The Final Countdown

[Special K]

Dont forget the production numbers of the "Carbon Series".

Yes but even those have many options to choose making many unique.

 

[dbk]

Are we just gonna skip to the part where we discuss which ones are most valuable and how they are doing on Bring a Trailer?

 

[KennethClay]

Are we just gonna skip to the part where we discuss which ones are most valuable and how they are doing on Bring a Trailer?

Ok, that’s funny!

 

[fjpikul]

Who cares?

 

[extrap]

Well it seems like a good sign that although the 2017 - 2020 model years can now be sold (and maybe some 2021s) ... which might be ~750 cars(?) ... only 41 have been listed on BaT.

Although it looks like only ~5 of 'em had >2k miles. So maybe most of the others are being driven.

 

[STORMCAT]

A new member here but long time Ford guy. Just recently took delivery of my new 2022 FORD GT "HERITAGE" CAR on Jan 6th 2023.. WHAT A JOURNEY IT'S BEEN FOR ME. Was at the factory on Dec 6th 2022 to see my car being built.. what a thrill for my wife and I..
go the impression then (Dec 6) that there were not many cars let to finish...

Congratulations...

 

[STORMCAT]

So sad to see the program come to the end...

 

[Hootie Kovach]

A VERY long time car guy…and collector of cars….took 5 years to make this happen (the new GT)….and a surprise when it did… thanks.

 

[06VistaBlueGT]

Yeah, most of them are.

That's fantastic to hear. Hope the owners will post up some pictures of the colors they each chose.

 

[Simon]

I will always cherish this experience and look forward to new ones!

 

[john gourley]

The home stretch on the GT program is here. I was up at MNV in December with a friend to see his car and things have definitely changed a whole lot from the early days. The volume of people and the number of stations and the layout of the facility all ended up a whole lot different in December 2022 than they were in January of 2017. But it will always be a really special place that did something utterly insane. So many cool people up there. Everyone always calls it a "plant" but MNV always felt more like a giant race shop. Can't believe it's almost over!

I was up again last week and things had already quieted down a bunch. Got to see Pearce and Pardeep and Angus King and Alan Eggly and Tony Benincasa and annoy them for a few more hours. And OF COURSE Terry came with! In general you could just feel that things were different. Seemed like it was down to about 20ish cars to go. Some parts of the build for the final units are already complete and will never be repeated. I saw the final unit and it was well on its way. Over the next ~6 weeks, 7 new GTs will be delivered at Icon, so I'll have a decent amount to post.

One more time!

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What a wonderful chapter for us all. Thanks DBK

 

[roketman]

To echo DBK's comments, it really did feel different than when we were last there, 5 years ago almost to the day (one day off).

What color is the new one? LM?

 

[Mullet]

Can’t wait to buy back my 05 sometime in the future! We are all very fortunate to have owned/own these truly special cars.

 

[Tomcat]

Sorry for the hijack BUT every time I see this subject line I think of the 1980's movie:

 

[dbk]

I'm a day late here, but 6 years ago yesterday the first GT delivery took place. There are a handful of deliveries remaining, but I expect the last car to be out by probably 3/15.

The Day Before. A bit different back then.



In preparation in Allen Park (Garen and Craig Metros)



It was so early on, the Big Orange Trucks were not yet in operation. Was the truck from Roush pretty? No, but these are the kinds of things you look back on and think, ha, what a crazy time to be involved with everything. There was definitely some heart attacks with that unloading angle.





Arrived



The first time anyone had seen a privately owned Ford GT in the wild a few days later.

 

[fjpikul]

What, no current shot of the garage Mahal and its residents? Quit holding out.

 

[Gary]

Who cares?

Insurance Policies.

 

[extrap]

I'm a day late here, but 6 years ago yesterday the first GT delivery took place. There are a handful of deliveries remaining, but I expect the last car to be out by probably 3/15.

The Day Before. A bit different back then.

Maybe I should already know, but what facility is this?

 

[dbk]

Ford GT Forum HQ. Icon.

 

[dbk]

What, no current shot of the garage Mahal and its residents? Quit holding out.

13 here. 14 now. 16 next week. 19 first week of March. 20 by mid march. Crazy.