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#41

Ford GT / Re: 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Her...

Last post by azdriver - August 04, 2026, 06:49:42 PM

I can't help but wonder why the one bidder jumped in multiple times to make $100K bids but ended up not getting the car for a $1K bid over his $2.1m bid........

Pat

#42

Ford GT / Re: 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Her...

Last post by pbf777 - August 04, 2026, 05:22:20 PM

    A half-a-dozen or so years ago, I had the opportunity to purchase a white w/ blue striped example, with the seller thinking something around $120,000 would be appropriate, stupid me    said: "NA"!   

    In the day we installed quite a few "upgrades" to these GT40's, most popular being pulleys to increase the blower boost; at the time we didn't consider that we were 'mucking' with someone's "multi-million" dollar car! 

    Scott.

   

#43

Ford GT / Re: 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Her...

Last post by daltondavid - August 04, 2026, 05:08:51 PM

I tuned in when the initial 25 minutes was left I think it was $1.7 Million at that point. It was entertaining to watch, the comments were Gold! I have owned my 2005 Quicksilver No stripe GT since 2007. I have driven it to 6 SAAC conventions and it has about 25,000 miles as of this posting. I love the car. I plan on leaving it to my son who has been my co pilot since he was 9 in the car. Now I am in the passenger seat these days!! The memories we have made in this GT are irreplaceable. So the High Values Do not affect me other than Insurance premiums go up!! 

#44

Ford GT / Re: 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Her...

Last post by 98SVT - was 06GT - August 04, 2026, 04:27:54 PM

Certainly got his moneys worth using the "premium" auction package,

hymanltd (The Seller)
WOW, WOW, WOW... What an auction that was! That's one for the record books!

With more than 1,700 comments and 53,000 views, this auction exceeded all expectations.

Thank you, everyone, for the bids, the comments, and for making this such an exciting auction. We are in contact with @flippipaldi now and are thrilled to see this incredible GT heading to its new home.

#45

Ford GT / Re: 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Her...

Last post by Rickmustang - August 04, 2026, 04:12:14 PM

You beat me to this post. That may drive up prices on all 05-06 GTs. Owners are loving it, hopeful owners not so much. It was a thrilling auction, with almost 1748 comments.

#46

Ford GT / 2.1 Million Dollar BAT Heritag...

Last post by daltondavid - August 04, 2026, 04:06:21 PM

Wild times we are in!!

#47

SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Thunderbird Special Landau...

Last post by 68blk500c - August 04, 2026, 03:48:48 PM

If one as never taken one of these big birds apart, then you can't imagine the layers of sound deadening and quality components.  Their construction make Mustangs look like go karts.

#48

Appeals / Re: Shelby 289/302 ram box/min...

Last post by Pcunder - August 04, 2026, 02:14:08 PM

Scott, Good points.

I'll be more careful with my inspection as I look for alterations, repairs & not just stamp/cast #s/IDs.

I know that switching lids on a plenum
Style box is less than ideal..but knowing Ford/Shelby/Buddy Bar made a single 4v lid means something went into it even if it was meant for the racer to modify as required.

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

Phil

#49

SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Thunderbird Special Landau...

Last post by mark p - August 04, 2026, 01:43:57 PM

If I can add my congratulations. A perfect addition for the time.

Thanks everyone 👍 I'll grab some more pix when all of the cars are in-place on Saturday.
I really thought that the Thunderbird was a perfect fit per the "theme" of this exhibit. I printed copies of 2 magazine ads and put them on the dash. That "the Private World of Thunderbird" tagline appears in every ad that I've seen... and the wording in them seems "dreamy" 

#50

Appeals / Re: Shelby 289/302 ram box/min...

Last post by pbf777 - August 04, 2026, 01:17:36 PM

. . . . . as manufactured, the single 4 lid has a divider cast into the bottom . . . . .

    Not to be stickler for the details but, there actually is what might be considered the "divider" under the carburetor running front to back separating left from right (sort of), but there also are two other dividers or perhaps better stated as "directional vanes", to each side of the carburetor opening, this it seems all in an attempt to direct the fuel from the centrally mounted location of the carb, out to the furthermost corner port runners. 

    And this just might be your first indicator of where the engineers felt there 'would be' a problem in the single four execution and one reason why I stated that if one wasn't going to utilize this intake as a "dual 4V" execution, I'd probably run something else. 

    Scott.