Ford GT Ordering Kit is Full of Paint and Fabric Swatches, Even Miniature Versions of the Wheels on the Production Car
The 2017 Ford GT is coming. If you’re fortunate enough to have the Lamborghini Aventador kind of money it takes to buy one and Ford approved your application to get on the order list, you’ll be getting one of these ordering kits.
It’s a box made out of the same carbon fiber used on the body of the EcoBoost-powered monster and topped with a latch from the Ford GT race car. Inside, it’s filled with all of the things a future GT owner needs to design their car. There are eight exterior paint swatches, racing stripes to lay over them, Alcantara and leather samples, and miniature versions of the production wheels in a variety of finishes and colors. There are even little brake calipers in colors such as red, orange, and blue.
According to Ford, “The order kit case features a concave space near the latch where owners can place a replica VIN plate that matches their Ford GT. After a customer’s order is serialized, a replica plate will be made and sent to each new owner.” And probably photographed for sharing on Instagram…
We can see a few of these Ford GT ordering kits winding up on eBay at some point in the future – for a big chunk of change. Until then, we’re going to design our dream GT with the Ford site’s configurator. We’re fans of Liquid Grey with Ingot Silver stripes, matte carbon fiber accents, dark 20-inch forged aluminum wheels, and the Re-Entry interior color scheme with Ebony and White leather-wrapped carbon fiber seats.
What about you? How would you want your Ford GT to look?
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
