Autoblog

eBay Find of the Day: 2005 Ford GTX1 prototype

Jonathon Ramsey — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:57:00 EST

Filed under: Classics, Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Videos, Ford

Ford GTX1 Prototype - Click above for image gallery

The Ford GTX1 Prototype - as in, the car claimed to be the first GTX1 built - in its blemish-free debut color, Valencia Orange with Tungsten stripes, is being offered for sale on eBay. This car was to become a limited-run evolution of the Ford GT built by the Gennadi Design Group, the same folks who built the prototype. Gennadi planned to build 600: one hundred SEMA show cars, five hundred customer cars. That didn't happen, and only 100 ever made it to the road.

According to the seller, this very first GTX1 was created from the second Ford GT built in 2005, sold to Gennadi, who built it, and Gennadi sold it to its current owner in Atlanta. Recent dyno results paint a picture with 626 horsepower and 585 foot-pounds of torque at the rear wheels, which should keep you in the game even five years on.

At the time of writing, there are no takers on the opening bid stands at $300,000. If your well heeled fancy is being tickled, though, you can save yourself some time and click on the Buy It Now price of $525,000. Those not in the market can have less expensive fun in the gallery of high-res photos below, as well as the video after the jump in which one Jeremy Clarkson flogs this exact car (ProTip: fast-forward to 3:30). Top tip, Kip!

Gallery: Ford GTX1 Prototype #1

[Source: eBay Motors]

Continue reading eBay Find of the Day: 2005 Ford GTX1 prototype

eBay Find of the Day: 2005 Ford GTX1 prototype originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 20 May 2010 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Ford GTX1 production comes to an end

Alex Nunez — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:22:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Performance, Supercars, Ford

Click image for hi-res gallery of the GTX1

Gennadi Dedign Group has announced that the end draws nigh for the company's limited-run Ford GT roadster conversion, the GTX1. Over two years of production, the plan was to make 600 total cars available. 100 would be SEMA Edition replicas of the Valencia Orange show car shown above and in the attached gallery. The other 500 would be regular customer cars. According to Gennadi, only 100 cars or so have been ordered and completed, and whatever the number stands at when orders are officially ended on August 31, 2008 will be the final production run. The SEMA editions, in addition to the roof conversion, also received a host of additional upgrades including racing seats, adjustable shocks, Wilwood brakes, a power boost to 700 horses, a hidden rear bumper, and other some interior tweaks, too. Incidentally, we recently saw one of the finished customer cars (it sported the Tungsten paint job) in Greenwich, CT not long ago. With the roof in place, it can easily be mistaken for a "garden variety" GT -- which we would have done if not for the GTX1 labeling aft of the front wheel. Little did we know that it was one of a much smaller group than Gennadi probably anticipated building. If you've got a Ford GT and a hankering for an arier experience, you've got until August to let Gennadi have its way with it.

[Source: Gennadi Design Group]

Gallery: Ford GTX1

Continue reading Ford GTX1 production comes to an end

Ford GTX1 production comes to an end originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

GTX1 will be limited to 500 cars + 100 SEMA specials

Frank Filipponio — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:33:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, Ford

The Ford GT was such an awesome car. Still is, but we use the past tense here to denote the recent completion of its production run. Mr. Top Gear himself, Jeremy Clarkson has made this car into somewhat of a legend among legends by documenting all the travails he's experienced with his personal GT. More so than the Corvette (even the vaunted Z06) or Viper, the Ford GT is the modern American supercar; mid-engined, with 550 hp, track car handling and styling inherited from one of the most iconic racecars of all time, the GT is capable of going toe to toe with Europe's elite. Along with those handsome good looks, the GT inherited the GT40's guillotine doors that wrap into the roof -- perhaps the one fatal flaw for buyers who would've otherwise use their supercar as a daily driver. You see, those doors required such a wide berth to open, that parking was extremely impractical without taking up two spots and risking the wrath of fellow motorists.

Kip Ewing of Ford's SVT team came up with a brilliant solution. He designed a new top for the GT that incorporated sliced-off doors in a 4-piece package that neatly fit inside the vehicle, then tapped Genaddi Design Group to build the concept. That show car, dubbed GTX1, received so much attention that Genaddi decided to put it into limited production. While the GTX1 was making the rounds, the company was busy developing the molds to be able to replicate it and began working on customer conversions. The first slot for a customer car was auctioned at last March's Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction and was delivered back in July.

Now Genaddi has announced that production of the GTX1 will continue until 500 units are built. We're not sure how many orders Genaddi has taken, but that seems like a pretty fair number. Here's the bigger news, though: in addition to the initial 500, which customers can tailor to their own tastes, a separate run of 100 "SEMA Edition" GTX1s will also be produced. Each of these will mirror the concept car, with its Titanium Silver stripes over Valencia Orange paint. They'll also get the prototype's unique wheels, Sparco seats, hidden rear bumper and a host of other changes, including the engine mods that boost horsepower by more than 150 up to 700+. Another special edition, this one built built as part of the run of 500, will be the Pan Americana GTX1. This 10-car run will be finished in racing colors and be made available exclusively to the South American market. Check out the press release after the jump or visit www.GTX1.com for all the details.

[Source: Genaddi]

Continue reading GTX1 will be limited to 500 cars + 100 SEMA specials

GTX1 will be limited to 500 cars + 100 SEMA specials originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

First Ford GTX1 going on the Barrett-Jackson block in Palm Beach

John Neff — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Car Buying, SEMA Show, Auctions, Supercars, Ford

The Ford GTX1 was the ultimate aspiration vehicle on display at least year's SEMA trade show. Later news that you could have your own GT decapitated and transformed into a GTX1 for an extra $38K further established the car as the most auspicious pit into which one could sink some disposable income.

The first production GTX1 branded #0001, the magic number that makes collector's swoon, will be auctioned off at the fourth annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event at the end of March. Twenty percent of the proceeds will go directly to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The GTX1 should raise a good deal of coin for a good charity. The last auction of this type involved the rights to the first production 2007 Shelby GT500 Coupe, which netted over $600,000 for the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation.

[Via The Auto Channel]

First Ford GTX1 going on the Barrett-Jackson block in Palm Beach originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments