New home for Sonic Blue

[Twturbo]

I wonder how big that blank check was they had to write to get that, and maybe it's a lighting but it looks surprisingly like midnight blue in the pictures. I'm sure it's a sight to see in person.https://www.instagram.com/p/C25Lg9VpUDI/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

[steved57]

Wonder where it went / who bought it

 

[fjpikul]

Last time I saw it was Carlisle. Sitting inside the building. Some other GT owner started his own car and blew exhaust dung all over it. Doug was furious. The guy who did it did make amends. The drop-off delivery and pick up guy works for Seinfeld as I understand.

 

[Specracer]

So my memory, which could be flawed, the car was initially at a Toyota dealer, then owned by a group of NYC area GT owners. Was "for sale" for a long time, the ask was $1m. Those more in the know, can chime in, and correct me, if they choose. There are threads and comments here over the years.

 

[fjpikul]

Car was initially sold for charity at the Cattleman's Auction, I think in Dallas. The car went to the Seattle area. A group of three GT owners eventually found it at a dealership in, I think, North Carolina. They purchased the car and stored it. Eventually two owners sold out to Doug and he has kept the car in storage. A true one of one.

 

[Specracer]

Only other paint deviation, was Neil Ressler's, which was midnight blue with silver (not white) stripes. He sold that car at Barrett Jackson ~2019 for $410k.

 

[AJB]

The car initially sold at the Cattle Barons Ball in Detroit. I was there and had my paddles ready to bid.
Jim Padilla, Greg Smith and many Ford Motor Executives were present . We also auctioned off a special 2003 Ford / Harley Davidson Anniversary motor cycle . A fatboy
If I recall.
A very memorable evening.
(The very first bid on Sonic Blue was double my max! And it kept growing.
Andy (ajb)

 

[Twturbo]

Looks like it completed the collection wherever it went

Vance on Instagram: "The ultimate 2005/06 Ford GT collection. An example in every production color made plus the 1 of 1 Sonic blue we sourced to complete the only 05/06 Ford GT collection in the world to have one in every color. Each car has all 4 op

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[PILOTJPW1]

I think there was a collection like that in Knoxville Tenn.

Never heard of the guy had sold them off.

 

[onepunch]

I have seen this vehicle in person. The collector is a very private person who has probably 15 or more GTs in his collection.

All I can say is that it is in the Central Florida area.