Sonic Blue for sale...by itself
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I've asked this before but maybe its in the registry but who has the quicksilver no stripe that sold for 500+ at BJ? The auction was for caroll shelbys charity. It is the lowest vin # car for sale 0003 i think.
tmcphail
GT Owner/Vendor
GT38
GT Owner
Sonic Blue paint code
There is no paint code in the VIN itself. This is how the SAAC Registry breaks down the Ford GT's VIN (except for any typos on my part, this is exactly how they describe it):
1 = Country of Manufacture (US)
F = Manufacturer (Ford Motor Company)
A = Vehicle Type (passenger car)
F = Vehicle Restraint Type (active seat belts, driver and passenger air bags)
P = Vehicle Line (Ford GT)
9 = Series
0 = Body Style (2-door coupe)
S = Engine (5.4L DOHC, EFI, S/C aluminum V8)
0 = Check Digit (a convoluted formula the insures no two cars can get the exact same VIN)
5 = Model Year (5 = 2005)
Y = Assembly Plant (Wixom, MI)
100001 = Build Sequence (all cars begin with "100001"; if more than 100,000 vehicles are made in a model year, car # 199999 is followed by 200000; the first car is never 000001).
It's interesting to note that the VIN Build Sequence numbers for first two 2005 production cars are 100001 and 100002, but the third car's Build Sequence number is 400003. The remaining 2005 model year Build Sequence numbers progressed consecutively from there through 402070. The Build Sequence numbers for the 2006 model year are 400001 through 402047. Because the Build Sequence numbers were roughly the same in 2006 as they were in 2005, the Model Year and the Check Digit prevented duplicate VINs, Of course we know that the Build Sequence number in the VIN does not represent the actual order in which the cars were built. As discussed in other threads, the cars were built in batches by color.
The SAAC Registry has their own 7-place "Grid Code" for the Ford GT which summarizes the car's original configuration (this is not something you'll find on the car - it's SAAC's code for concisely tabulating build data for the Registry). The Sonic Blue Car's SAAC Registry Grid Code is 5BRWBRW, which breaks down as:
Model Year:
5 = 2005
6 = 2006
Body Color:
K = MKII Black
R = MKIV Red
B = Midnight Metallic Blue
O = Quick Metallic Silver
W = Centennial White
V = Speed Yellow
P = Tungsten Grey
Y = Heritage Package
Radio:
R = Macintosh Audiophile Radio
S = Standard Radio
D = Delete
Racing Stripes:
K = Black
W = White
S = Silver
B = Blue
D = Delete
Side Stripes:
D = Delete
B = Both (Side & Top)
O = Side Only
Brake Calipers:
R = Red
G = Grey
B = Black
Wheels:
W = Forged Aluminum
S = Standard
With just one car in this color, SAAC apparently decided not to have a separate Grid Code letter representing Sonic Blue and lumped it in with Midnight Blue for their data matrix. The individual car description in the Registry (posted) clarifies the color as Sonic Blue, though.
There is no paint code in the VIN itself. This is how the SAAC Registry breaks down the Ford GT's VIN (except for any typos on my part, this is exactly how they describe it):
1 = Country of Manufacture (US)
F = Manufacturer (Ford Motor Company)
A = Vehicle Type (passenger car)
F = Vehicle Restraint Type (active seat belts, driver and passenger air bags)
P = Vehicle Line (Ford GT)
9 = Series
0 = Body Style (2-door coupe)
S = Engine (5.4L DOHC, EFI, S/C aluminum V8)
0 = Check Digit (a convoluted formula the insures no two cars can get the exact same VIN)
5 = Model Year (5 = 2005)
Y = Assembly Plant (Wixom, MI)
100001 = Build Sequence (all cars begin with "100001"; if more than 100,000 vehicles are made in a model year, car # 199999 is followed by 200000; the first car is never 000001).
It's interesting to note that the VIN Build Sequence numbers for first two 2005 production cars are 100001 and 100002, but the third car's Build Sequence number is 400003. The remaining 2005 model year Build Sequence numbers progressed consecutively from there through 402070. The Build Sequence numbers for the 2006 model year are 400001 through 402047. Because the Build Sequence numbers were roughly the same in 2006 as they were in 2005, the Model Year and the Check Digit prevented duplicate VINs, Of course we know that the Build Sequence number in the VIN does not represent the actual order in which the cars were built. As discussed in other threads, the cars were built in batches by color.
