Buying a GT is much harder than getting behind the wheel of an everyday Explorer SUV, because you first have to be approved by Ford to limit the supercar. If you were rejected by the Blue Oval, then your chance is to ask for an example of low mileage from the mid-range V6 engine, as Mecum Auctions will have one to pack later this month.
Those who were lucky enough to buy the GT directly from Ford agreed not to sell the car in the first two years of ownership. With deliveries from customers starting in 2017, it means more and more supercars are hitting the auction blocks or being called for sale. That’s the case with this 2018 GT completed in Frozen White set to auction at the end of August during the Kissimmee Summer Special event.
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It is interesting not only because the odometer shows only 97 kilometers (156 kilometers) but also because of the list of extended options. See that Dark Energy interior? That’s a $ 30,000 option. Going outside, the glossy upgrades from carbon fiber to the white paint were an additional $ 15,000. The original owner also shelled out $ 15,000 for the 20-inch carbon fiber wheels and a cool $ 10,000 for the Akrapovic exhaust system.
Just add these four items and you are looking for almost the equivalent of a Shelby Mustang GT500 in options. It goes without saying that the car has been seen in unpredictable condition the very low mileage and it is safe to say that the original owner saw the Ford GT primarily as an investment. While we claim that cars are meant to be driven instead of ending up as garage queens, owners are entitled to do whatever they want with their award-winning possessions.
This particular owner is looking to make a quick profit a little over two years after the delivery of the GT. Although Mecum Auctions has no estimate, several other cars changing hands came after the two-year seven-year yardage restriction. Even if these do not raise $ 1 million, the chances are good that it will go well above the $ 500,000 + sticker paid for by the original owner.
