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Jumping in late.... I work for a Ford dealer that got six 2005-2006s (I bought one). Getting two Mustang GT350s and one R. I reckon we'll get at least one new GT, hoping more.

Bought mine for invoice less holdback (dealer employee), drove it for a year, 2,000 miles. Sold it for a $14,000 profit. Wish I had never sold it.

Has anyone seen or heard of the 2006 Tungsten, one-option (painted brake calipers), no stripe car, VIN ending in 1827? I'd like to buy it back. Ken Silverman

Sold mine a while ago. Would love to buy it back. 2006 #1827 - tungsten, no stripes - anybody seen it? Ken S

The only one making money on KRs is Shelby. I was out to the NASCAR race in Vegas, and Shelby will put his name on anything for $$$.

Everybody.... Thanks for the ideas. The tix was only $155, and I'm not going back to OH, so screw it. My decision is also fueled by the fact that I drive on a dealer tag that is not related to my (lousy) driving record. Besides, the cop was nice about it, and I didn't want to ruin his...

On the way home from Indy (Thanks AGAIN, GT Joey, IndyGT, Bony, et al.!), I met an Ohio State Trooper who seemed to feel like I was going 84 in the 65 zone. (We really DO need cruise control.) My lawyer/buddy/shotgun-rider suggested that I just smile, say yes-sir, sign, and drive. Smoky asked...

I imagine me and my buddy will be hungry Friday and Saturday nights, too. Can y'all locals help us? The whole town gets pretty full, doesn't it? I guess you can tell that I haven't been to Indy before....

Black Ice- There is no question that Ford marketed the car to its dealers as a reward. The initial allocations went to "President's Award" winners (about 500/year), then by "share-of-nation" (that is, the largest volume dealers in the US. Several were also allocated to smaller dealers by...

Whether or not Ford made money on the entire FordGT project as a whole, considering the control arm problem; it is reasonable to assume that all of the R&D had been written off through the 4,200 +/- vehicle production run. So building one more, or two more (and so on) would have to be very...

Dave- That makes more sense than anything else I've heard. Thanks for the info, Ken Silverman

I never thought about it until a prospective buyer asked me why Ford stopped building Ford GTs. While we owners certainly appreciate the exclusivity of owning a limited production vehicle, I assume that Ford Motor Company made a reasonable profit per vehicle, so building more would put needed...

Back to Fyr-Ftr's original question: How did you get to the gas station without your keys? If you drove it, you've got your keys; if you towed it, you don't need gas. ??????????????????????????

Here on the East (right) Coast, we are offering the Shelby at $10k over MSRP. That makes it about $50,000. The GT500s that we sold were rolling out of here at about $20k over. Close to $70,000.

I've been using whatever 93 octane comes out of the pumps in Virginia. The labels say it "contains ethanol." I hate the idea.... If I were going to let the GT sit, I would probably get some drum unleaded race fuel without any ethanol.