers panicked and dumped them. Lots of idiotic arguments were made on the internet that the GT was a shitty Ford with a cheap interior, a leaky transaxle with a ghetto speedi-sleeve patch, and control arms that would break at speed and kill you. It was no faster than a Z06 that cost less than half as much money blah blah blah. Near the end of production they sat in dealerships under MSRP.

Then they went out of production and were unavailable, and they got cooler. The "shiniest new object" crowd dissipated and GT retained a really cult following of loyal owners. Lots of people had lots of fun out driving them for the sheer enjoyment of it and they started to appreciate as guys wouldn't part with them. Then dudes were constantly updating auction results. People were claiming Heritages would be $1 million shortly, to be followed imminently by all other GTs. Here we sit today and a Heritage just hammered at auction for $327k with low miles.

Point is, people are going to ride the same rollercoaster of dumb shit with this car because that's what the internet is for. I assure you. It's coming.

Buy what you like, enjoy your time with it and have fun. If you're GT long, it's all static.

I did not know about the article written by Wyss on the Ford GT's very interesting that Car and Driver would print anything he wrote. He is known for getting his facts wrong in the Cobra community and considered a "hack" writer by most of those folks. He has approached me a couple times trying to pedal his books and even proposed writing a book about my car once. I told him I would take legal action if he did because I knew of his reputation for embellishing or just making stuff up.
 

dbk

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Jul 30, 2005
15,242
Metro Detroit
I did not know about the article written by Wyss on the Ford GT's very interesting that Car and Driver would print anything he wrote. He is known for getting his facts wrong in the Cobra community and considered a "hack" writer by most of those folks. He has approached me a couple times trying to pedal his books and even proposed writing a book about my car once. I told him I would take legal action if he did because I knew of his reputation for embellishing or just making stuff up.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/at-ford-a-supercar-delivers-a-super-headache-car-news
 

cobra498

GT Owner
Jul 14, 2010
310
Central Ca;ifornia
Thanks Dave,
That article shows how he plays fast and loose with facts.
 

dbk

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Metro Detroit
Thanks Dave,
That article shows how he plays fast and loose with facts.

Yeah, there were several inaccuracies identifiable at the time, but it's hard to convince people C&D is wrong. To this day, most amusing thing I've ever seen was Wyss trying to sell a book of his outside Rally 2, Bony grabbed his signage and smashed it over his knee and threw it in the garbage. :lol
 

twobjshelbys

GT Owner
Jul 26, 2010
6,189
Las Vegas, NV
He is known for getting his facts wrong in the Cobra community and considered a "hack" writer by most of those folks.

+1
 

texas mongrel

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
May 3, 2009
1,676
Houston Texas
Wyss's book, "Shelby's Wildlife" was riddled with inaccuracies, although it had some cool pix
 

soroush

Ford Gt Owner
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Aug 8, 2007
5,256
 

Specracer

GT Owner
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Nov 28, 2005
7,154
MA
I remember that.... Sad part is I think I had already bought one, out of ignorance. I didnt know any better at the time.

To this day, most amusing thing I've ever seen was Wyss trying to sell a book of his outside Rally 2, Bony grabbed his signage and smashed it over his knee and threw it in the garbage. :lol
 

ChipBeck

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Feb 13, 2006
5,783
Scottsdale, Arizona
Yeah, there were several inaccuracies identifiable at the time, but it's hard to convince people C&D is wrong. To this day, most amusing thing I've ever seen was Wyss trying to sell a book of his outside Rally 2, Bony grabbed his signage and smashed it over his knee and threw it in the garbage. :lol

That memory made me laugh. Daniel told me he was already aggravated as there were no Rally 2 T-shirts in his size. Bony was always entertaining.

Chip
 

Vince H

GT Owner
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Jul 23, 2012
2,423
Southern California
This topic is just plain silly to me and I got to say I'm proud to be part of a group that feels the same way. Still trying to figure out if I can take my 06 and NGT with me. Although my son might not appreciate that. Haha!

Vince H
 

Awsum GT

GT Owner '18
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Sep 17, 2005
3,996
Carmel & Cntrl Ca
Yeah, there were several inaccuracies identifiable at the time, but it's hard to convince people C&D is wrong. To this day, most amusing thing I've ever seen was Wyss trying to sell a book of his outside Rally 2, Bony grabbed his signage and smashed it over his knee and threw it in the garbage. :lol

I remember that. Bony was always entertaining.
 

Ed Sims

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Apr 7, 2006
7,922
NorCal
To this day, most amusing thing I've ever seen was Wyss trying to sell a book of his outside Rally 2, Bony grabbed his signage and smashed it over his knee and threw it in the garbage. :lol

I remember that. It was my first rally & got me hooked. I'll never miss a rally. That rally was also when Gerisch drove Piana's GTX on the auto-x course at the end of the day. He drifted it until the tires were down to the cord! We took a limo to the Peterson Museum & stopped to pick up two rear tires for Piana & had to hold them on our laps for what seemed like hours! We did meet Carroll Shelby at the museum though! It would take hours for me to tell you all the things that happened. Boy, was it fun!

Ed
 

avant

GT Owner
Apr 22, 2007
76
calgary, canada
I remember that. It was my first rally & got me hooked. I'll never miss a rally. That rally was also when Gerisch drove Piana's GTX on the auto-x course at the end of the day. He drifted it until the tires were down to the cord! We took a limo to the Peterson Museum & stopped to pick up two rear tires for Piana & had to hold them on our laps for what seemed like hours! We did meet Carroll Shelby at the museum though! It would take hours for me to tell you all the things that happened. Boy, was it fun!

Ed

I captured that on my flip phone:

https://youtu.be/lNq_2dnzvPQ
 

fjpikul

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Jan 4, 2006
11,680
Belleville, IL
I never knew Bony to say anything bad about anyone in public EXCEPT that man. I remember when he walked back into the lobby cursing.