![]() Additional features include LED headlights, a lightweight Gorilla Glass windshield, butterfly doors, a retractable active rear wing, LED taillights, a rear diffuser, and carbon-fiber exterior trim. It is finished Heritage Blue with Competition Orange stripes and the Heritage Roundel Graphics package, which pays tribute to the Gulf-inspired blue and orange livery similar to that worn by the 19 Le Mans-winning GT40s. This example is equipped with Equipment Group 500A, a $100k option. ![]() This Ford GT is now offered in Nevada with memorabilia, owner edition chronograph watch, a clean Carfax report, and a clean California title in the seller’s name.įirst unveiled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, the second-generation GT is built by Multimatic of Markham, Ontario, with production beginning in December 2016. ![]() The car has 10 miles and was purchased new by the seller. ![]() Equipment includes 20″ forged aluminum wheels, Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, a titanium exhaust system, butterfly doors, a retractable active rear wing, a rear diffuser, carbon-fiber exterior trim, six-point harness anchors, a touchscreen infotainment system, and automatic climate control. It is finished in Heritage Blue with Competition Orange stripes over a black interior, and power is provided by a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transaxle. He’s interested in underwriting a similar project for GT, assuming Ford lets him buy one.įord also said it will offer a limited Heritage Edition of the GT that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 19 Le Mans-winning GT40 with a limited-edition Gulf Oil tribute racing livery, including a Heritage Blue and Heritage Orange paint scheme.This 2019 Ford GT is one of 50 ’68 Heritage Edition examples built in commemoration of the GT40 Mk I race car that was victorious at the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans. Oasis helped to organize an attempt at a record run of the German Nurburgring race course by a Viper. “I hope my activities as an automotive enthusiast will count for something,” he said. Two hundred of the first batch have been recalled to repair a flaw that led to hydraulic oil leakage, which could cause a fire.Īuto enthusiast Russ Oasis, who is based in Miami, was unsuccessful but says he will try again. The design, manufacture, race and selling of the GT is, after all, largely a public relations exercise meant to strengthen the Ford brand. At least two fellow journalistic colleagues, Karl Brauer and Lauren Fix, applied and bought GTs in the first go-round. Another GT was auctioned for $1.8 million to benefit charity.Ĭelebrities definitely have a leg up to be selected, as well as so-called “influencers,” that is people whose statements and activities resonate in the mass media. Ford is suing at least one owner who sold a GT. How does Ford decide who can buy a GT? Those who are interested in buying and reselling for the purposes of making a profit are automatically excluded by an agreement not to sell the car for at least two years. Previous unsuccessful applicants must renew their applications if they wish to be considered. 8 and for thirty days following, anyone wishing to buy one of the additional GTs can submit an application to Ford.
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