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the aerodynamic signature of the car. The    overtop painted stripes, this impressive 2019
                            engineering team considered using a V8 and   Ford GT is further enhanced by the Exterior
                            even a V12 engine, but ultimately decided    Exposed Carbon Fiber Package complete with
                            that the new GT would use Ford’s twin-turbo   matte finish.
                            EcoBoost V6 due to its compact size, efficiency   Inside, the GT is a masterpiece of minimalism;
                            and power density.
                                                                         the cockpit is dressed in the optional Ebony
                            “Le Mans is very much a full economy race,”   and white Ford GT Re-Entry interior theme
                            said Jamal Hameedi, former chief engineer    and, aside from the Sync 3 infotainment
                            of Ford Performance. “The aerodynamics       system, the cockpit contains nothing that
                            were developed first, and then we picked the   is not either functional or necessary. This
                            most efficient engine that we could find for   exceptionally well-optioned GT features
                            that package.” The heavily reworked 3.5-liter   carbon-fiber seats and a stunning array of
                            EcoBoost generates 647hp and is paired with a   leather, Alcantara, Matte Beryllium, exposed
                            specially designed 7-speed Getrag dual-clutch   matte carbon fiber and black-anodized
                            gearbox. Combined the GT can sprint to 60    appointments. Rounding out the GT are
                            mph in 2.9 seconds and scream to a top speed   Brembo carbon-ceramic disc brakes with
                            of over 217 mph. The GT, then, had more in   optional blue calipers and super-light 20-inch
                            common with its race-bred GT40 ancestor than   gloss exposed carbon-fiber wheels and 6-point
                            just the name or resemblance.                harness anchors for serious track work. Offered
                            As comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno put   in immaculate, as-new condition with just 18.1
                            it, “(It was) as far from the first-generation   miles at time of writing, this 2019 Ford GT also
                            (2005) Ford GT as you could get, because the   includes the Ford GT Ordering Kit and dealer
                            first Ford was a road car built to resemble a   invoice.
                            race car. This one is an out and out race car,   The second-generation Ford GT is a truly rare
                            modified to be a road car.”                  and special machine bred for competition
                                                                         and shaped by the wind. When this stellar
                            Barrett-Jackson is once again excited to bring
                            cutting-edge performance and legacy to the   example rolls across the block at the inaugural
                            forefront of the inaugural 2021 Houston      2021 Barrett-Jackson Houston Auction, just
                            Auction. Offered with No Reserve is a stunning   remember its humble origins and race-winning
                            2019 Ford GT equipped with $78,500 in        pedigree.
                            factory options. Finished in Liquid Blue paint   – Eric Becker
                            and accented by the optional Frozen White    For up-to-date information on this vehicle, visit Barrett-Jackson.com
































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