Vehicle Description
For nostalgic and current racing fans, there is one iconic "halo"
model that best represents the technological capabilities of the
Ford marque: the legendary Ford GT40 and its modern supercar
counterpart, the Ford GT. Featuring a stripe delete, this
all-silver GT with a black interior is a 2005 model, among 2,027
produced that year. Arriving in prototype form just in time for
Ford's centennial celebration in 2003, the Ford GT went into
production as the modern, road-going interpretation of the GT40
endurance racing car, famously known for beating Ferrari four times
in a row at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the late 1960s. The
ultra-high-performance Ford GT showcases the finest in advanced
technologies, constructed on a lightweight aluminum chassis clothed
in superplastic-formed lightweight composite and aluminum body
panels, powered by a mid-mounted supercharged quad-cam 550bhp V8
engine mated to a 6-speed manual transaxle, and featuring
racing-derived suspension and braking systems. With vicious
performance on tap, the Ford GT will accelerate from 0-60 in about
3.5 seconds and march on to some 205 mph before the speed limiter
kicks in. When production ceased in 2006, with just over 4,000 Ford
GTs produced, the epic Ford had made its mark on automotive history
once again and became an instant blue-chip collector car. Because
it's already considered among the finest collector's motorcars, one
can just imagine what kind of attention this modern supercar will
command in a few decades. From the Mile-High Collection.
