2005 Ford GT Coupe

The Ford GT is an American mid-engine two-seater sports car. Ford Motor Company produced the Ford GT for the 2005 to 2006 model years. The designers drew inspiration from Ford's GT40 racing cars of the 1960s. At the 2002 auto show, Ford unveiled a new GT40 Concept car. Camilo Pardo, the head of Ford's 'Living Legends' studio, is credited as the chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of J Mays. While the project was still secret, it was called Petunia.

The GT began assembly at Mayflower Vehicle Systems in Norwalk, Ohio and was painted by Saleen in their Saleen Special Vehicles facility in Troy, Michigan. The GT is powered by an engine built at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Michigan. Installation of the engine and manual transmission along with interior finishing was handled in the SVT building at Ford's Wixom, Michigan plant.

Of the 4,500 GTs originally planned, approximately 550 were built in 2004, nearly 1,900 in 2005, and just over 1,600 in 2006, for a grand total of 4,038. This GT is one of 100 finished in the Silver paint option.

The mid-mounted 5.4 liter Modular V8 engine is all-aluminum with a Lysholm twin screw-type supercharger. Power output is 550 horsepower (410 kW; 558 PS) at 6500 RPM and generates 500 lb/ft of torque at 3750 RPM. A Ricardo six-speed manual transmission is fitted featuring a helical limited-slip differential. 0-60 mph takes 3.5 seconds with a top speed: electronically limited to 205 mph.