New GT effect on Values
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NorthwoodGT
GT Owner
latest update I just got. the prototype car is at a company called Special Projects in Michigan which is the same company that did the prototype Ford GT. car is schedueled for a photo shoot first part of January in California and then as Dan said, will be at the North American Auto Show in Detroit in January as well. drivetrain is still somewhat of a mystery. still hearing V6 but also hearing 5.0 V8. I'm guessing the car will be priced into the stratosphere becaause Ford is building less than 500 cars. probably more like 350 so that affecting the valuation of our GT's I believe will be negligible for a while because the upper middle class guy and upper class will be the only ones able to afford one so our GTs will still be a favorite forever. not to mention the GT will be the only cars with a thumping and torquey supercharged V8 DOHC.
Sinovac
GT Owner
Exciting news. If the limited production numbers are true, I'm guessing Ecoboost in an ultra modern body bearing no resemblance to our cars. From a marketing perspective, it makes no sense for Ford to go back to the GT40 design.
Imagine an Ecoboost Voodoo.....
Imagine an Ecoboost Voodoo.....
BAT
GT Owner
Ford brought back a Ford GT to Michigan from Las Vegas for me after Rally 3 and it went to Special Projects along with the polished GR1 and Cobra Concept. When I went to pick it up it was sitting outside in the parking lot with the keys in it. Who knows, maybe if you go over you'll get lucky. :lol
Cobrar
GT Owner
HiloDave
GT Obsessed
The first time I took the car off the island was for Rally III. That's when I discovered that it had six gears and a heater.
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
RPM217
2005 white/blue stripe
This is the first time the EP found out that it has 6 gears and a heater. Before now, all he knew is that it looked pretty with the ball numbered up to #6, with a R too!!!
FBA
GT Owner
Well, if it's a V6 in the new GT, the current gen will jump to a million / car in no time flat!:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:lol:lol:lol
BlackICE
GT Owner
All of EP's cars only need 2 gears, 1st and reverse to get from the trailer to the garage and the reverse of that. Of course he could just save a lot of money and get a winch and just buy cars without any motors or transmissions. :lol
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
cobra498
GT Owner
I hope they get someone like Roger Penske to run the program for them if they plan a serious race effort. I don't think Ganassi is up to a Lemans program, an Ecoboost Hybrid could prove quite challenging to develop along with an all new car.
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
I have asked this question too : if Ford intends a race return at Lemans in 2016 where is their race team? Maybe they will buy one.
I sure hope they do something!!!
racelance
GT Owner
twobjshelbys
GT Owner
We keep hearing that it will be at "the next major auto show". First was SEMA, then LA, now Detroit
A number of years ago a restaurant/bar changed hands. It was supposed to get a minor refresh and open in a month or so. Instead they just kept on remodeling, promising that they would "open real soon now". After a while the place became "the opening soon saloon".
We have an "any day now car"...
SteveA
GT Owner/B.O.D
I was at last years Rolex 24 and hung out mostly in the pits watching Ganassi and Ford racing work on tuning the V6 Ecoboost motor in their Prototype cars. The car made so much power the race organizers restricted the size of the air inlet tube. The motor did quite well throughout all of the series races last year. My guess is any car they would campaign at LM's wouldn't run as a hybrid.
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