A friend chris of mine's dad really want to buy GT 500. He went to few dealership and some of them told him its all gone cuz of limit production ??? and said try to come back for 2006/07 ??

Jeff or Polar,

Please confrim this for me so i can let him know. he kind of getting tired of dealers already.

He want a GT 500 blue with white strips.

he also want to know if there will be a possibly conovite (spell?) top down.

Thank you!
YOMAN!
FX4 04 Screw

 

My understanding is that it will be a late '06/'07. Just perfect- I have two of these to contend with- the Z06 and the GT500. Both should be about as hard to come by.

 

Ford is supposedly coming out with a special "Bullitt" Mustang to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the movie.
Supposedly its going to get some engine tweaks to compete with the new Charger that is supposed to be offered with a 400+ hp V8.
They talked about it in the issue of Motor Trend that came out recently with the Charger/Mustang shootout.
Octane

 

It will be available in late 2006 as 2007 model. Only 7,000 will be produced with starting price at $39,000.
Best place to get info about Mustangs is TheMustangSource.com.

You might find this helpful

This should answer a lot of questions.
Darryl B. Hazel Ford Motor Company
email: XXXX@ford.com Dearborn, Michigan 48126-4207

July 19, 2005

All Ford Division Dealers
Subject: SVT Distribution Plan
The purpose of this communication is to announce the following:
· Revision to the SVT distribution policy
· Allocation plan for the Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500
As we go forward, our goal is to expand our lineup of Ford performance oriented vehicles. One such example is the Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 which is scheduled for production next summer. As we expect to have a strong line-up of performance products in the future, the cadence of these products
necessitates a change to our distribution policy. Accordingly, the Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 and all future products engineered by SVT will be available to all dealers who complete the necessary certification requirements. This will further strengthen the Ford brand by providing us with a greater opportunity to drive showroom traffic by leveraging halo products in all our marketing communications.
This will also help achieve compliance with various state laws by providing all dealers who become certified the opportunity to sell performance oriented vehicles.

Certification Requirements to Sell SVT-Engineered Products
SVT-engineered products will be available to all dealers who complete the certification requirements. A unique certification plan will be announced for each SVT engineered product at a later date. Similar to Escape Hybrid, certification will likely include sales consultant training, technician training and purchase
of special service tools. As in the past, this opportunity will be open to all dealers who enroll in the SVT program and who meet SVT program requirements.

Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 Allocation Plan
Dealers will be required to complete certification requirements to receive any type of allocation for the Shelby Cobra GT500. In recognition of their commitment to the program, current SVT dealers and SVT Focus dealers will receive preferential allocation for the Shelby Cobra GT500 for the first model year.

At current projections, we expect around 7,000 units to be produced for the 2007 model year. Allocation will be as follows:
· Two incremental units for current full-line SVT dealers (605 dealers)
· One incremental unit for SVT Focus-only dealers (700 dealers)
· One unit for any dealer who completes certification requirements
· One unit for 2005 President's Award winners (343 dealers)
· Remaining production will be allocated based on a Mustang share-of-nation formula

Allocation Example:
A current full-line SVT dealer who wins the 2005 President's Award will receive four units plus any units for Mustang share-of-nation.
Example: Full Line SVT Dealer: 2
Completed certification: 1
2005 President's Award: 1
Mustang share-of-nation: TBD
Managing Customer Expectations
We are already receiving customer inquiries about GT500 availability as well as reports of dealers holding deposits for this car. Dealer allocation will not be announced until the first quarter of 2006.

Despite the extremely high market interest in this product, it is important to appropriately manage the expectations of your customers according to your actual allocation.
Sincerely,
Darryl Hazel

 

In one way I hope they do actually make one. They hinted they would never build another and I would have been really pi$$ed if they had built one within a few years of the 01. But 7 years later, I would be cool with it and might even look to buy one.

On the other hand, if they build it basically the same as a GT, I am not sure I will be that interested. The 01 had enough differences to draw me in, but had I known the Mach 1 was going to be a 4V solid axle car, I might have waited. Being a drag strip guy it might have fit me better. Now that it is all said and done, I am glad I bought the Bullitt, but next time I might have to opt for the horsepower model

 

I think he's referring to a GT ("GT40"):

"All gone?" "Blue with white stripes?" How could a 2007 be all gone?

 

Then its completely different story. Ford will build only 3,500 GTs between 2005 and 2007. Last year of Ford GT will be 2007; replacement should be Shelby GR-1 Concept.

 

Sorry for not clear up... I m talking about Mustang GT500 (Cobra or SVT) .


Thanks!
YOMAN!

 

7,000 unless they make more. like the 03 Cobra. Whatever happen with the power lease?