The SAAC Registry has their own 7-place "Grid Code" for the Ford GT which summarizes the car's original configuration (this is not something you'll find on the car - it's SAAC's code for concisely tabulating build data for the Registry). The Sonic Blue Car's SAAC Registry Grid Code is 5BRWBRW, which breaks down as:
Model Year:
5 = 2005
6 = 2006
Body Color:
K = MKII Black
R = MKIV Red
B = Midnight Metallic Blue
O = Quick Metallic Silver
W = Centennial White
V = Speed Yellow
P = Tungsten Grey
Y = Heritage Package
Radio:
R = Macintosh Audiophile Radio
S = Standard Radio
D = Delete
Racing Stripes:
K = Black
W = White
S = Silver
B = Blue
D = Delete
Side Stripes:
D = Delete
B = Both (Side & Top)
O = Side Only
Brake Calipers:
R = Red
G = Grey
B = Black
Wheels:
W = Forged Aluminum
S = Standard
With just one car in this color, SAAC apparently decided not to have a separate Grid Code letter representing Sonic Blue and lumped it in with Midnight Blue for their data matrix. The individual car description in the Registry (posted) clarifies the color as Sonic Blue, though.
GT38
GT Owner
BJ Quicksilver car
The SAAC Registry indicates that 1FAFP90S75Y400003 sold at BJ Palm Beach in March 2006 for $572,400 ($530K hammer price) with the proceeds going to Shelby's charity. The Registry states that the car has black stripes - obviously an error because the BJ photos of the car show no stripes. The Registry isn't perfect, which should be no surprise considering the massive amount of data it contains and the human element involved in gathering it.
The SAAC Registry indicates that 1FAFP90S75Y400003 sold at BJ Palm Beach in March 2006 for $572,400 ($530K hammer price) with the proceeds going to Shelby's charity. The Registry states that the car has black stripes - obviously an error because the BJ photos of the car show no stripes. The Registry isn't perfect, which should be no surprise considering the massive amount of data it contains and the human element involved in gathering it.
Blue Moose
GT
I believe that the number change from 10000x to 40000x was a means to insure that the cars would have a designation that would identify them as a continuation of the original GT40s.
cobrajeff
GT Owner
GT at the Christie's Auction
GT38 -
Yep, you caught a typo there - the GT that was auctioned off at Christie's that Jon Shirley bid on to win the right to buy the "first" production car was auctioned off in August 2003, not 2004. Here's a shot of Kip Ewing showing the car to Jay Leno a few days before the auction at Laguna Seca:
and here it is at Pebble Beach....
WRT the # 003 production car, my records indicate it originally was Quicksilver with black side and top stripes. The car was thoroughly redone by Ford in preparation for the charity auction, and may well have been repainted. It was behind closed doors at Wixom during one of my plant visits, and I was not allowed to take pictures on that visit. GT TECH could probably confirm - he was the official "tour guide" during most of my visits to Wixom (and a darn fine guide, I might add). :cheers
regards,
Jeff
GT38 -
Yep, you caught a typo there - the GT that was auctioned off at Christie's that Jon Shirley bid on to win the right to buy the "first" production car was auctioned off in August 2003, not 2004. Here's a shot of Kip Ewing showing the car to Jay Leno a few days before the auction at Laguna Seca:
and here it is at Pebble Beach....
WRT the # 003 production car, my records indicate it originally was Quicksilver with black side and top stripes. The car was thoroughly redone by Ford in preparation for the charity auction, and may well have been repainted. It was behind closed doors at Wixom during one of my plant visits, and I was not allowed to take pictures on that visit. GT TECH could probably confirm - he was the official "tour guide" during most of my visits to Wixom (and a darn fine guide, I might add). :cheers
regards,
Jeff
Thanks! Seems like no one knows where it ended up though.
0003 was the first GT I ever saw in person ( chicago auto show)
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
Thanks Dick for the through research and commentary! I vote you become the official Forum historian....!
Piccola
GT aficionado
+1
I learned a lot on this thread!! Great job finding all that info! :thumbsup
I hope to see that sonic blue in person some day.