Why are you two fighting down here? Skyline for long journeys on twisty mountain roads (because its sedan-sized trunk is more likely to be able to carry luggage), and a Ford GT for track days and street racing (because while the Hakosuka is an exceptional handler and STUPID fast in its own damn right, 40 years of technological progress isn't really a gap it can close). One is nice. Both is better.
Easily the biggest regret in my life. First year it came out they had one just sitting in the showroom in my small Texas town, unsold. I could have afforded 150k doing some financial gymnastics. I didn’t pull the trigger and I regret it to this day. What a beauty.
I’ve driven one of these with a 4.0L Whipple and it is the best car I’ve ever had the pleasure of driving, by such a huge margin and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
In late 2001 i found an original mk11 model in a garage in the uk. the owner had passed away and his family were looking to sell it. the family had no idea what they were selling and were looking for low 5 figure money for it. i stupidly tried to pretend i had only passing interest in it and did talk their price down a bit, but i waited to long and in early 2002 ford announced the relaunch of the gt 40 with the release of the gt40 concept car at the north american show. the family were made aware of what they had and it wasnt long before many people found out about the car and were making bids on it. i wish i had bought it there and then . it was in absolultey mint and i mean mint condition. the owner had it inside a dehumidified tent in a garage.
My old high school art teacher bought one of these before he died of lung cancer. He made tons of money as a commercial artist for all kinds of household brands in the 70's right before hand done work was phased out. He got stock in companies like Johnson and Johnson, Mars, and whoever owns Tide. His wife was also a partner at a pretty big law firm. He got a green one, with the stripes, drove it to school once. He double parked, car cover and everything. He showed it to me and a few others, and let us look at the interior and then shut the door before I could ask any questions...Sadly, he passed away 3 months later. I have no clue what happened to that car, or his Porsches... RIP Mr. Warner.
Got to hand it to you. This was the first car ,I ever passed a wrench on, in the early 1970's. Two guys from NY were driving to Cape Cod. When their racing motor ,gave up the ghost. To continue their vacation, they rented a garage space in an old 1940's storage garage. It had two wood slat doors , reinforced with a diagonal wire to keep them from going out of square and each door had a heavy tubular weight, that traveled up and down in the door frame, to ease opening and closing . My best friends, Dave and Johnny, lived next door to this storage garages, with a stockade fence separating their ,property line. A perfect place as a kid , to set up a bow and arrow target. We had the target, a safety, plywood back drop. With Arrows two Bows and Dave and I, aiming for bullseye's. The old man, that owned the storage garages, every single kid in the neighborhood, was afraid of, he would call the police or your parents and complain your ball was in his yard, your balsa plane was on his roof, maybe your bicycle chain broke on his side walk, and you turned your bike over to jimmy it back on the sprockets, he would be irate. His property was to be avoided at all costs , cross the street, walk by in the street not on his side walk! Everybody knew " The Old Man ". So when my arrow did some unplanned aero ,in flight missed the target and also the ply wood safety zone, and pried it's way in flight RIGHT thru the Old Man's fence into his storage unit drive way. David and I looked at each other, turn white as ghosts! What to do, wasn't even a thought, I told David ," I've got to get that arrow or we are DEAD! Between a young tree, and the horizontal runners on the stockade I climbed, heart pounding in my throat, I looked around, No Old Man , I told David, I see it , I'm going over, I'll walk around the fence fast as I can so he doesn't catch me. I jumped down , mind and body, electric at the thought of getting caught, I saw my arrow, I ran for it ,I grabbed it and squeezed it, I'm not dropping this now. I looked back at the stockade fence, the entire length was smooth, nothing close to it to boost me back over, my only way out, the front gate! If the Old Man was around ,sweeping his broom as usual, I'll hide till he is not looking then run for it ,was , my plan. Ok, here I go...then I heard the sound clear as a bell of a hand box wrench bong then bing then jaggle on a concrete floor. What ever in the Universe ,stopped me in forward motion, to go investigate THIS ,sound, as I faced peril, I couldn't explain , then or now! But I went toward the sounds , of voices and mechanical sounds clacking wrenches ,and bouncing wrenches. The two dark green painted doors were half open , trying to be undetected, I snooped around the door to see, what was going on. I saw a bundle of exhaust pipes on the floor, I stretch myself more around the door. I saw a corner of the rear of the car ,door was open, roof was attached partially to it the tire was twice as wide as any Corvette, and it was lower, the roof was as low as most mustangs front hoods. Over in the corner the entire rear body work , leaning against a wall white with two wide blue stripes....I thought to myself , ah Space Ship ?!? I leaned in full of curiosity, thoughts of the Old Man faded as THIS was a discovery ,far more important! I could have stumbled on ,something Big ! As I leaned in the big door squeaked in that , screen door, give away sound! I froze so they thought it was the Wind! Then one of the two guys said," it's ok you can come in, just, please DONT kick anything, or Step on anything , we need to put this back together ,with only the parts we have here." I said ,Hi and Sure, I'll be careful! One guy stood hands on hips a rag in his hand and a large wrist watch. The other guy, the one ,dropping the wrenches was sitting on the tire and unbolting parts and pieces.... What is This! It's a FORD. A Ford , not like any FORD, I've seen before, looking at the V8 between the wheels and the back seat fire wall.....!?? It's a racing Ford ,from England ,a Ford GT . The wrench fell again . I jumped to the ground into push up position and I crawled and retrieved the wrench lightning speed, here you go! Thank you uh....what is your name ? Oh George ! Thank you George, I just keep dropping it for some reason, thanks I'm working in tight places That is how ,I found these two guys and the Ford GT back in the early 1970's. For the next four days ,I'd run home from school, change real fast into play clothes, tell Mom I'd be home for dinner, I'm going to Jonny and David's house! But I didn't, I went to the garage, held bolts nuts brackets, asked a MILLION questions like why is the engine right back here, how can it work with no Drive Shaft? Where is the transmission? How do you fit inside the car, why is the roof stuck to the doors???.......... They said the race engine quit on the high way ,they found this guy in the news paper ad, and had it towed there. They would pull this motor ship it back to NY. And get a used motor from the salvage yard from a Ford mustang or truck to finish their trip to the Cape, and drive back to NY. That fourth day I ran up the hill to their storage unit they had boards on either side of the door floor sill, trying to ease the car over with out scrapping parts on the bottom side. I just sprung into action me on one side one guy on the other and the driver with the loud headers as we tried to lead him over the floor sill. Finally managed out on to the lot and those loud headers ,stopped every body in the neighborhood, they came running, like it was a car accident, BARAP pap PAP PAP!. They gathered across the street, they knew the Old Man too. There were kids with basket balls, on Sting Ray bicycles even girls with Hoola Hoops, all curious about the rumbling Noise ,and then the car ,so low so wide, ONLY two SEATS!!! We were all station wagon kids! A car with two SEATS ????! The car was so low I had to put my hands on my knees to bend low enough to say good bye, the Driver on the right hand side I was on the passenger side shaking hands ,Thanks for all your help George, Sure thanks for the Soda ,I mean " Pop" as they called it in NY ! They slowly edged into the street careful not to scrape. And as I walked into the middle of the street to watch that FORD Space Ship, gurgle, blat and rumble over the road toward the highway the gathering of kids sprawled into the street to get a better view as well ..one kid asked . " What kind of car is THAT? Everybody pressing to hear. " That That is a Racing Car From England a FORD, a Ford GT 40.. I've owned Sports Cars All my life since I got my License, I always bought them needed repair, I always repaired them later restored them before I daily drove them, from Lotus Europa's to Mini Cooper's, to Porsche 356, 912, 550 replica's ,many Datsun Z cars, Healey's 100-4 and Bugeye sprites, Datsun Z cars many S30's. Matter of fact at 66 yrs old I'm resto modding 2 Datsun Z cars today, every week end and most nights. All because of ONE Ford GT 40. And two cool guys with large wrist watches from NY!
