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The Shadow Black 2019 Ford GT featured here, Ford introduced the lightweight equipment package
Chassis No. 42, offered with No Reserve at the 2023 for the GT as the Carbon Series in a press release
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, January 21-29 at dated October 30, 2018. These lightweight GTs were
WestWorld, has all those built-in talents and more. said by Ford to be approximately 40 pounds lighter
Or, in this case, the more is less. Ford engineers than a standard GT, and the lightest option available
on the GT program were constantly motivated to that wasn’t an outright competition model.
shave another fraction of a second off acceleration The carbon-fiber parts are apparent from the exterior,
times or find an extra mph of top speed. One way but the carbon-fiber theme extends into the interior
they accomplished this was by weighing everything as well. This GT has carbon-fiber accents on the door
essential and then taking a scalpel to cut away every sills, center console and air register pods. The F1-
last unnecessary ounce. This GT is the beneficiary of inspired steering wheel has a flat top and bottom, as
that focused attention, in the form of an optional well as an integrated LED rev indicator. The paddle
package of lightweight equipment. shifters behind the steering wheel fall readily to hand.

This option didn’t have a fancy name on the Window In addition to the lightweight equipment, this GT
Sticker, just Equipment Group 600A, a $70,000 has the optional red brake calipers and the Ford GT
upgrade. Listed in this group were titanium lug indoor car cover. It is also exceedingly light on miles
nuts, a titanium exhaust and a lightweight Alcantara traveled, with 10 actual miles. It comes with the
steering wheel. Gloss exposed carbon-fiber 20-inch Window Sticker and factory build photos.
wheels, a polycarbonate rear hatch and a carbon
graphics package with dual stripes were also included. It is too early to call this 2019 GT a museum piece,
but Ford no longer makes these cars, and a 10-mile
A standard 2019 GT weighed about one well- example is about as untouched as they come. That’s
fed bulldog over 3,000 pounds. By the time that the factor that transforms this lightweight GT into
lightweight equipment group was incorporated, the a heavyweight collectible. Register to bid for your
bulldog had been banished back to the yard and the chance to secure this GT for yourself at the 2023
GT was that much quicker on its feet. By comparison, Scottsdale Auction, January 21-29 at WestWorld.
a 2005 Ford GT, no slouch in its own right with 550
horsepower, weighed about 3,350 pounds. – Steve Statham
For up-to-date information on this vehicle, visit Barrett-Jackson.com

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