Ford GT supercar priced at 139,995 US dollars

AFP ^ | Wed, Dec 31, 2003

[presidio9]

[angkor]

Gimme gimme.

[BikerTrash]

Not a Ford fan, except for Powerstroke pickups. But the GT is SWEET!

[RightWhale]

It's good they didn't price it at $140,000, beyond the reach of many people.

[xrp]

I wonder if those two indentations in the hood are for collecting rainwater?

[presidio9]

When Ford Motor Co.s much-anticipated rival to Ferrari goes on sale next summer, it will debut with a 139,995 US dollar price tag.

For an extra $250m, why not go with the real thing?

[Incorrigible]

Why should only the rich benefit from this type of vehicle?

It's important for all us to share in the benefits that only America can provide.

I propose the introduction of legislation that will price this car within the means of the average American!

[Leroy S. Mort]

Buld your own repli-car right now for only $54,900 :)

[Leroy S. Mort]

oh....ya gotta add your own engine. Just a minor detail.

[Zathras]

The best relicas are from ERA, CAV, Roaring Forties.
All are better than this new Ford and cheaper.

I still remember my first time driving one at 100mph. It took a month to wipe the smile off my face.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

I guess presidio9 is in line just behing Bill Ford?

[TomServo]

It's good they didn't price it at $140,000, beyond the reach of many people.

I agree. This will be beyond the means of the working poor. We need a Gov't program.

[Lando Lincoln]

Whew, after tabulating our Christmas bills, I told Missus Lincoln that the most we can spend on a new family vehicle is $140,000! Boy, we really cut it close!

Lando

[Charles Martel]

Why pay so much more for a car that only an Italian mechanic can fix? ;-)

Actually, the Ford GT vs. Ferrari rivalry of the 1960s was quite similar. The Ford vehicle, despite costing less and using less exotic engines (though the dry-sump 427 ain't what I'd call mundane), soundly thrashed Enzo's best.

The FoMoCo beancounters must've been swigging Maalox for months now, but they'll sell all they can build, even at that absurd price. There *are* people around who will plunk down serious dough for a flashy set of wheels. I just saw one such gentleman earlier today, driving along in his Lamborghini Miura. That was the first one I'd ever seen outside of the pages of Hemmings Motor News.

[RightWhale]

We in Alaska would also need more garage space to store the beast in Winter next to the red Corvette and the [severely-chrome] Harley Sportster.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Put in a Chevy. It'll last longer that way.

[presidio9]

I agree. This will be beyond the means of the working poor. We need a Gov't program.

And that's without even getting into the fact that women will be statistically less likely to own this car.

[Cousin Eddie]

Correct about the thrashing. If memory serves, the original GT placed 1-2-3 at Lemans.

[Charles Martel]

oh....ya gotta add your own engine. Just a minor detail.

The engine is easy enough to obtain, but the ZF transaxle is another story. Figure on $8K for a new one, maybe half that amount if you luck into finding a Pantera that's being parted-out.

There is allegedly a Renault transaxle which will hold up behind a Ford small-block in the GT kit car, but I don't think I could bring myself to use a Renault part in a GT-40 replica. It just seems so... wrong.

[BraveMan]

Have you driven over a Ford lately?