Used Ford GT future values

I hope the value goes up as a collector car. I own one and praying that the value goes up when they stop making them this year. Even it the price does fall it should not stray to much from today's prices.

 

I'm thinking they'll hold their value well. Especially if Ford doesn't come out with a replacement.

 

Check out:

http://www.fordgtprices.com/pages/9/index.htm

 

woah I just looked at your collection. would you please be so kind as to post pictures? What color is your 355?

 

A big question is how committed to this car will Ford be? With all the cost cutting going on, can they afford to have a special channel to service these vehicles? With no real replacement being talked about, it looks like a one-hit wonder.

 

The car will tank. They produced far too many for it to be a collector car of any sort.

I expect them to hit the 80k mark within 18 months. Beyond that, who knows where it'll bottom out. Could be that in five years they'll be had for 40k as a "oh yeah I remember when ford made that thing" kind of car the way many random builds are. After all, the performance will be more than eclipsed in that time, so there's really nothing going about the car to keep it overly special (and thus valuable).

--Dan

 

Very doubtful. 40k in 5 years? Then 360s--which are far more plentiful--will be worth, what, $25k?

 

How many of them, exactly, do you think they made?

 

I think the plan is 3500.

 

The production run has been cut short.

 

Wow- completely off base, in my opinion. 10 year old Vipers are worth more than 40K, with many more of them produced , and at an original price less than half of the GT. 5 year prediction ? 120K for a well used one, 130K for one with low miles. Maybe more. 10 years ? This will probably be around the low point in value - maybe 80-90K. In 30 years? At least $1 million. 40 years ? $2-3 million.

Nothing really special? Gorgeous body style, the unbeatable heritage, the uniqueness of the whole package, the performance, the rarity....

 

I find that most limited edition automobiles tend to fall to 50% of their MSRP within a decade of production. If a car has a MSRP of $150,000 today, in 2016 it should have a value of $75,000. If we use the CPI from the past ten years as a guide, the value in 2006 dollars would be ~$59,000. So if you were to purchase a Ford GT today and you sold it in 2016, I would think you could recoup 40% of your money on resale. I have not calculated in any maintainence or financing expenses. If you think about it, the depreciation will cost you $9,100/year.

As a buyer in 2016 you can purchase a 2006 GT for 40% of its original MSRP. If this person holds onto the vehicle for another decade, they can get out even IMO. Eventually the number of units in respectable condition decreases and the "classic" status should allow the car to increase in tandum to the CPI.

I do not believe 3500 untis is exclusive enough to create a price floor.

 

It was my understanding that Ford was only going to build the GT for MY 2005 and 2006 and never intended to build the car past MY 2006.

The projections from the gentleman the run FrodGTprices.com put that number at just over 4,000 for both 2005 and 2006.

He recently posted the following on FordGTforum.com: "9 cars a day, about 180 a month, times six more months, equals 1080 more cars. Seems like 2000-2100 cars for each model year will be about right."

Please take my responses for what they are worth. I have no insider information on the Ford GT. I'm just another car junkie who is crossing his fingers that prices will dip enough to afford one in a couple of years.

Regards,
waldo

 

I love em, but the price will go down. The production numbers are much higher than a Countach, the poster car of the world, a Diablo, etc. I don't believe, however that they will ever get to 80 k, unless it's a wreck rebuild ,distress sell.

 

Rumor has it that Ford has stopped production of the GT.Anyone able to confirm this? If correct,current prices will probably jump temporarily.
I tend to agree with vprgt2-these cars,in the long term,could be worth a considerable amount of $.

 

That rumor is wrong. Recent newspaper articles covering Ford's newly announced plant closings have mentioned that the GT production will end this august, but that is not a change, that was the plan from day 1.

FordGTprices.com is my site, and I have confirmed that they will make 4000+ cars total.

I visited the Saleen plant last week where the painting and bulk of the assembly is done (drivetrain and some interior assembly is done at the Ford Wixom plant), and saw my on-order GT in process, very cool.

There's also a great narrated online slideshow of the production process here:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=107085
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prices will drop. another supercar will be built and the gt will be yesterdays news just like every other car made.

look what happened to the first vipers and the zr1. once "great" cars that i now consider junk.

 

GT Fan, great pictures and congrats, did you see the photo of the GT at CC without the rear bumper? It looked awesome. I don't think you can compare the GT to the ZR1 or the VIPER, IMO.

 

Yeah, that rear bumper is ugly.

I love the GT, but with 4000, the chance of the cars appreciating is zero.

Depreciation may be less than other cars, simply because unlike Corvettes, Vipers, Ferraris, Porsches, etc., there will never be a better/faster/cooler Ford GT in the future.

 

It'll probably follow the normal auto depreciation cycle - 1/2 it's list price within 5-6 years, then do nothing much for the next 20 years. I think there's definately 4000 buyers at $80K, so I wouldn't expect it do drop much below that figure, even when it becomes "yesterday's news".

 

Did someone say that original GT40s are not million dollar cars? I though Bill Noon sold one not too long ago for more than $2 million. Did I hear wrong? I don't believe that one was a race winner. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I hope the new Ford GTs are less than $80K in 8 years. That is when the warranty on my Hyundai is done and I will be able to buy something nice with my scrimping and saving!

 

I remember people buying and "putting away for investment" Ford's then.."super car exotic" (response to the vette or Ferrari)...you guessed it the PANTERA ( OK Lincoln Mercury) ...the Ford ferrari.... so get this..the experts told me to "jump" on the Pantera and stay away from the POS "fiat" Dino 246....the Pantera will be worth a lot in the future whereas the Dino 246 is not a ferrari never willbe and has no quality build to it and is built in too high numbers....p.s. I bought a Jag XKE Roadster!