Thank you all for the positive comments. I tell this story on any good GT40 video like this ( one of the best on the subject) I tell this story hoping those two guys will read it so we could have a reunion . I leave some details out each time I tell this story, so if someone claims to be them I'd know by their answers.. I've rebuilt and restored and drove Sports Cars all my life since, this Space Ship crossed my arrow.
The RHD part was more about generating an advantage on clockwise race tracks, which covers most road racing tracks including Le Mans. Those tracks had a bias towards right hand turns, so RHD provided two advantages on right hand turns - better weight distribution (the drivers weight was on the inside of the car) and slightly better sight lines for the driver for the prevailing turns. The Mark IV also had RHD, as did the Ferrari 330 P4 and the Porsche 908/917.
Cammisa once again knocks it out of the park. And I still can't believe once upon a time these were 'only' $100K Edit: Yes, I'm aware the original MSRP was not $100K. But several journalists have noted that the GT sold slowly enough for dealers to offer significant discounts in-period.
My local Ford dealer had one of these in the showroom. They are a small dealer, but got one because they are one of the oldest in the country. I was waiting for my wife's Windstar while it was having its oil changed. I strolled into the showroom and checked out the GT sitting there, engine cover up. It was red with white stripes. After shooting the bull with the salesman, he told me they'd let it go for 85K. They didn't know what to do with it. I had two kids and a pregnant wife, but it was a near-run thing.
There isn't a single show on youtube that I click on faster than Revelations. As a petrolhead interested in basically any exciting car, I cannot think of a more interesting car show than this. Maybe the old top gear had this effect on me, but I love how Jason treads the line between deep technical information and humorous delivery!
This series continues to knock it out of the park. Every. Single. Time. When I see a video with Jason Cammisa, I watch it because I know it will be excellent.
I couldn't agree more! So well done, I thought I knew the story but I learned so much more. Jason whom I had never seen before is outstanding - I am following him now, Bravo!
Even as a Ford fan, I didn't know about half of this stuff. This is the very best car content produced not just on TH-cam, but generally speaking only TGT can match this quality. Keep'em coming'!
I went to the Concours d’Elegance on Amelia Island once, and I was looking at the GT40 they had on display. It just so happen, at that moment, they decided they were going to start it. And I was near the rear. By god that really cemented me into car culture. It changed the atmosphere around me. I felt this thing rev in my heart. It sounded. Epic. I will never forget it.
To explain how they got it to turn over and not start: the GT is dry-sumped so after an oil change, you can hold the gas and clutch to the floor and it will turn over but not start. It does this to build some oil pressure and lubricate the engine. You can do this for as long as you want until the battery dies but once you release the gas pedal, it will start right up.
Yeah that's a flood-clear function that many fuel-injection systems have. However, this was Hollywood Magic - that's a sound effect of a carbureted V-8 half-starting.
Jason Cammisa does automotive history of legendary cars complete justice. I can't see anyone else present this kind of content flawlessly. Friggin bravo. Not only an amazing automotive journalist.. no.. an AMAZING master-level historian journalist. All people who want to be a media-type historian should use Jason as a reference. He's putting on an absolute CLINIC on what a top-tier historian journalist is like.
yep I got it when he was sitting behind it on the ground and I started looking at it and trying to figure out what that word meant and then I realized it wasn't a word. lol
I can't get enough of Camissa videos. Love how Hagerty lets him go uncorked and pairs him with such gorgeous cars with luscious histories. Keep it up Hagerty's!
I love the twitch in the steering wheel coming out of corners. Amazing throttle control and great control not oversteering just countering that bit of spin. Low end torque is a monster but when done right it's quite a thrill.
Secret revealed! Crank the GT with the accelerator pedal mashed to the floor and the engine won't start. This was by design to crank the engine and get oil moving around before actually starting it 👍
Someone at GM should've done that with the ZR1. Jason's recent episode on the it said the person responsible for starting the car for the first time and driving it off the line would start the car with the gas pedal fully pressed, damaging the engine.
2nd Secret revealed! While you have the accelerator mashed and clutch depressed, put your right hand on the key and press the starter button with your left hand to crank the engine, ie cross-handed ... reason being, if the engine does actually start( 😱 !!!) you want your hand already on the key so you can turn it off ASAP before it revs to oblivion!
