We met one of the first owners to have received his Ford GT

Germain Goyer

Friday, 19 January 2018 08:00

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Friday, 19 January 2018 08:00

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Each year, the Salon International de l Auto de Montreal gives us the chance to meet passionate people, who like us, live for the automobile.

Some of them have more budget. This is notably the case of Richard The Abbot, who is one of the first in the world to have laid hands on the new Ford GT.

The sting for the automobile industry, Mr. Abbot has had on the later. After a long time rolled up in a minivan, it paid for a gift on the occasion of its fifty years : a Chevrolet Corvette. Subsequently, he has owned a few Mustang with which it is fun around the track at Calabogie, of which he is a co-owner.

Ford GT 2017

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However, for acquiring such an exceptional car, it is not enough to sign a cheque. As Ford limited its production to 250 copies per year, the manufacturer reserves the right to sort on the pane to its customers. The first step was to fill out a form in order to draw a portrait of your potential customers. Although it did not meet all the criteria (he has never owned a Lincoln and had not purchased the Ford GT 2005-2006), Ford has identified as being an ambassador of choice.

Even if the list of options of the Ford GT is relatively short, a package was sent to each of the future owners of this supercar to choose colors of paint and fabrics to the interior of the rims. Since Mr. Abbot has been selected even before these kits are made of, he has been invited to visit the center of development of the GT in Dearborn, Michigan. As a mechanical engineer, he was more than delighted to be able to exchange with the designers of the one which pays homage to the GT40 of the ’60s.

Kit features selection

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In the summer of 2017, shortly before you take possession of it officially, Mr. Abbot has, this time, was invited to visit the factory of Markham in Ontario where is assembly the GT. Because yes, this is a car of our home! At this time, he was introduced to his future car while she was at the final stage of assembly. “When I came face-to-face with my car for the first time, it was really a moment of great emotions, that I had never lived with a car”, we has he entrusted to you.

Engage in a buying process like this passionate, this is a bit like diving in a lake without knowing the temperature of the water. Indeed, let us recall that it has spent approximately half a million for a car at the edge of which he had never yet sat down. However, the thunderbolt was instantaneous from the first spins of the wheel. “When I tried it on the track for the first time, I immediately was excited by the road ahead. It sticks to the asphalt like no other street car that I have driven by the past”, we he told.

Ford GT 2017

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Life is not perfect, however. Measuring 1.89 m, Mr Abbot is somewhat cramped at the wheel of his GT. In fact, it is so small that he cannot wear a helmet. Of course, he is aware that every inch of the car has been optimized in order to maximize performance, then it does not overdo it with this constraint.

The Ford GT is a car to be quite exceptional, as you might expect. It is far from the old Tempo of your uncle. Equipped with a V6 EcoBoost 3.5 L, it develops 647 horsepower and 550 pound-feet. All this power is routed to the rear wheels through an automatic transmission seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. She is able to complete the 0-96 km/h in as little as 2.9 seconds.

Ford GT 2017

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