Ford GT is a mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by American automobile manufacturer Ford for the 2005 model year in conjunction with the company's 2003 centenary.
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12 Facts About Ford GT
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Ford GT began life as a concept car designed in anticipation of the automaker's centennial year and as part of its drive to showcase and revive its "heritage" names such as Mustang and Thunderbird.
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Carroll Shelby, the original designer of the Shelby GT 500, was brought in by Ford GT to help develop the GT; which included performance testing of the prototype car.
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When Ford GT decided to put the GT40 concept to production stage, negotiations between the two firms failed as Ford GT did not pay the US$40 million the owners of the name demanded.
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Ford GT produced a total of 346 Heritage editions, recognizable by the Gulf Oil-inspired livery.
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Car received a positive response at the show and customers urged Ford GT to build this version of the GT but the end of the production of the GT in the forthcoming year meant that it would be expensive to produce another limited variant of the car.
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At the 2015 North American International Auto Show and at the unveiling of the 2015 racing video game Forza Motorsport 6, the second-generation Ford GT was shown to the public with plans for production in 2016, after a decade-old hiatus from the first generation.
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Development of the second generation GT at Ford GT was a very secretive operation–according to design director Chris Svensson, "a handful of twelve people, including some key engineers, had access to the [design studio]".
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Ford GT GT1 is a racing version of the Ford GT developed by Matech Concepts to comply with FIA GT1 rules.
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The official race debut of the Ford GT1 coincided with the kick-off of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season in Silverstone.
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