Just saw the Story about Lamborghini Miura and now Ford GT(40) on your Channel. Without any doubt, the 2 most beautifull Automobiles ever created by mankind (with Miura in 1st place).Subscribed
@@lrs3 the tri-pipe exhaust in the rear with the active aero and that wicked blue interior is like nothing ive ever seen before or since. Just an absolute Masterpiece of a car. It's criminal it didnt go into production but it led into getting the GT made and going back to racing. I still have the model i got in 96 of the GT90. a few pieces missing but its sooo cool
I saw a gunmetal gray GT when I was driving in traffic to the Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh, rather I heard then saw. Everyone on the sidewalks were just staring at it... it was gorgeous and sounded beautiful.
the 2004 superbowl commercial featuring this car got me instantly hooked. People always ask me what my dream car is and the answer has always been one of these
I’d love to see more of that GN34/Ford Allegro! Also, an addendum to include the latest Ford GT. They actually managed to improve on the beauty of the original IMO
Big surprise to see Hartford, CT in the background of the 360 stock video at 12:14. It's not every day you see Hartford making an appearance anywhere. That bridge is the most fun part of leaving work - long, straight, and usually not very crowded.
Ken Miles was give the nickname by fellow racers as "side bite" because he talked out the side of his mouth. Always felt Ford is missing a great opportunity in not offering the Ford GT "Side Bite" edition.
It may have been slightly dramatized for the movie (which often strayed quite far from the truth), but there is no doubt that Miles was treated poorly after all the effort he put into the project(s).
Jason Cammisa is one of those guys I would listen to and watch nearly anything he was on......his brand.....his style is one of a kind.....I hope he goes on forever......the car is a work of art......
The GT has grown on me like a bad mole. It has been there for nearly 20 years, has become more pronounced, has garnered more of my attention, and has become part of my life in terms of car history. I honestly appreciate and love every aspect of this vehicle more now than I even cared to think about back then. It is a classic already and I just love seeing them at car shows and out and about.
I had the rare opportunity to sit in one at a cars an coffee years back, and was absolutely stunned at how wide the cabin is, and how tiny that wheel is. It's a glorious achievement that shows what Ford can do when they put their best on the job.
@@Treaxvour Lola inspired but Ford designed and engineered nonetheless. Don’t get too lost in the fact that it wasn’t originally built on American soil. It was under Roy Lunn at Ford Skunk Works, Kar-Kraft that the Mk II and Mk IV were made with ford technology regardless. People move and change companies. And so technologies incorporated through one manufacturer go to another via that person.
I had the great opportunity to drive a Gt while working for a local FORD dealer! It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had! My dealer also owned 2 427 Shelby cobras and a Daytona coupe
The POV driving clips at the end of these are the icing on a delicious cake! Always puts me in the mood to jump in the car (currently a Cayman R) and just enjoy the drive!
@@cmdrgunslinger5955 Just threw is out as a gaff. I love motorcycles and am Canadian, so... Ryan is the pinnacle of youtube journalism for me. I have watched Jason's stuff for years, but recently it seems as though he has evolved into something truely amazing. His oddball humour and attention to detail provide the connection to Fortnine's unmatched productions.
Thank you Jason for another well researched Video. I cannot imagine the amount of hours that goes into such a professional production. I love your sense of humour.
@@dissol1306wait until they find out that other American icon the Shelby cobra was designed, engineered and built 15 miles away from where the GT 40 was built, in the UK by AC cars, they sold them to Shelby because they couldn't source engines anymore, Shelby had connections at Ford. Why the car is more commonly called the AC Cobra. Because it is. They are both as American as apply pie, also a British invention.
@Catholic Firefighter his sheep-ish political views are not pertinent to his quality as an automotive journalist. He's easily one of the best in his field, and I likely disagree with him on most major recent issues.
Great work as always! Mr Cammisa and team's videos are always a master class in automotive journalism. As an '06 Ford GT owner I truly appreciate the effort in this. It's an event every time I get behind the wheel and is the last of the true old-school analog cars where the only traction control computer is the one between the driver's ears. As a side note: it should always start on the first crank unless something is wrong.
Fantastic episode, from Jason on down! I love your production values and the obvious quality you put into each episode. I loved the original, and was lucky enough to get a ride in this version. A fantastic car for Ford to have actually built. I wish they still did! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
There was a previous review (I believe it was Jay Leno) that explained the federal "safety rules" that required the windshield slope and a few other things to change and the car just wasn't going to fit the new rules after 2006. Apparently, the small sales volume didn't warrant a new design and that killed the car. Bummer!!!!!!
As a kid of about 12 I remember seeing one of the roadgoing Mk IIIs (silver-ish) on an Illinois highway in Oakbrook at the corner of Illinois Rte 83 and Roosevelt Road. I did a triple or quadruple take just to make sure I was sure of what I was seeing. That memory has stayed with me to this day 50-some years later. Fast forward to 2006 where I pass the new GT parked on the street of my hometown. Another round of takes. Instant nostalgia.
Because it was up to the track. The Z06 won on tracks with fast sweeping curves. The GT won on anything with lots of technical sections. The GT's suspension was tuned for more modern European GT Car spec tracks full of hard breaking into 2nd gear chicanes and 1st gear hairpins. The z06 was tuned for US tracks. It really did matter where you took them. The Z06 would be seconds ahead on one track and seconds behind on another. The GT was built to actually go racing in Europe. Which it did, and won. Something Chevy only looks at sideways sometimes and flirts with when they're trying to bolster their image for some unknown reason the rest of the world doesn't understand, and Ford's been doing for decades. Ford builds for the world market, Chevy for the US. When Ford sets a Ferrari as a bar they plan to actually go race that Ferrari in it's home court and win. Chevy will place the Ford in it's sights without actually having to prove it on the tracks they know the Ford was built for because America won't know any better. They go to Le Mans now, they've even won. But in GTM class, not GTE where Ford has its wins.
@@halycon404 I'm not really that familiar with their Le Mans wins. I was referring to the road car performance exclusively. I own a C6 Z06 and was just curious about its development process since when it came out it hung with the Ford GT road car. Didn't beat it but was very close. If I had 400k in spare change I'd have a GT as well. While I'm not sure about the first years, the Z06 was tuned on the Ring later in its life and did quite well.
@@300cmysrt8 Meh. I used Le Mans as an example. Two cars which you say are similar. But they compete in vastly different classes. I have no doubt if you took a Z06 road car to The Ring or Road America it'd beat a GT road car. Any track that doesn't require low end stability. Corvettes are notorious for snap oversteer there. But if you took them both to Spa? The GT would win. It's about what they are built to do and where. On a spec sheet they are similar. On a US style track they are similar. But the extra money a GT costs is where they aren't similar at all. The reason the GT is an icon everywhere and the z06 isn't is that it can go anywhere and be fast. Any road anywhere in the world. It's balanced across the entire gamut of roads and conditions. It'll be just as stable on a twisty mountain switchback as it will be in a 100mph sweeper. The Z06 gives up that balance for a stat sheet. It can't really compete everywhere. It's more focused.
