The local Ford dealer got a GT (40) in with a price tag of $151,000 and change. Looks even tougher that the original did, blown with rollers for tires. Dealer claims that the present HP is 550 and not 500 as it started out in life. He also said the Company was going to build 8,000 of them and will be lucky to complete 800 of them this year.
Fords shows the specs as - Engine Type: DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, supercharged V-8 Engine Displacement (L): 5.4 Bore/Stroke (mm): 90.2x105.8 Displacement (cu in/cc): 330/5409 Compression Ratio (in/mm): 8.4:1 Material: Aluminum block Horsepower @ RPM: 550@6,500 Torque @ RPM (lb ft): 500@3,750 Horsepower Specific Output (hp/liter): 101.9 Torque Specific Output (lb ft/liter): 92.6 Recommended Fuel: 91 octane (premium) Fuel System: Sequential multi-port electronic fuel injection -(SEFI) with dual injectors per cylinder Oil Capacity with Filter (quarts): 12 Usable Fuel Capacity (gal): 17.5
Here's the kicker, he, the dealer, was willing to sell it for $250,000, claimed that one had already sold for $300,000+. There was a slight smell of K-Y in the air. Will this car go the way of the Thunderbird and is that their goal?
Reminds me of the ZR1 when it came out, people bought them at inflated prices because they were going to become a good investment. Which some day they might but then I remember the last Eldorado convertible and how it was a great buy a 2X the list and how it went though the floor followed by the ZR1.
Still a great looking Ford and a shame they will build so few of them partially because of the greed factor.