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Released at the 2002 North American Auto Show, Henry Ford II was proud to show off a modern-day version of Ford's most successful endurance racer. A month after the release, Ford announced the Ford GT would be put into production and with a price 'around six figures'. The waiting is now over; Ford has released official details of the production version.

The Ford GT supercar's design instantly stirs up images of the glorious Ford GT race cars from the 1960s. Yet a new presentation features all-new dimensions and a contemporary, striking interior - as well as epic engineering stories of how high-tech methods helped preserve a classic form.

Indeed, the first design proposal was a completely revolutionary design that interpreted cues from the past in a modern shape. The car used harder edges, abbreviated surfaces and short overhangs like a contemporary vehicle.

The second design, penned by Ford GT Chief Designer Camilo Pardo, paid more homage to the Ford GT Mark II race car. 'Freeing ourselves of the fear of creating a car that looked too much like the original was a liberating experience for the team,' says Pardo. 'But staying true to the original themes in a clean, modern design made it the most difficult project I've ever been involved with.'

That is, until the concept car was approved for production. Then, Pardo's role changed from designer to protector. As the engineering team transformed the concept, which was only 5 percent production-feasible, into a production car, Pardo was tasked with preserving the essence of the concept's design.

Since official program approval in May 2002, the 2005 Ford GT has been on the fast track for product-development timing. The build process of the first three production cars kicked off March 10, 2003. Internally, these vehicles are referred to as jobs one, two and three, referring to Ford's term for the beginning of vehicle production, job one. Regular production of the Ford GT will begin in spring 2004.

 

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