@@halycon404 I don't think handling balance is required to be an icon. At least not on this channel. That's the only thing I'd disagree with you on. They had a gmc truck on this channel. What is considered an icon is very much subjective so I won't even try to sway someone's opinion on it. I mean they also had the C4 ZR1 on here. That thing is amazing to me but I'd bet a lot of people hate it. I've heard the GT has great balance though. I can confirm that my car easily oversteers. It's fun though. Lol
@@300cmysrt8 - Well, for what it's worth, I enjoyed watching the current iteration of the Ford GT pretty regularly kick the butts of the C7R Corvette at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. This was in the IMSA WeatherTech Series and this Ford GT has a TT V6, which many V8 only fans and unknowing young ones thought was a big mistake by Ford. This V6 powered rocket had 19 victories in the 3 years it raced, as well as one Championship. Sorry boys but Ford has a better idea, to coin an old advertising slogan!
I think I speak for a majority of people when I say we never tire of watching you Jason. You keep people tuned in on what your saying with great enthusiasm always…never boring!🙏
Cars that I would love to see in the future Revelations episodes (feel free to add more) Ferrari 288 GTO Honda NSX R Audi RS2 Fiat Panda Pajero Evolution BMW M1 Alfa GTV / GT Junior DeTomaso Pantera Volvo 850R Citroen SM / DS Honda Beat (Kei Cars History) VW Phaeton Vector W8 Lotus Carlton Maserati Shamal SLR Mclaren
Add to this a Saleen S7 - the car that could easily beat Porsche, Corvette, BMW, in imsa & FIA racing (latter 3 cried & complained because they were huge mfg. - SALEEN WAS MUCH SMALLER) AT THE END THE ONLY CAR RACING IN THIS SERIES WAS THE S7!!!! (MADE THEM LOOK RIDICULOUS - THEY ALL CRIED AND WENT HOME!!!!)
LOVE these - Jason's stuff is so good - the knowledge shared and entertainment values (not to mention production quality!) is through the roof. Great work all around.
Big smile for me at 14:30 when the GT gets a little traction break. Not sure who's driving but it wasn't a big deal. I'd freaked at the thought of putting 400K in the weeds.
It was probably worth differentiating the mk1 from the mk3. The mk1 was essentially a race car for the road (in the most literal sense) with only 30 built in street-legal guise. The mk3 was intended to be a road car from the outset and capitalize on the success of the Mk2 (and, subsequently, Mk4). It wasn't quite as tame as the 1st or 2nd gen Ford GTs that would follow, but it was substantially quieter, softer, and more accommodating than the Mk1 road car.
The GN34 looks very much like the inspiration for the Ford Probe as well? (has to win the award for best worst car name) Great video!!! Love these history deep dives!
I commented virtually the same thing. I would've liked to been a fly on the wall in the meeting when they collectively decided it was a good idea to name a car the Probe. Someone should have at least spoke up and said that's a terrible name.
I’ll never forget seeing an article about this when it first came out. I turned around and told my wife “we should get one of these, it will be worth a fortune someday”. She didn’t agree, and we missed out on an icon for $150,000 at the time. This is one of the coolest cars on the planet
Nice coverage! Though I feel super guilty about the Mk II now, I will now look at the Mk IV with a lot more passion. Same might be said for the AC cobra, such a beauty, but looking at all the previous vehicles that looked like it was derived from and that it was more of a British adventure that ford paid for....welll
The best part with the "road-ish going" GT40 was that some customers demanded a radio. Buuuut with no space in the dash and center console Ford had no option to install one, unless they'd turn it upright and bolt it to the door card. Which they did.
1) love the Hagerty guidelines! 2) Ford could still be making this GT and selling them. Imagine this with the Voodo or GT500 engine! This is the one to get! I don’t understand the draw of the Hoover v6 gen 2 GT.
@@TheUsmc0802 - Very little profit margin in these expensive, limited production vehicles. The design, tooling and production of these cars is expensive, as is the technology used in them. It is really little more than a marketing tool that Ford produces to show what they are capable of making, rather than a vehicle that will be sold in the hundreds of thousands like its typical line of consumer vehicles. By the way, the "Hoover V6" second gen Ford GT will leave this one in the proverbial dust quite easily. In fairness, the '05, '06 GT was not built as a race car. The current one was. The current GT is so much more technologically advanced it makes the '05, '06 GT seem like a Model T in its construction and features.
Jason, well told story!!! Here's mine I had my cash and walked into Sunrise Ford in Fontana CA to buy the GT that they had sitting in the showroom. Dropped $25K on the sales manager desk just to show I was serious enough to warrant a test drive........ We all got excited and walked over car to make it happen.... The bad news, at 6'4", I didn't fit, not even close... Had the seat pushed back, laid back and my head was still imbedded into the roof... The engine wasn't even started.... I left broken hearted... The good news, a friend of mine bought the car. It spent most of its life in his garage or enclosed trailer. Sold it for more than he paid with only 1600 miles on it. He used those funds to buy a Gen 2 GT, it sits in his garage or enclosed trailer....
60 years later and that is still one of the most beautiful looking cars ever made. Another thing that gets missed is that out of the three Ford teams that won the 1-2-3, fully half of the drivers were from New Zealand. Denny Hulme, who raced with Ken Miles, Chris Amon, and some guy named Bruce...McLaren.
When Ford wanted to win Ferrari, they went to Slough, just outside London along the M4, and ordered a GT40 on an industrial state close to the Power station. 😂😂😂.
It’s cute that Jason tried to convince us he’s old enough that he drove carburetor cars in the time that they were all that was available. Maybe in your car collection, my friend, but I’m roughly your age, and all we’ve got claim to is missing the smell of leaded gas (god, I miss that smell). My 1984 Thunderbird was a POS but it always started (even though I didn’t have A/C, power door locks or windows, or even a passenger mirror… oh, and I was only able to rock tunes with an AM/FM radio… it didn’t even have a tape deck). Absolutely LOVE these videos, despite my jokes. Please keep it up!!! ❤❤❤
Never been fortuned to have driven one, but it seems that they're awesome on that too. It did the final 5 of the 200th issue of EVO magazine called, "The Best Car we've ever driven". Another awesome episode Jason, Thank you!
