GR-1, Possible replica?

[Sharroll Celby]

Ford SHOULD make the car, and call it the Lincoln Mark Coupe, or even the Thunderbird! That GR-1 is one of the BEST-looking cars to come out of Detroit in MANY years.
IF Ford built and sold it, (at the right price!), they would sell hundreds of thousands of them!

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I agree with you! I bet the price would be quite high, though. Probably similar to the GT. I think as a production car with a warranty it would be a huge seller with high initial demand like the GT & the Early Vipers

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by Sharroll Celby

Ford SHOULD make the car, and call it the Lincoln Mark Coupe, or even the Thunderbird! That GR-1 is one of the BEST-looking cars to come out of Detroit in MANY years.
IF Ford built and sold it, (at the right price!), they would sell hundreds of thousands of them!

All of the makers turn out beautiful concept cars by the handful every year. This one is pretty, yes. It's also pretty impractical, on the order of the Vette... which does not sell hundreds of thousands a year. (20-35,000 in most recent years.) I also can't see it selling at anything but a premium price, on a par with the Vette or higher, which would further limit sales.

I doubt that Ford could have sold many more GTs than were made. Maybe another few thousand a year.

Bottom line is that the next ten years are not going to be a good time for a limited-production exotic vehicle from automakers struggling to regain a solid financial footing and respectability in the eyes of buyers.

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Maybe we're running with SoCal blinders on Where just about every 5th car on the road retails at more than $75k They would sell quite a few here...