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PRE-PRODUCTION

PONY

THIS 2013 SHELBY GT500 WAS SAVED FROM THE
CRUSHER AND IS HEADED TO LAS VEGAS

Ask any serious car collectors, and they’ll tell you that
sending pre-production vehicles to the crusher ought
to be a crime. This long-standing policy has made
obtaining pre-production vehicles from major OEMs,
like Ford, a challenging endeavor. But this 2013
GT500 is one pre-production car that was saved.

The 2013 GT500 launch coincided with the 20th
anniversary of Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT),
the internal group responsible for so many of Ford’s
best high-performance cars. And the 2013 GT500
was expected to be "the fastest and most powerful
production vehicle for 2013." Ford advertised the
vehicle to make 200 mph, so the people at Ford
Chassis Design had to reach that mark. Among other
tweaks, the team removed the grille to reduce drag and
replaced the two-piece aluminum driveshaft with a
one-piece carbon fiber unit to accomplish this goal.
According to the consignor, once Ford developed the
specifications for the production cars, Ford no longer
needed the pre-production vehicle. The consignor was
told that when the car left Ford Motor Company, it
had 3,500 miles on it; it went to auction, to a broker, indicates the car was optioned with Recaro seats,
to a dealer in Ohio before it found its way to a private but the car came out of the factory with power sport
owner near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, that the con- bucket seats, as seen in photos.
signer bought it from in December 2014.
This pre-production car has a VIN that is 6776
It wasn't discovered that the car was a pre-production numbers lower than the VIN of the CSM 001 2013
model until the consignor requested a replacement Ford Shelby GT500 that was sold at Barrett-Jackson's
Window Sticker as one wasn't available from the 2015 Scottsdale Auction for $308,000. This pre-
dealer when the first owner purchased it. production GT500 will be offered with No Reserve
According to the consignor, the destination on the during the 2022 Las Vegas Auction, held June 30
Window Sticker typically designates a dealership; through July 2 at the West Hall of the Las Vegas
however, this one shows the destination as Convention Center.
Diversified. Diversified is the location of Ford Chassis – Nicole Ellan James
Design in Romulus, Michigan. The Window Sticker For up-to-date information on this vehicle, visit Barrett-Jackson.com

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