OUCH!

https://carbuzz.com/news/florida-man-crashes-700000-ford-gt-just-a-month-after-buying-it

I hate it when that happens.

Who knows, looks like it can be salvaged, but still ...

I saw one of those up close at the Palo Alto auto concourse back around ‘04. Pretty wild.

__________________
Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

If its a real one (not likely) it will be repaired.

__________________
[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

At least the driver had the good taste to have his shirt match his car…

According to the web, those are built by Ford with Shelby’s supervision. Not built in the 60s, the program to build this particular series started in 2004.

https://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/2006-ford-gt-heritage-edition-ar166920.amp.html

I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence or what, but the car that got cracked up here and the one in the linked article have the same paint scheme.

I think if I spent $700k on a car that just about anybody should know would be tricky to control, especially at first, I think I’d see if I could find a garage for rent at or near a good race track, one that allows renting of track time, or something like that. One should really use caution in getting a feel for a car with that sort of potential.

__________________
Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Looks like different headlight treatment.

__________________
[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Wasn't there a movie about Ford versus Ferrari at Le Mans? The stories I've heard over the years say Ford tried to buy Ferrari but Ferrari said no. So Ford developed a racing team for the specific purpose of defeating Ferrari at Le Mans. Those Ford GT40s ran all over Ferrari.......

Looks the same to me.

__________________
Sent from an agnostic abacus

2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

EEP ! .

__________________
-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

He really did it. It probably will not buff out. Not unusual to see extensive damage when powerful cars and new owners are combined.

looking at he black band above the headlights, the crashed car has narrow bands above the un-crashed blue car has wide bands. It is possible the crash pushed them under the fender though.

__________________
[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.