The Amazing History Of Ford's Greatest Supercar

It's been six years since Ford stopped making the GT, and forty four since they last won at Le Mans with a car so low most of us wouldn't even fit in it. The original British-American GT40 racecar was good enough to kick Ferrari's ass thanks to Carroll Shelby's ideas, while the modern version was not only a brave…

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Ford GTX1 Reaching End Of Production

gennadi_gtx1_1.jpgAll good things must come to an end, and therefore the limited-edition Gennadi Design Designed Ford GTX1 too will shuffle lose this mechanical coil. The company will only be taking orders for the popular roadster through August 2008, so if you like your GT chopped you'd better come up with $38,000 quick. And by quick…

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Jalopnik Holiday Gift Guide: Jeremy Clarkson's "The Good The Bad The…

We were lucky enough to receive an awesome gift last night, the seventh of the crazy eight-day candle-gasm (yes, we just used a Jewish holiday and one of the blogging no-no's — so sue us, we're busy being overjoyed) that is Hanukkah. Apparently the new Jeremy Clarkson DVD, The Good The Bad The Ugly, is only…

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2006 Woodward Dream Pre-Cruise: The Ford GTX-1 Proves Cruising Ain't…


We've always said the Dream Cruise isn't just for "old" classic cars. Sometimes a classic car is classic because there's only one like it, and it makes a man want to drop to his knees and weep. We were lucky enough to find something cruising Woodward Avenue last night with a "wow" factor even we couldn't contain. It's a…

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Barrett-Jackson to Auction GTX1 Roadster in Palm Beach

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Big announcement from the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction juggernaut today: Mark Gerisch of Genaddi Design Group said a Ford GTX1, serial #001, would be on the block at B-J's upcoming Palm Beach 2006 auction. The Genaddi bespoke package — inspired by the Sebring-winning 1966 Ford roadster — was first displayed at…

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Ford Unveils GTX1 Concept at SEMA

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Like lots of concept cars, the Ford GTX1 started as a napkin sketch. Actually, according to the press release from Ford, it was a placemat and the sketcher was Kip Ewing, a Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) engineering boss inspired by the 1966 Ford GTX1 roadster that won at Sebring. Ford contracted Genaddi Design, a…

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Ford to Show GT Concept Roadster at SEMA

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Ford will show off a new concept GT, an homage to the 1965 Ford GT40 X1. Dubbed the GTX1, the concept — shown in the artist's rendering, pictured — will be the anchor of the company's SEMA display, which will include several tuner Fusions and a 400hp Mustang on a dynamometer, in which visitors can do simulated…

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