jeez really? resurrecting this thread almost 6 years later... where is the guy that made the prediction anyway, seems he hasnt been on in a couple years almost.
I saw one of the search spiders crawling an archived "price" topic on fordgtforum which reminded of reading a bunch of posts here where people predicted GT's would drop way below $100k within 3-4 years. Took me about 10 seconds to find this one. I just thought it was funny, and that's before you consider the brutally painful depreciation the Italian brands have endured in the same time period. Multiple GTs sold this month at or above $200k.
The car has held it's value. And not just held a depreciated value, I'm pretty sure its not much under the original msrp. IMO the car will appreciate over time. How much, only time will tell.
I think most sell for 10-15k over original MSRP at this point, with the exception of a few higher mile cars
I'm not sure why, light blue & orange doesnt make for the best looking paintjob Besides GT40s ran in many liveries other than Gulf
these cars have been for sale all summer - not sure if that 200k mark is true for the car http://www.autotrader.ca/a/pv/new-used/Ford/GT/Ford+GT/?cat2=7&lloc=Toronto%2c+ON&rctry=True&st=1&rprv=False
Not me, I follow these iconic cars and although I have a 430, I realize hat the Ford GT would have been a much better investment. I also have total respect for IMHO the greatest American Supercar and one of the World's best cars ever.
A fine car no doubt. You should have parked a GT beside it 12-18 months ago when they were at the bottom. Better hurry they are going no where but up.
I wondered when this subject would be resurrected. Back in the day Doody, a knowledgeable entrepreneur who was on this site at the time, was adamant that Ford GT prices would tank. He also felt that, as a public company, Ford would bend to pressure and build as many as they could sell, which would further depress prices. I can't say I disagreed with him. Common sense said that anything produced in the thousands by a garden-variety car company had no chance of achieving investment status. Someone said in the comments above that part of the reason for the GTs high resale value is the fact that it hasn't been followed by another Ford Supercar. I think there's a lot of truth in that statement. I must say that I have always been uncomfortable with the attention Camilo Pardo got for styling the modern day Ford GT since the current design is so similar to the original. He adapted the design to meet current needs much as a Hollywood screen writer adapts a novel to the screen. There is no shame in that; in fact, Hollywood recognizes talented individuals by awarding an Oscar for doing exactly that. Perhaps the true designers were the aerodynamicists at Aeronutronics who massaged the original design to meet the needs of the track.
Lot's of truth I think the original 60's car was perfect and I'm a non Ford guy. It really was good. The fact that they almost made an exact duplicate I believe doesn't give credibility to the "designer" you mention but gives credibility to how good that original design was. People long for that original design and to have Ford make one for the masses was cool. Retro is in why not take advantage of it. I'm also glad Ford didn't follow it up with a Ford GT 2......You saw how the Mustang 2 did
Interesting posts on the FGT. As a owner of a 2005 FGT that I bought new we should not forget is is a wonderful car to drive. In my view the mid 60's exterior design will always look fresh. I will never sell my car. I think it is that good. Acording to Jay Leno's web site, he said Ford would still be making them if they could and still pass Governerment regulations on headlight placement. The Orlando Ferrari dealer when he saw my car collection told me never to sell the Ford GT. As a side bar it is already worth more than I paid for it! Lee
The bigger issue is over the height of pillar that crosses just behind the windshield. If the passenger isn't wearing a safety belt, they could die. But safety restraints in 'front' seats is mandated by law anyway... Same reason the Saleen S7 went out of production. (And slow sales). Sales of the GT also slowed down toward the end of production.
What are the selling prices of GTs that have been driven rather than garaged? What should someone pay for a car that has been and will be driven?
