expensive BA GT

[GT0132]

EDIT: It is manual

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by turbo4

Yeh, but they are all old, the good ones are in 4th he $500k+ range. I'd prefer a near new Aston Martin V8 Vantage

With that logic so is the BA..

on carsales 200K gets you a 2005 F430..
215K gets you an 09 California convertible
only problem is neither are RED

[data_mine]

Originally Posted by bangm001

There is something special sad about seeing an un touched, undriven performance car though!

fixed that for you.

hard to appreciated a performance car that's wrapped in a cocoon.

[Vesper Martini]

Originally Posted by data_mine

fixed that for you.

hard to appreciated a performance car that's wrapped in a cocoon.

They had bad paint, it will start flaking off if taken outdoors

[ratter]

Originally Posted by 290GTP

I always thought P stood for pre-production, not prototype. Still a rare car, not sure about 200k rare though.

I was sure I had read somewhere that it stood for "Press" that was used for journalist etc

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by ratter

I was sure I had read somewhere that it stood for "Press" that was used for journalist etc

It does stand for pre-production but the P cars were also used as press vehicles etc.

[ratter]

Thanks for that clarification

[pottery beige]

lol

ive seen and sat in this car when it was a slum dogged ex fact thrashed mule at maughn thiems in radelaide

it was for sale for mid to high 20s if i remembers correctly at the time

i thinks the gun apprentice ended up buying it??

csh

[GTLEGEND]

If I remember right, the prototype BA GT/P in blue that was at the motorshow had a different hump in the bonnet. The end of the hump was shorter and steeper from the front edge and less smoother than that came out in the production vehicles. I also remember that the first posters of the GT also had the different bonnet. I recall that caused a reaction from the crowd and caused Ford to go back and change the design before production started. I am sure I have a photo of it that I'll try and dig out.

[Big_Daz]

200k for a BA GT... Umm.. No thanks... even if it is P001.

For 200k I would have bought a VF GTSR (non W1) and Sprint 6 and put the change towards fuel and rego...

[GreenNV]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

If I remember right, the prototype BA GT/P in blue that was at the motorshow had a different hump in the bonnet. The end of the hump was shorter and steeper from the front edge and less smoother than that came out in the production vehicles. I also remember that the first posters of the GT also had the different bonnet. I recall that caused a reaction from the crowd and caused Ford to go back and change the design before production started. I am sure I have a photo of it that I'll try and dig out.

Prototype Bonnet

[XR6Noir]

Originally Posted by GreenNV

Prototype Bonnet

And here I think too, couldn't get the image larger unless you go to the gallery sorry:

[GTLEGEND]

Originally Posted by XR6Noir

And here I think too, couldn't get the image larger unless you go to the gallery sorry:

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Yep that's the one!!

I would suggest that vehicle is a prototype and be worth more than the one below. That's if it still exists?

[GTLEGEND]

Originally Posted by GreenNV

Prototype Bonnet

Is that a prototype car or a bonnet that escaped the crushers?

[GreenNV]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

Is that a prototype car or a bonnet that escaped the crushers?

Not sure.

Looks like it might be on an XR8 too rather than a GT

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

If I remember right, the prototype BA GT/P in blue that was at the motorshow had a different hump in the bonnet. The end of the hump was shorter and steeper from the front edge and less smoother than that came out in the production vehicles. I also remember that the first posters of the GT also had the different bonnet. I recall that caused a reaction from the crowd and caused Ford to go back and change the design before production started. I am sure I have a photo of it that I'll try and dig out.

From memory, the story was the earlier version of the bonnet bulge shown in the pictures above was less aerodynamic. This was something that affected its ability in V8 Supercars. I think that was the story.

I actually prefer the pre-production bonnet. Those pre-production FPV GT and Pursuit images also lack the tri-slot splitter with accent colour.

[FairmontGS]

P005 here for $18k if you're interested. Been for sale for months and no takers...

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/...3637372/?Cr=10

[ebv8]

Originally Posted by GreenNV

Prototype Bonnet

That lookks darker than blueprint i wonder if its my car? Ford say mine is a 2002 but complienced march 2003.
Im probably juat dreaming but there must be some reason a congo and narooma car got built as 1 offs

[Mont5.0]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

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From memory, the story was the earlier version of the bonnet bulge shown in the pictures above was less aerodynamic. This was something that affected its ability in V8 Supercars. I think that was the story.

I actually prefer the pre-production bonnet. Those pre-production FPV GT and Pursuit images also lack the tri-slot splitter with accent colour.

I want one of these bonnets! only cause no one else has one...

[Mont5.0]

Originally Posted by GT0132

If a good investment is the attraction then buy real estate, not cars.

^^ this. Property in the right area makes that plus some in 12 months.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Mont5.0

I want one of these bonnets! only cause no one else has one...

Throw me $200K and I'll make you one...

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

Going on four years on since they finished and a sample of the GT-F's .

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/for...evehicles/gtf/ .

Greatest respect to the BA GT and owners but I think these will represent a better investment over time . Still wouldn't say no to a real nice BA GT though, just not 200K ..

ole mate with his manwell GTF will smile when he sees those Roddy,be interesting to look back on threads such as these in 20 years or so as just like back in the day when i was getting about in my XYGS looking at the blokes XA coupe from down the road with disdain i nor anyone else ive met between then and know has a crystal ball etc etc,the only thing different from the past to the future is there are no more GT Falcons no matter what year they were built nor the make-up of there bumpers blah blah but there are and will always be people with $....simple really.

[Mont5.0]

Originally Posted by Beastie

Throw me $200K and I'll make you one...

i want a metal one.....Plywood dont count!

[GTLEGEND]

These are the shots from the 2002 Sydney Motor Show. No sure if they were working prototypes or clay models (sometimes hard to tell). I think the ones with the blacked out glass are clay and the XR8 is a real car, possible the same one in the photo GreenNV posted? But they all have the proto bonnet.. Wonder what happened to these cars/clays?

BA GT Motorshow.jpg

[290GTP]

Originally Posted by Fiji

Surely a nice car..

But i see a lack of genuine enthusiast where th try flog cars off for ridiculous prices to other enthusiasts.

It aint worth anywhere near $200k, but hes thinking if i can just trap someone at a bargain $150k lol.

Its worth $15k (to an enthusiast)

Good luck getting any low mileage, manual FPV for 15k.

[Adamz Ghia]

Originally Posted by Mont5.0

I want one of these bonnets! only cause no one else has one...

There was a Phantom XR8 with the original bulge getting around Geelong years ago, so some were built with these bonnets.

[GTLEGEND]

Originally Posted by Adamz Ghia

There was a Phantom XR8 with the original bulge getting around Geelong years ago, so some were built with these bonnets.

That may be the same car from the motorshow below?

[Adamz Ghia]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

That may be the same car from the motorshow below?

Possibly, it wasn’t the cleanest car from memory so if it was it didn’t stay looking like a show car for long haha!

[HO 3]

Originally Posted by 290GTP

I always thought P stood for pre-production, not prototype. Still a rare car, not sure about 200k rare though.

P is for Pilot car, not prototype or pre-production. These cars were used to test and time the production line for that model.

Cheers Mick

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by HO 3

P is for Pilot car, not prototype or pre-production. These cars were used to test and time the production line for that model.

Cheers Mick

Wish they had tested and timed a bit longer ie until the mixer shaft in the heater had snapped and the hood lining had fallen down,would have saved thousands of blokes incl of myself thousands