2005 Ford GT – £375,000

In 2005 Ford officially supplied just 101 Ford GTs to European customers. Of those 101 cars the UK were allocated 27 – this car offered for sale was one of those 27 and one of only two specified in black without the optional stripes. The car was originally supplied to the well-known automotive journalist Mr Matthew Carter, former editor of Autocar and Classic & Sportscar magazine.

It comes with the factory option lightweight BBS wheels and was built at the Ford Wixom plant on the 16th of March 2005.

This is an outstanding low mileage example of the head-turning supercar in excellent condition.

Under the rear clam-shell engine cover lies a 5.4-litre supercharged V8 producing 550bhp and 500lb-ft of torque, driving the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.

It has a very complete service history with 12 stamps in the book and invoices present for every service ever carried out. It will be freshly serviced prior to delivery to the new owner.

Service history:

13-06-2006 @ 3,953 miles

19-05-2009 @ 4,631 miles

07-06-2010 @ 5,840 miles

20-04-2011 @ 6,912 miles

31-03-2012 @ 7,950 miles

13-11-2013 @ 9,717 miles

12-05-2016 @ 10,402 miles

29-06-2018 @ 11,020 miles

16-04-2019 @ 11,157 miles

24-06-2021 @ 12,454 miles

22-12-2022 @ 14,015 miles

20-03-2024 @ 14,911 miles

The MOT history (all clean passes) can be found on-line and correlates with the above service dates and mileage. A new MOT will be completed prior to delivery.

There are no outstanding recalls or service actions.

EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES

The car benefits from some minor modifications namely “hot buttons” seat trim rings, X-pipe exhaust system and billet rear louvre vents on the engine cover (to replace the weak original plastic ones) The Audio head unit is an AlpineCDA-9855R (early UK cars were not supplied with a factory audio unit). The original owner’s manuals are included, along with a history folder of relevant invoices, the original factory sales brochures and rare Ford GT book still new in its box. The original factory exhaust and standard alloy wheels are also supplied with the car.

CONDITION

The paintwork is in excellent condition.

Inside, the black leather upholstery is immaculate.

The front and rear tyres (Bridgestone RE050) are date coded 2022 with excellent tread depth having covered less than 1500 miles.

SUMMARY

The Ford GT is a fantastic modern supercar, which is not just blisteringly fast in a straight line, but also boasts impressive handling thanks to the development influence of Ford’s global team. In its launch year in the UK, it was crowned as Evo magazine’s Car of the Year, with the team calling it “one of the all-time great supercars”.

Rarely seen on British roads, this car is in superb condition and would make an eye-catching addition to any collection.