Now's Your Chance To Buy The First Ford GT Prototype, Even If It Only Does 5mph

Practically new in all the important ways, this historic Ford GT prototype would definitely have been on our Christmas lists, even though it only does 5mph!
Now's Your Chance To Buy The First Ford GT Prototype, Even If It Only Does 5mph

Fancy owning the very first fully complete Ford GT prototype? You’re not alone, but there’s a catch. Quite a big one, as it happens.

The Ford GT CP-1, short for Confirmation Prototype One, was the first fully-functional GT built, including the interior and drivetrain. It’s also signed by 13 members of the design team, including Carroll Shelby, Bill Ford and Fred Goodnow.

Now's Your Chance To Buy The First Ford GT Prototype, Even If It Only Does 5mph

Much want is happening, right? Unfortunately, as a prototype it’s not road legal, and even worse is the fact that its top speed is limited to 5mph. That’s not a typo; it’s not meant to be 50mph. It’s 5mph.

It actually went up for auction earlier in 2016, but failed to meet its reserve. We suspect the walking pace top speed might have had something to do with it.

Now's Your Chance To Buy The First Ford GT Prototype, Even If It Only Does 5mph

There’s also a minor caveat about Ford still having a degree of sway over the car. The buyer would have been expected to sign an agreement with Ford over what they could and couldn’t do with it, and even to whom they could sell it on to. Seems like Ford is doing a Ferrari over this one, getting somewhat possessive over it.

Now's Your Chance To Buy The First Ford GT Prototype, Even If It Only Does 5mph

Sounds like a load of hassle to us, but there’s still that guy in the back of our minds that would still want to buy it, take that ridiculous speed limiter off and head straight to a drag strip. With the car on a trailer, obviously, officer.

Source: Jalopnik

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Comments

Anonymous

so, i heard the CP-1 has a Windstar Steering column in it… shut up and take my money!!!

12/29/2016 - 20:10 |
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kanaji hajucha

It’s really doing only 5 mph or it’s limited to 5 mph ?

12/29/2016 - 20:11 |
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In reply to by kanaji hajucha

Limited to i’m presuming

12/29/2016 - 20:19 |
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StuStuStuwart (WagonSquad)

Plez Ford don’t do this.. Don’t go full Ferrari

12/29/2016 - 20:12 |
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12/29/2016 - 20:13 |
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Michael R. T. Jensen

Makes sense that they’d go full Ferrari on their Ferrari killer. Also, the photos are like a “spots the Ford parts bin pieces” game.

12/29/2016 - 20:19 |
28 | 2

I just hope they don’t

12/29/2016 - 20:26 |
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Max Caplan

If you buy this put one of those revolving platforms in your house and make it your centerpiece.

12/29/2016 - 20:29 |
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🎺🎺thank mr skeltal

All that money and the rear bumper doesn’t even fit properly

12/29/2016 - 20:31 |
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Anonymous

WANT

12/29/2016 - 20:33 |
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Nissan 420sx

Swap a 2jz in it and get a special permission for the road..

12/29/2016 - 20:49 |
35 | 2

More like put a Ferrari engine in it😂 of course then it would lose

01/01/2017 - 07:41 |
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Max Porter

What limits it to 5? a governor?

12/29/2016 - 21:04 |
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DL🏁

Why is it limited to 5 mph?

12/29/2016 - 21:09 |
4 | 1

ford put the limiter on it to make sure it wasn’t wrecked, keeping it’s history is one of Ford’s priorities.

01/01/2017 - 00:47 |
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