One of the best looking cars ever made.
@@proxigenated That's Cap son. Let me see how Yo Hakosuka does 220 on the Mulsanne Straight At Le Mans. Would barely do 140 lol.
[Also hope that Cammisa would do an Alpine episode someday]
Why are you two fighting down here?
Skyline for long journeys on twisty mountain roads (because its sedan-sized trunk is more likely to be able to carry luggage), and a Ford GT for track days and street racing (because while the Hakosuka is an exceptional handler and STUPID fast in its own damn right, 40 years of technological progress isn't really a gap it can close).
One is nice. Both is better.
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@@proxigenated you’re literally the clown jdm kids I see about in memes
Easily the biggest regret in my life. First year it came out they had one just sitting in the showroom in my small Texas town, unsold. I could have afforded 150k doing some financial gymnastics. I didn’t pull the trigger and I regret it to this day. What a beauty.
What did you end up getting instead??
@@MrGrieves AIDS
Now I can't stop seeing the 100 in the headlights. Amazing job Jason!!!
omg take that 100 outta my brain!
It only reads it on one side though !!
@@suffolkngood it's 001 on the opposite side! LOL
@@johnz8112 Kinda cool to think about the fact that it's a number 1 car/always first
I’ve driven one of these with a 4.0L Whipple and it is the best car I’ve ever had the pleasure of driving, by such a huge margin and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
*CB Media in da house!* Everyone give his channel a try, and make him bring back the drifting lady plz! 😠😁👍🏻
@@jaromor8808 word. cammisa is a company man. hes entertaining and all but these productions are lame. rather watch cb any day
looking at your channel that statement probably means something as well
In late 2001 i found an original mk11 model in a garage in the uk. the owner had passed away and his family were looking to sell it.
the family had no idea what they were selling and were looking for low 5 figure money for it. i stupidly tried to pretend i had only passing interest in it and did talk their price down a bit, but i waited to long and in early 2002 ford announced the relaunch of the gt 40 with the release of the gt40 concept car at the north american show. the family were made aware of what they had and it wasnt long before many people found out about the car and were making bids on it. i wish i had bought it there and then . it was in absolultey mint and i mean mint condition. the owner had it inside a dehumidified tent in a garage.
@@4KChillVibes. when you find something like this, you get it while the getting is good.
Any time you see one at a show, there’s always a crowd around it. Just that speaks volumes about how much of an icon this car is
I just spent a week showing off the Ford GT owned by my work. It definitely draws crowds. Absolutely beautiful car.
There are a few cars that really nailed the timeless design. And the GT40 was one of them.
@@chrisgonzalez1597 I’d love to have your job
The mention the De Temaso Pantera which also pulls crowds at shows.
Also it is even better looking in real life than on pictures
My old high school art teacher bought one of these before he died of lung cancer. He made tons of money as a commercial artist for all kinds of household brands in the 70's right before hand done work was phased out. He got stock in companies like Johnson and Johnson, Mars, and whoever owns Tide. His wife was also a partner at a pretty big law firm. He got a green one, with the stripes, drove it to school once. He double parked, car cover and everything. He showed it to me and a few others, and let us look at the interior and then shut the door before I could ask any questions...Sadly, he passed away 3 months later. I have no clue what happened to that car, or his Porsches... RIP Mr. Warner.
Got to hand it to you. This was the first car ,I ever passed a wrench on, in the early 1970's.
Two guys from NY were driving to Cape Cod. When their racing motor ,gave up the ghost.
To continue their vacation, they rented a garage space in an old 1940's storage garage. It had two wood slat doors , reinforced with a diagonal wire to keep them from going out of square and each door had a heavy tubular weight, that traveled up and down in the door frame, to ease opening and closing .
My best friends, Dave and Johnny, lived next door to this storage garages, with a stockade fence separating their ,property line.
A perfect place as a kid , to set up a bow and arrow target. We had the target, a safety, plywood back drop. With Arrows two Bows and Dave and I, aiming for bullseye's.
The old man, that owned the storage garages, every single kid in the neighborhood, was afraid of, he would call the police or your parents and complain your ball was in his yard, your balsa plane was on his roof, maybe your bicycle chain broke on his side walk, and you turned your bike over to jimmy it back on the sprockets, he would be irate.
His property was to be avoided at all costs , cross the street, walk by in the street not on his side walk!
Everybody knew " The Old Man ".
So when my arrow did some unplanned aero ,in flight missed the target and also the ply wood safety zone, and pried it's way in flight RIGHT thru the Old Man's fence into his storage unit drive way.
David and I looked at each other, turn white as ghosts!
What to do, wasn't even a thought, I told David ," I've got to get that arrow or we are DEAD!
Between a young tree, and the horizontal runners on the stockade I climbed, heart pounding in my throat, I looked around, No Old Man , I told David, I see it , I'm going over, I'll walk around the fence fast as I can so he doesn't catch me.
I jumped down , mind and body, electric at the thought of getting caught, I saw my arrow, I ran for it ,I grabbed it and squeezed it, I'm not dropping this now.
I looked back at the stockade fence, the entire length was smooth, nothing close to it to boost me back over, my only way out, the front gate! If the Old Man was around ,sweeping his broom as usual, I'll hide till he is not looking then run for it ,was , my plan.
Ok, here I go...then I heard the sound clear as a bell of a hand box wrench bong then bing then jaggle on a concrete floor. What ever in the Universe ,stopped me in forward motion, to go investigate THIS ,sound, as I faced peril, I couldn't explain , then or now! But I went toward the sounds , of voices and mechanical sounds clacking wrenches ,and bouncing wrenches.
The two dark green painted doors were half open , trying to be undetected, I snooped around the door to see, what was going on.
I saw a bundle of exhaust pipes on the floor, I stretch myself more around the door.
I saw a corner of the rear of the car ,door was open, roof was attached partially to it the tire was twice as wide as any Corvette, and it was lower, the roof was as low as most mustangs front hoods.
Over in the corner the entire rear body work , leaning against a wall white with two wide blue stripes....I thought to myself , ah Space Ship ?!?
I leaned in full of curiosity, thoughts of the Old Man faded as THIS was a discovery ,far more important! I could have stumbled on ,something Big !
As I leaned in the big door squeaked in that , screen door, give away sound! I froze so they thought it was the Wind!
