When automakers have special cars in their lineup, especially proper halo cars, there’s usually some sort of celebration and fanfare when the model is retired. Production on Ford’s coolest car ever built, the GT (in its second generation)is set to be discontinued in December of 2022. The car was always made in limited numbers, and by the time the factory puts the tools away for the GT there will have been 1 350 created in total. The final 20 will be even more exclusive as they’ll bear the GT LM badges as a nod to the company’s 2016 Le Mans race win as well as the historic 1966 win where Ford took all three podium spots.
“With innovative materials, design and engineering, the Ford GT is unlike any other production supercar,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “As we close this chapter of the road-going Ford GT, the GT LM Edition gave us a chance to inject even more heart and soul from a podium-finishing racecar, furthering the tribute to our 2016 Le Mans win.” This limited-limited number Ford GT LM is every bit as amazing as the regular car but the changes will make it just different enough for collectors to scramble around throwing as much cash as is needed to secure ownership of one. We’re pretty sure there will already be a select list of clientele that have been offered the car, and there’s likely a host of terms and conditions associated with the purchase judging by what happened in the past., One thing is 100% certain – John Cena certainly ain’t getting one.
The cabin features some more unique bits like Alcantara-wrapped carbon fibre seats with a matching red or blue driver’s seat, an Ebony passenger seat with accent stitching that matches the driver’s seat colour and also the engine start button. The instrument panel features Ebony leather and Alcantara and the pillars and headliner are wrapped in Ebony Alcantara. There’s also matte carbon fibre everywhere you look. It’s a rather nice place to be, and only 20 people and their close friends will ever know that.
The GT LM’s carbon fibre body is lacquered in Liquid Silver exterior paint, and there’s the choice of a red or blue theme throughout as a nod to the racecar livery on the Le Mans winning No. 68 Ford GT. Customers can choose from exposed red or blue tinted carbon fibre that can be found on the front splitter, side sills, door sills, engine bay louvers, mirror stalks and the rear diffuser. To add to the composites, the 20-inch wheels are gloss exposed carbon fibre pieces with barrels matching the chosen colour theme. The Brembo brake calipers and the titanium wheel lug nuts are finished in black. There’s a bespoke 3D titanium-printed dual-exhaust unique to the LM, it features a cyclonic design inside the tips and above the tips you’ll spot a titanium GT LM badge.
Take a look at the YouTube video showcasing one of the coolest Fords ever created, the limited edition GT LM Edition, as a final farewell to the ultimate Ford supercar: 2022 Ford GT LM Debuts As Supercar’s Final Heritage Edition Model | RonsRides News
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