but if ford want to hang with the big boys they need to have lots of options and ways to custom the car
having spent over $100K in options on my McLaren 650s spider no way do I want zero options for leather/alcantara no crazy about color they showed on the blue car and that's the last color I would pick for my self
same with calipers why not have at least 4 colors to pick from or more like Ferrari, McLaren, lambo, etc.. don't try to hang with the big boys and not offer what they have
strip option side and top is a must IMO
i highly customize all my cars cant see my McLaren or aventador having zero options to pick from
I have been saying the same since the announcement of this GT. I actually view Ford as the big boys for obvious reasons. I would want
Ford to join the ''Club" of manufacturers that you mention. I have been reading about the Viper "One of One Program" which to me is a bit out there but do want Ford to open a Special Operations Department. You know in detail about the MSO but Ford does not have to offer that high level of service. I know collectors that will not purchase a GT if this does not take place. If they produce a race winner than that might change things a lot. As another mentioned there will be a fork in the road for road/race cars and why not offer a half dozen choices.
I haven't seen the vehicle in person but members have put up their suggestions.
Rims, brakes/calipers, how about steering wheel, seats, custom color choices....
I spent almost $8000/ liter extra just for custom paint with McLaren, why can't Ford do this and join the club. Give the factory tour with updates and pictures like some others do. Sure it will cost Ford more but pass the costs to the customers willing to pay for a concierge service. Aston Martin, Jaguar, McLaren, Ferrari and others have special-ops so why can't Ford.
I spoke with SRT last summer and it took awhile but they developed a few rides for me. They spent much time designing a black-ops edition of their SRT Jeep Cherokee "NightStalker." When I heard the NightStalker name I related how I have one guy on one of our details that was a former NightStalker, (but most are from Naval Special-ops). They tried to design a tribute for NSWC but they was a dead end.
Yeah yeah we know it's a race car but it's a production car too. I don't know
any of the Ford family but being a fourth generation banker have strong ties with some within the company and either way will get the job done.
Also remember in 2012 Ford joined Dow to develop manufacturing methods to lower the cost of carbon fiber production specifically for automobiles. Now there is that DOW/ASKA partnership too. Obviously Ford's intention is to bring carbon fiber in some manner to it's full line. You should see this developing more as this decade progresses.