Then one of the two guys said," it's ok you can come in, just, please DONT kick anything, or Step on anything , we need to put this back together ,with only the parts we have here."
I said ,Hi and Sure, I'll be careful! One guy stood hands on hips a rag in his hand and a large wrist watch. The other guy, the one ,dropping the wrenches was sitting on the tire and unbolting parts and pieces....
What is This!
It's a FORD. A Ford , not like any FORD, I've seen before, looking at the V8 between the wheels and the back seat fire wall.....!??
It's a racing Ford ,from England ,a Ford GT .
The wrench fell again . I jumped to the ground into push up position and I crawled and retrieved the wrench lightning speed, here you go!
Thank you uh....what is your name ? Oh George ! Thank you George, I just keep dropping it for some reason, thanks I'm working in tight places
That is how ,I found these two guys and the Ford GT back in the early 1970's.
For the next four days ,I'd run home from school, change real fast into play clothes, tell Mom I'd be home for dinner, I'm going to Jonny and David's house! But I didn't, I went to the garage, held bolts nuts brackets, asked a MILLION questions like why is the engine right back here, how can it work with no Drive Shaft? Where is the transmission? How do you fit inside the car, why is the roof stuck to the doors???..........
They said the race engine quit on the high way ,they found this guy in the news paper ad, and had it towed there. They would pull this motor ship it back to NY. And get a used motor from the salvage yard from a Ford mustang or truck to finish their trip to the Cape, and drive back to NY.
That fourth day I ran up the hill to their storage unit they had boards on either side of the door floor sill, trying to ease the car over with out scrapping parts on the bottom side.
I just sprung into action me on one side one guy on the other and the driver with the loud headers as we tried to lead him over the floor sill.
Finally managed out on to the lot and those loud headers ,stopped every body in the neighborhood, they came running, like it was a car accident, BARAP pap PAP PAP!. They gathered across the street, they knew the Old Man too. There were kids with basket balls, on Sting Ray bicycles even girls with Hoola Hoops, all curious about the rumbling Noise ,and then the car ,so low so wide, ONLY two SEATS!!! We were all station wagon kids! A car with two SEATS ????!
The car was so low I had to put my hands on my knees to bend low enough to say good bye, the Driver on the right hand side I was on the passenger side shaking hands ,Thanks for all your help George, Sure thanks for the Soda ,I mean " Pop" as they called it in NY !
They slowly edged into the street careful not to scrape. And as I walked into the middle of the street to watch that FORD Space Ship, gurgle, blat and rumble over the road toward the highway the gathering of kids sprawled into the street to get a better view as well ..one kid asked .
" What kind of car is THAT?
Everybody pressing to hear.
" That That is a Racing Car From England a FORD, a Ford GT 40..
I've owned Sports Cars All my life since I got my License, I always bought them needed repair, I always repaired them later restored them before I daily drove them, from Lotus Europa's to Mini Cooper's, to Porsche 356, 912, 550 replica's ,many Datsun Z cars, Healey's 100-4 and Bugeye sprites, Datsun Z cars many S30's. Matter of fact at 66 yrs old I'm resto modding 2 Datsun Z cars today, every week end and most nights.
All because of ONE Ford GT 40. And two cool guys with large wrist watches from NY!
And that sir is one of the best stories I have read. Thank you for sharing it.
Wow?!
Epic comment added - well done sir!
Descriptive and engaging storytelling (-and I don't comment).
Thanks for sharing the memory.
This shouldn't be here. This is front-page on its own right.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I could see everything you typed out. I can't imagine a better American car story dude. That was awesome to imagine and you lived this!
Thank you all for the positive comments. I tell this story on any good GT40 video like this ( one of the best on the subject)
I tell this story hoping those two guys will read it so we could have a reunion . I leave some details out each time I tell this story, so if someone claims to be them I'd know by their answers..
I've rebuilt and restored and drove Sports Cars all my life since, this Space Ship crossed my arrow.
The RHD part was more about generating an advantage on clockwise race tracks, which covers most road racing tracks including Le Mans. Those tracks had a bias towards right hand turns, so RHD provided two advantages on right hand turns - better weight distribution (the drivers weight was on the inside of the car) and slightly better sight lines for the driver for the prevailing turns. The Mark IV also had RHD, as did the Ferrari 330 P4 and the Porsche 908/917.
Cammisa once again knocks it out of the park. And I still can't believe once upon a time these were 'only' $100K
Edit: Yes, I'm aware the original MSRP was not $100K. But several journalists have noted that the GT sold slowly enough for dealers to offer significant discounts in-period.
I shopped for quite a while, Never saw a single car at $100K. Anything close had a story.
If I remember right the msrp in 2005 was right at $150k
@@ford-oz3vs they definitely dropped to 100k, but picked up rapidly
Our local dealer here once offered us a NEW white and blue GT for $90k. Wish we would have taken him up on it!
My local Ford dealer had one of these in the showroom. They are a small dealer, but got one because they are one of the oldest in the country. I was waiting for my wife's Windstar while it was having its oil changed. I strolled into the showroom and checked out the GT sitting there, engine cover up. It was red with white stripes.
After shooting the bull with the salesman, he told me they'd let it go for 85K. They didn't know what to do with it.
I had two kids and a pregnant wife, but it was a near-run thing.
There isn't a single show on youtube that I click on faster than Revelations. As a petrolhead interested in basically any exciting car, I cannot think of a more interesting car show than this. Maybe the old top gear had this effect on me, but I love how Jason treads the line between deep technical information and humorous delivery!
This series continues to knock it out of the park. Every. Single. Time.
When I see a video with Jason Cammisa, I watch it because I know it will be excellent.
I couldn't agree more! So well done, I thought I knew the story but I learned so much more. Jason whom I had never seen before is outstanding - I am following him now, Bravo!
except pretty much everything he said was incorrect in terms of the history of this car.
that detail about the 100 in the headlamps is dope.
Even as a Ford fan, I didn't know about half of this stuff. This is the very best car content produced not just on TH-cam, but generally speaking only TGT can match this quality. Keep'em coming'!
Thank you!
Top Gear doesn't come close imo. They were more an entertainment show with car involved than a fu blown automotive show. Still loved top gear
I read "Even as a Ford van" first. Of course you wouldn't know jack then, Transit Connects aren't known for their extensive knowledge in anything!
