Wednesday 4th August 2004

As with many highly desirable new vehicles, when the Ford GT was first released, the demand severely outpaced supply, and the cars initially sold for premium prices. The first private sale of Ford’s new mid-engine sports car was completed when former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley took delivery of his Midnight Blue 2005 Ford GT. Shirley earned the right to purchase the first production Ford GT (chassis #10) at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Auction after bidding over $557,000. Jay Leno, host of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, took possession of his private sale Red 2005 GT (chassis #12) a week later.