The Ford GT was originally built to represent the 100th anniversary of Ford's existence. With that said, even the left headlight cluster is designed to say "100". Even more symbolic, the "40" in its name (GT40) represents the height of the car, which only measures 44 inches (1 130 mm). If we take the performance of this car into account, the starting price of $140 000 really doesn't seem much. I mean, we all know American cars have never been too expensive and have always been a great value, but this car may have been the biggest bargain of its time.
The production of Ford GT40 started in 2005 and during 2005 and 2006, there were 4038 models made, which is actually a lot less than initially planned (around 4500 models), but it still isn't that exclusive. Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear liked this car so much that he bought one of his own, although many say that this car is really hard to drive and the technology of the interior definitely isn't the best you could buy in 2005.