TGT ?
@@charlie1832 Top Gear Television ? Lol i wasn't sure either. Just assumed TG.
I went to the Concours d’Elegance on Amelia Island once, and I was looking at the GT40 they had on display. It just so happen, at that moment, they decided they were going to start it. And I was near the rear. By god that really cemented me into car culture. It changed the atmosphere around me. I felt this thing rev in my heart. It sounded. Epic. I will never forget it.
Great description, I can almost feel it too!
To explain how they got it to turn over and not start: the GT is dry-sumped so after an oil change, you can hold the gas and clutch to the floor and it will turn over but not start. It does this to build some oil pressure and lubricate the engine.
You can do this for as long as you want until the battery dies but once you release the gas pedal, it will start right up.
This is true for most cars, my Mazda B series truck wouldn't fire the injectors if my pedal was to the floor while I had the clutch down and cranking.
Yeah that's a flood-clear function that many fuel-injection systems have. However, this was Hollywood Magic - that's a sound effect of a carbureted V-8 half-starting.
It was trying to fire though like it was flooded or something.
Jason Cammisa does automotive history of legendary cars complete justice. I can't see anyone else present this kind of content flawlessly. Friggin bravo. Not only an amazing automotive journalist.. no.. an AMAZING master-level historian journalist. All people who want to be a media-type historian should use Jason as a reference. He's putting on an absolute CLINIC on what a top-tier historian journalist is like.
At roughly 13 mins in, I finally got the meaning of the license plate. FU ENZO. 😑
Same
Me too
doh😂
yep
I got it when he was sitting behind it on the ground and I started looking at it and trying to figure out what that word meant and then I realized it wasn't a word. lol
😂😂 I finally got it after reading your comment
I’ll never forget one of these sitting new at my local dealer for over a year after it was delivered.
It was listed under MSRP
I can't get enough of Camissa videos. Love how Hagerty lets him go uncorked and pairs him with such gorgeous cars with luscious histories. Keep it up Hagerty's!
I love the twitch in the steering wheel coming out of corners. Amazing throttle control and great control not oversteering just countering that bit of spin. Low end torque is a monster but when done right it's quite a thrill.
Secret revealed! Crank the GT with the accelerator pedal mashed to the floor and the engine won't start. This was by design to crank the engine and get oil moving around before actually starting it 👍
Someone at GM should've done that with the ZR1. Jason's recent episode on the it said the person responsible for starting the car for the first time and driving it off the line would start the car with the gas pedal fully pressed, damaging the engine.
I don’t think he had the clutch pedal in. And they faked the sound of cranking in post… I have experience with the GT. Should start first crank.
2nd Secret revealed! While you have the accelerator mashed and clutch depressed, put your right hand on the key and press the starter button with your left hand to crank the engine, ie cross-handed ... reason being, if the engine does actually start( 😱 !!!) you want your hand already on the key so you can turn it off ASAP before it revs to oblivion!
FYI also mustangs of that era also do that…. One day I will one a GT gulf prices have gotten insane but hopefully I can get just a “normal” color GT
@@audioisgood I assumed the faked the crank in post for the storytelling
Just saw the Story about Lamborghini Miura and now Ford GT(40) on your Channel. Without any doubt, the 2 most beautifull Automobiles ever created by mankind (with Miura in 1st place).Subscribed
Hagerty has been on a roll with the Ford GT content, first with Magnus and now Jason Camissa following up with yet another banger.
BBC needed 3 guys to make the greatest car show ever. Hagerty needs only one.
But the BBC made it 30x better
@@HiThereZoomy Not in my book.
@@panaceiasuberes6464Hagerty is great, but it doesn’t hold a candle next to the original Top Gear trio
I saw a GT IRL once in a Ford dealership... so cool.
As much as I love the GT, it would've been nice if the GT90 went into production
I just made a comment that I saw one at a Honda dealership for $150,000. It wasn't sold for a long while. Now they go for like $500,000.
Got to see that 90 in person in AZ in 1996. Absolutely lost my mind. I will cherish that memory for the rest of my days
@@DroneStrike1776 crazy how a movie inflated price of this car
@@ike789125 I am very jealous!
@@lrs3 the tri-pipe exhaust in the rear with the active aero and that wicked blue interior is like nothing ive ever seen before or since. Just an absolute Masterpiece of a car. It's criminal it didnt go into production but it led into getting the GT made and going back to racing. I still have the model i got in 96 of the GT90. a few pieces missing but its sooo cool
I saw a gunmetal gray GT when I was driving in traffic to the Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh, rather I heard then saw. Everyone on the sidewalks were just staring at it... it was gorgeous and sounded beautiful.
Your production team is killing it! The editing, lighting, color grading and the shots in this video are absolutely beautiful! 😍
the 2004 superbowl commercial featuring this car got me instantly hooked. People always ask me what my dream car is and the answer has always been one of these
Revelations is my favorites series on this channel . Need more vids
I’d love to see more of that GN34/Ford Allegro! Also, an addendum to include the latest Ford GT. They actually managed to improve on the beauty of the original IMO
I loved the GT90 concept when I was a kid.
I had to look up gt90.... no, but then again beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
need for speed 2
@@SamXbit the only car besides the F1 I remember from the game
@@SamXbit So much memories using this beast in game. I even loved the interior as well, all blue and high tech.
Forgot to mention that I played the Indigo concept as well, nimble ride in game
Big surprise to see Hartford, CT in the background of the 360 stock video at 12:14. It's not every day you see Hartford making an appearance anywhere. That bridge is the most fun part of leaving work - long, straight, and usually not very crowded.
Ken Miles was give the nickname by fellow racers as "side bite" because he talked out the side of his mouth. Always felt Ford is missing a great opportunity in not offering the Ford GT "Side Bite" edition.
Perhaps a "Side Bite" edition witn side pipes? Although that would be more accurately described as a side bark...
They don’t want to bring any attention to how dirty they did Ken Miles
@@Todaymma that was dramatized for the movie.
@@mindeloman ok, then I doubt they want to bring any attention that Ken Miles dies driving a successor of a GT40
It may have been slightly dramatized for the movie (which often strayed quite far from the truth), but there is no doubt that Miles was treated poorly after all the effort he put into the project(s).
Jason Cammisa is one of those guys I would listen to and watch nearly anything he was on......his brand.....his style is one of a kind.....I hope he goes on forever......the car is a work of art......
