Dick Johnson GTF for sale

carwant.com.au · 27-12-2014, 07:19 PM

Not sure if anyone has posted this already,

Dick Johnson is selling his own GTF on car sales. Anyone got a spare $150K?

arronm · 27-12-2014, 07:28 PM

My mind boggles at the cars I could buy for 150K.

graham_h · 27-12-2014, 07:44 PM

sad looking ad on car sales
"I'm broke, someone please buy my car" !! LOL

CoupeKing · 27-12-2014, 08:02 PM

He's still got fans. He could drive.

pre-tree, one of the best laps I've seen around Bathurst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNqdpVebMY

Should have been ESP instead of GTF.

turbo4 · 27-12-2014, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CoupeKing

He's still got fans. He could drive.

pre-tree, one of the best laps I've seen around Bathurst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpNqdpVebMY

Should have been ESP instead of GTF.

That is an awesome bit of driving, pity about the end though. It seems when ever he did the shootout at Bathurst it was all or nothing, he always pushed the car to the absolute limit.
This one of him wrestling the Sierra around the mountain in 1992 would have to be one of the best though, absolutely wrings it's neck-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgIwRpKNCY

edit: If I had $150k I'd buy that car tomorrow. Maybe after I check my Powerball ticket...

HO 3 · 27-12-2014, 08:33 PM

Good on him, hopefully he gets good coin for it.................also noticed there seems to be plenty of other GTFs for sale atm going stale waiting for prospective whale buyers.

Cheers Mick

carwant.com.au · 27-12-2014, 08:40 PM

Yeah, the ad also talks about modifying the GTF further like they did the NSW highway patrol car.
I've got my lotto ticket ready!

rst2000 · 27-12-2014, 09:01 PM

how good did that Xe esp sound at full tilt....geez i miss those days.

CoupeKing · 27-12-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by turbo4

That is an awesome bit of driving, pity about the end though. It seems when ever he did the shootout at Bathurst it was all or nothing, he always pushed the car to the absolute limit.
This one of him wrestling the Sierra around the mountain in 1992 would have to be one of the best though, absolutely wrings it's neck-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgIwRpKNCY

edit: If I had $150k I'd buy that car tomorrow. Maybe after I check my Powerball ticket...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLO3Z7-9dzc

mik · 27-12-2014, 10:02 PM

That was an awesome drive until that last corner fopar(almost brings a tear to the eye watching it),
dick was on the ragged edge, can only imagine what his lap time would have been, and the old clevo at the red line ........ frigging grouse !.

bradles024 · 27-12-2014, 10:22 PM

**** that xe looked like a handful to drive

WHYME · 27-12-2014, 11:54 PM

Hmm seems like we have our first GTF for sale under 100k (well kind of) $99,999.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...SSE-AD-3073599

skoobysGT · 27-12-2014, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fully6

Hmm seems like we have our first GTF for sale under 100k (well kind of) $99,999.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...SSE-AD-3073599

Still way over priced

Snowdoggydogg · 28-12-2014, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by HO 3

Good on him, hopefully he gets good coin for it.................also noticed there seems to be plenty of other GTFs for sale atm going stale waiting for prospective whale buyers.

Cheers Mick

I guess in the stable of cars he's got there this GT-F is what he 'values'the least. Doesn't say much for the car.

**Elks** · 28-12-2014, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowdoggydogg

I guess in the stable of cars he's got there this GT-F is what he 'values'the least. Doesn't say much for the car.

Or it says a lot for the other cars.

Snowdoggydogg · 28-12-2014, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Elks

Or it says a lot for the other cars.

I'd certainly say the other ones with race pedigree steeped all over them would be more desirable to a collector, which is his target audience in the advert.
A car that he's never registered, or even driven doesn't really mean much. I think the GTF him and John tore up NT in would stand to appreciate more based on whose 'used' it.

**Elks** · 28-12-2014, 09:28 AM

He has also recently sold half of his race team to Penske.

b0son · 28-12-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tempted

No offence or disrespect, but wasn't he on national tv not so long ago declaring that he was bankrupt and living week by week, yet he somehow had enough money to buy a gtf?

was thinking the same thing....

Snowdoggydogg · 28-12-2014, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by b0son

was thinking the same thing....

Bankruptcy means different things to different people. Developers like Donald Trump, Jim Raptis are routinely ' bankrupt'. For some it's part of their business model. Not implying that's the case for DJ but it begs the question...

CQB-241 · 28-12-2014, 01:37 PM

Probaby reflects Ford's support of Touring Cars/V8 Supercars will now be reflected in his support of their product (ie, not).

arronm · 28-12-2014, 01:49 PM

And I bet he didnt pay retail for his. And for who he is he shouldnt.

Snowdoggydogg · 28-12-2014, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by arronm

And I bet he didnt pay retail for his. And for who he is he shouldnt.

Hopefully it was gifted to him for being a stalwart ambassador to Ford Aus all these years.

LyleXR8 · 28-12-2014, 04:17 PM

if they did gift it, now they'll be calling him a **** if he sells it for 150k

**Elks** · 28-12-2014, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowdoggydogg

Bankruptcy means different things to different people. Developers like Donald Trump, Jim Raptis are routinely ' bankrupt'. For some it's part of their business model. Not implying that's the case for DJ but it begs the question...

From what I could find Dick wasn't bankrupt, he was, in his words"broke". They are two very different things. One is when you have run out of money, and one is when you owe money you can't pay.

That said Jr Johnson did go bankrupt.

LoudPipes · 28-12-2014, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LyleXR8

if they did gift it, now they'll be calling him a **** if he sells it for 150k

They might but I wouldn’t think that of him, he’s no different to the rest of us.

It doesn’t matter if it was gratis, if it’s an unwanted gift or he wants to make a bit of money or he’s desperate for a cash injection we’d all do the same thing.

Even better if it cost nothing to start with, more cash in the pocket.

And to price it at $150k is just testing the market like everyone else.

And those who gifted it too him would most likely be just as happy to know its helped him in a time of need.

He's not the first racer to sell his cars and won't be the last.

It’s not like you could ever accuse him of being anti-ford just because he’s selling a car we’d all love to have in our garage.

Good luck to him and I hope better times come his way.

deesun · 28-12-2014, 06:07 PM

Steven Johnson was declared bankrupt earlier this year but haven't heard the same about Dick.

FlipXW · 28-12-2014, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fully6

Hmm seems like we have our first GTF for sale under 100k (well kind of) $99,999.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...SSE-AD-3073599

The 3rd pic is of a GT black not the GTF

WHYME · 28-12-2014, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FlipXW

The 3rd pic is of a GT black not the GTF

Damn, no kidding. I smell something fishy.... all of them seem to be of different cars. Some pictures are of a GTF with plates and some without.

b2tf · 28-12-2014, 07:54 PM

Here's the link to Dick's car for those interested:

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d.../?Cr=1&sdmvc=1

**kypez** · 28-12-2014, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fully6

Damn, no kidding. I smell something fishy.... all of them seem to be of different cars. Some pictures are of a GTF with plates and some without.

A quick check shows the numberplate doesnt come up with the SA rego check.

Its a scammer... Still no GTF under $100k