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Going shopping for rare cars never comes at a small price. But then again, just knowing you have a limited edition vehicle in your garage is almost like getting that toy everyone craved for and few managed to get their hands on it. And, if you're playing things smart enough, you just might make a small fortune by letting it go several years down the road.
So the Premium listings over on Bring a Trailer are sometimes our favorite ways of daydreaming, steering away from the seemingly never-ending stream of boring vehicles that are being released on the market today. But enough about that, today we're indulging ourselves into imagining how this 2005 Ford GT would feel like in wide-open throttle driving mode.
It might be a 2005 model, making it one of the early cars on the market, but it only shows 1,700 miles (2,735 km) on its odometer. This means it's almost brand new, and ready to be driven hard - ideally around a racetrack where you can actually experience all of the 550 horsepower and 550 lb-ft (678 Nm) of supercharged-V8 torque. This car has had the same owner for the past 15 years.
The GT was first delivered at Paul Miller Ford of Lexington, Kentucky, and is now being offered in Springfield, Missouri, on a clean Tennessee title. This actual car is example No. 429 of 765 produced in Mark IV Red for the model year, and 1 of about 4,038 such vehicles ever to be built. Sure, there are replicas of this vehicle on the market, but if you're a serious buyer, and with a good enough budget, replicas won't interest you in any way.
The last oil change occurred in 2019, so we would definitely recommend handling that before going out and seeing if this thing can still hit 200 mph (320 kph).
It's also interesting to see how the value of these vehicles has grown over time. The original window sticker shows a MSRP of $156,945, and with 10 days left before the bidding ends, the current offer stands at $275,000. That just goes to show that this is yet another vehicle that will have its value grow over time, if kept in good order at least.
It might be a 2005 model, making it one of the early cars on the market, but it only shows 1,700 miles (2,735 km) on its odometer. This means it's almost brand new, and ready to be driven hard - ideally around a racetrack where you can actually experience all of the 550 horsepower and 550 lb-ft (678 Nm) of supercharged-V8 torque. This car has had the same owner for the past 15 years.
The GT was first delivered at Paul Miller Ford of Lexington, Kentucky, and is now being offered in Springfield, Missouri, on a clean Tennessee title. This actual car is example No. 429 of 765 produced in Mark IV Red for the model year, and 1 of about 4,038 such vehicles ever to be built. Sure, there are replicas of this vehicle on the market, but if you're a serious buyer, and with a good enough budget, replicas won't interest you in any way.
The last oil change occurred in 2019, so we would definitely recommend handling that before going out and seeing if this thing can still hit 200 mph (320 kph).
It's also interesting to see how the value of these vehicles has grown over time. The original window sticker shows a MSRP of $156,945, and with 10 days left before the bidding ends, the current offer stands at $275,000. That just goes to show that this is yet another vehicle that will have its value grow over time, if kept in good order at least.
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