The SHELBY AMERICAN
Fall 2016 8
Jeff Burgy’s
FORDGTCORNER
One of the nicest images we’ve seen yet is this Ford promotional picture show-
ing the three generations of Ford GTs, in red, white and blue. It would make a
pretty poster.
Following their victory at LeMans,
Ford announced a ‘66 Heritage Edition
of the all-new 2017 Ford GT. The spe-
cial edition cars will be painted black
(matte or gloss) with white LeMans
stripes and the number “2” in the
roundels. They will also have unique
interior colors and “
unique materials
and appointments”
to celebrate the
1966 LeMans-winning GT40. It’s too
bad that Bruce McLaren and Chris
Amon are no longer with us. It would
have been especially nice to see them
share the spotlight with the new Ford
GT on the 50th anniversary.
If history is indication, ten years
from now these ‘66 Heritage models
should be bringing a sizable premium
on the secondary market. Remember
the Gulf Heritage 2006 models? Only
343 were made (seventeen percent of
production) and that option was an
eyebrow-raising $13,000. Lately they
command a sizable premium. Only
time will tell.
Ford has announced that the new
GT will continue to be built through
2020. The two additional years are
good news for those who applied for
ownership for the $400,000 super car
and were rejected. They will get an-
other chance to take a bite of the
apple. Applications for the second year
will be accepted in 2018 and cars in
the third year of production will go to
those already on the waiting list.
Here’s another thing to consider.
The newest GTs will be available in
eight different exterior colors and buy-
ers will have a choice of five colors for
the Brembo brake calipers: silver, blue,
orange, red or black. This will provide
a dizzying number of variations. The
trick will be trying to determine the
rarest color combination which might
effect future desirability. As cars are
ordered and built individually, there is
no way to predict color choices in ad-
vance. The outcome will merely be a
matter of happenstance.