Just a brief rundown. I'll have to see exactly what I'm allowed to discuss once I'm back from Daytona. Cameras were not allowed, but I did get a chance to go through the MNV facility today to see Ford GTs in production (none of which were mine). The facility is like Fort Knox. Super non-descript and security cameras everywhere. A Ford GT concierge team member was there to hook it up, which was great. It was a stroke of luck, but pre-Daytona, Larry Holt was in the building and we got to talk a bunch about the car as well.
The car is beautiful when it's assembled; this is not a secret. It was a pleasure to see real life cars near completion in combos never before seen shortly to arrive at their owners. But the car apart...it's just f$*king jewelry. That's all I can really say. The tub, the suspension, the castings, the integration of all the components in such a tight package that also uses them structurally; everything under the skin is incredible. It is an absolute space ship.
If you like engineering, race car stuff, lots of forged/machined components, intricate carbon work (without peer IMO), etc I hope you get a chance to see this place. Seeing the cars in process really gives you an appreciation for how much shared DNA there is between the race car and road car. I hope there is a build process documentary in the works and a bunch of technical papers coming.
One thing that was a cool bit of historical symmetry is that two of the main production facility managers were also involved in the 05/06 Ford GT. One was previously involved with the 05/06 chassis and the other responsible for paint. After all the years in between, they are back for more.
Only downside, saw too many combinations that looked good. Ugh.