Any serial number nuts out there like me? Almost forgotten, back in '02 whn J Mays (Ford's head deisgner) showed the Concept GT40 to some Detroit Auto Show employtees he said it was going to continue the seerial numbers of the old GT40s
Buyt when the '03 Centennial models came out there was a new numbering system though the one I inspected (supposedly built for Bill Ford Jr.) had a decal that said it was a 6-cyl! So jump to 2005 and Ford says they are saving the first 15 cars (or maybe it was nine cars) for internal use but then they announce Jon Shirley (microsoft) bought the first one availalbe to the public, it being the 10th car.
So my question is: What are the serial numbers ranging from so far as far as cars for the public. I predict those '03 Centennial cars will never be on the market. Also anybody know how many they built so far? I know there was a period when they were holding a bunch for replacement of A-arms so they lost the 9 cars a day output level during that period.
Finally, Automobile Aficienado, supposedly a sharp new magazine, said they were going to make 4500 Ford GTs. I am afraid they didn't do their research. That would have been the number if they would have had an '04 model year but at 1500 cars max capacity for '05 and '06 that makes 3000 cars total.
I heard the last one they can make legally is up to Dec. 31st '06 or is there new info?
Thanks for any clues. Why do I care? Because I am just that kind of guy, always researching cars , how many they made of this and that. Can't remember my sister's birthday but I can tell you there were only three Mirage GT40s, etc.
Buyt when the '03 Centennial models came out there was a new numbering system though the one I inspected (supposedly built for Bill Ford Jr.) had a decal that said it was a 6-cyl! So jump to 2005 and Ford says they are saving the first 15 cars (or maybe it was nine cars) for internal use but then they announce Jon Shirley (microsoft) bought the first one availalbe to the public, it being the 10th car.
So my question is: What are the serial numbers ranging from so far as far as cars for the public. I predict those '03 Centennial cars will never be on the market. Also anybody know how many they built so far? I know there was a period when they were holding a bunch for replacement of A-arms so they lost the 9 cars a day output level during that period.
Finally, Automobile Aficienado, supposedly a sharp new magazine, said they were going to make 4500 Ford GTs. I am afraid they didn't do their research. That would have been the number if they would have had an '04 model year but at 1500 cars max capacity for '05 and '06 that makes 3000 cars total.
I heard the last one they can make legally is up to Dec. 31st '06 or is there new info?
Thanks for any clues. Why do I care? Because I am just that kind of guy, always researching cars , how many they made of this and that. Can't remember my sister's birthday but I can tell you there were only three Mirage GT40s, etc.