Mecum cut away to commercial as Lot #87 ...2017 Ford GT was about to be auctioned...saw on my computer that bidding was at 1.7 million...reserve was $2mil....hmmmm... wonder why a car this expensive has had no mention whatsoever..?..(lawsuit)....could this be Cena's car ?
I watched it online. Sold for $1.65 million. Dana made an announcement that right to sell had already been settled in court. That was news to me.
I also found the timing of the tv coverage interesting.
Car was #48 of the 250 produced.....anyone else curious about the consignor ?
how much were these cars new from Ford for those lucky enough to be able to purchase one?
Subject to options 450-500 pre tax.
Amazing money...$1.8M+ all in.
Can't wait to hear the back story to this. ???
Quote from: Bigfoot on May 19, 2018, 04:14:57 PM
Subject to options 450-500 pre tax.
Thanks Biggie. Knew they were over 400K but not how much. Nice tidy profit for one year....
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on May 20, 2018, 08:30:49 AM
Quote from: Bigfoot on May 19, 2018, 04:14:57 PM
Subject to options 450-500 pre tax.
Thanks Biggie. Knew they were over 400K but not how much. Nice tidy profit for one year....
I had heard the Mecum car was being sold by the second owner not the first. I wonder if the first owner made enough profit to off set the legal fee's?
Quote from: Bob Gaines on May 20, 2018, 01:26:18 PM
I had heard the Mecum car was being sold by the second owner not the first. I wonder if the first owner made enough profit to off set the legal fee's?
I'll bet the first owner didn't think the second owner was going to flip the car ;D
Quote from: Bob Gaines on May 20, 2018, 01:26:18 PM
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on May 20, 2018, 08:30:49 AM
Quote from: Bigfoot on May 19, 2018, 04:14:57 PM
Subject to options 450-500 pre tax.
Thanks Biggie. Knew they were over 400K but not how much. Nice tidy profit for one year....
I had heard the Mecum car was being sold by the second owner not the first. I wonder if the first owner made enough profit to off set the legal fee's?
So is there a back story here? Is it possible it was ordered sold by a court for a variety of reasons and that would hold sway over Ford's agreement? I don't know, not a lawyer, but it sure seems there has to be an interesting story as to how it came to be on it's 3rd owner now.
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on May 20, 2018, 03:19:52 PM
Quote from: Bob Gaines on May 20, 2018, 01:26:18 PM
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on May 20, 2018, 08:30:49 AM
Quote from: Bigfoot on May 19, 2018, 04:14:57 PM
Subject to options 450-500 pre tax.
Thanks Biggie. Knew they were over 400K but not how much. Nice tidy profit for one year....
I had heard the Mecum car was being sold by the second owner not the first. I wonder if the first owner made enough profit to off set the legal fee's?
So is there a back story here? Is it possible it was ordered sold by a court for a variety of reasons and that would hold sway over Ford's agreement? I don't know, not a lawyer, but it sure seems there has to be an interesting story as to how it came to be on it's 3rd owner now.
I think more likely just some owners flipping it to make some profit. If that is the case I don't begrudge guys making a profit but it doesn't sound very interesting to me. Maybe others will think otherwise.
More to this story on the Ford GT Forum if you are curious.
Pat
Here's a link to the GT Forum posting mentioned below.
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/34802-NFGT-auctioned-at-Shady-Dana-s-House-of-Sleaze-(Title-Presented-by-DBK)
Really interesting to say the least.
And, for your viewing pleasure, here's a link showing Dana's speech about selling the car before it crossed the block, as well as when it crossed the block.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GSgc7_Tsuhs
Quote from: Shelby_0022 on May 20, 2018, 08:56:12 PM
Here's a link to the GT Forum posting mentioned below.
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/34802-NFGT-auctioned-at-Shady-Dana-s-House-of-Sleaze-(Title-Presented-by-DBK)
Really interesting to say the least.
That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. ::)
If it is..AMERICA....and you can sell it if you want to....then why were you afraid to show it on TV...or make any mention of it as one of your top sellers of the auction.......?....... :-X