The GT has grown on me like a bad mole. It has been there for nearly 20 years, has become more pronounced, has garnered more of my attention, and has become part of my life in terms of car history. I honestly appreciate and love every aspect of this vehicle more now than I even cared to think about back then. It is a classic already and I just love seeing them at car shows and out and about.
That is one dam fine looking car. Great vid dude.
I had the rare opportunity to sit in one at a cars an coffee years back, and was absolutely stunned at how wide the cabin is, and how tiny that wheel is. It's a glorious achievement that shows what Ford can do when they put their best on the job.
It's not Ford with "their best" on the job. It was made and designed by people who didn't normally work for Ford. Didn't you watch the video?
@@Treaxvour Lola inspired but Ford designed and engineered nonetheless. Don’t get too lost in the fact that it wasn’t originally built on American soil. It was under Roy Lunn at Ford Skunk Works, Kar-Kraft that the Mk II and Mk IV were made with ford technology regardless. People move and change companies. And so technologies incorporated through one manufacturer go to another via that person.
Cammisa you're the GOAT. Love your videos, you combine knowledge, passion, humour and carisma like no other. Best car journalist i've ever watched.
I had the great opportunity to drive a Gt while working for a local FORD dealer! It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had! My dealer also owned 2 427 Shelby cobras and a Daytona coupe
That number plate is sick 😂😂👌🏼👌🏼🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Finally I've been waiting for a new video from Jason Camisa I love watching him I wish they could make a show with him more often
Every other week plus one Carmudgeon Show a week. I need to sleep sometimes! :)
@@JasonCammisa Not on our watch! ;) By the way, thank you for uploading the old MT vids. I finally got the chance to see your take on the LC500!
@@JasonCammisa I cannot imagine the amount of work that goes into your vids. How many re-writes of the script? And then there is the editing.
The POV driving clips at the end of these are the icing on a delicious cake! Always puts me in the mood to jump in the car (currently a Cayman R) and just enjoy the drive!
Jason is becoming the Ryan F9 of the car world!
Jason probably has no idea who Ryan is. Tam-Scott probably does.
Might be really great if Ryan F9 and Jason Camissa do some kind of Content together
@@cmdrgunslinger5955 Just threw is out as a gaff. I love motorcycles and am Canadian, so... Ryan is the pinnacle of youtube journalism for me. I have watched Jason's stuff for years, but recently it seems as though he has evolved into something truely amazing. His oddball humour and attention to detail provide the connection to Fortnine's unmatched productions.
@@Bob-Maplethorpe I agree with you, I am also a ryan f9 fan 😁
@@Bob-Maplethorpe I find bikes as a car enthusiast neat but hadn't come across Ryan F9
Thanks for the introduction!
Thank you Jason for another well researched Video. I cannot imagine the amount of hours that goes into such a professional production. I love your sense of humour.
It had a few mistakes, the GT40 MK II was pretty much rebuilt in the US and redesigned. The MK IV is 100% American.
Jason's history lesson +
American Icon =
Another world class production
can't wait for the next one!
Only he pointed out your American icon was not even American! Very rare to hear that admission!
@@dissol1306wait until they find out that other American icon the Shelby cobra was designed, engineered and built 15 miles away from where the GT 40 was built, in the UK by AC cars, they sold them to Shelby because they couldn't source engines anymore, Shelby had connections at Ford.
Why the car is more commonly called the AC Cobra. Because it is.
They are both as American as apply pie, also a British invention.
This was so beautiful I cried a little at the end.
As always, Jason does an amazing job with this video.
Lol, thanks Hagerty for using my photos of the Ford GT40 MKIV J9
😉👍
Damn Jason is the best at this. GIVE THIS MAN HIS OWN CHANNEL….wait he has one.
@Catholic Firefighter his sheep-ish political views are not pertinent to his quality as an automotive journalist. He's easily one of the best in his field, and I likely disagree with him on most major recent issues.
Great work as always! Mr Cammisa and team's videos are always a master class in automotive journalism. As an '06 Ford GT owner I truly appreciate the effort in this. It's an event every time I get behind the wheel and is the last of the true old-school analog cars where the only traction control computer is the one between the driver's ears.
As a side note: it should always start on the first crank unless something is wrong.
There’s nothing like that sound of a healthy V8 engine revving out. Pure music to my ears.
Camilo Pardo and his team did an incredible job designing this car
If college history classes was half as well prepared and entertaining as Cammisa and this show, I’d have graduated.
Been waiting for an episode on this beauty forever ! Great work !!
Jason Cammisa Revelations needs it's own sub-channel - these are the ones that I seek out.
It's refreshing to hear someone telling exactly what happened. I'm 69 and remember all of this . Completely different and now I know the truth. Thanks
Fantastic episode, from Jason on down! I love your production values and the obvious quality you put into each episode.
I loved the original, and was lucky enough to get a ride in this version. A fantastic car for Ford to have actually built. I wish they still did! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
There was a previous review (I believe it was Jay Leno) that explained the federal "safety rules" that required the windshield slope and a few other things to change and the car just wasn't going to fit the new rules after 2006. Apparently, the small sales volume didn't warrant a new design and that killed the car. Bummer!!!!!!
As a kid of about 12 I remember seeing one of the roadgoing Mk IIIs (silver-ish) on an Illinois highway in Oakbrook at the corner of Illinois Rte 83 and Roosevelt Road. I did a triple or quadruple take just to make sure I was sure of what I was seeing. That memory has stayed with me to this day 50-some years later. Fast forward to 2006 where I pass the new GT parked on the street of my hometown. Another round of takes. Instant nostalgia.
Why do I feel like that episode could have been 10 minutes longer and I wouldn't have noticed. Great job, as always.
literally same
Jason and the Hagerty team, this is so amazing. Truly a work of art by you all.
Please do a video on the C6 Z06. Similar performance for less than half the price just a year later. I'd love to know more about how it was developed.
Because it was up to the track. The Z06 won on tracks with fast sweeping curves. The GT won on anything with lots of technical sections. The GT's suspension was tuned for more modern European GT Car spec tracks full of hard breaking into 2nd gear chicanes and 1st gear hairpins. The z06 was tuned for US tracks. It really did matter where you took them. The Z06 would be seconds ahead on one track and seconds behind on another. The GT was built to actually go racing in Europe. Which it did, and won. Something Chevy only looks at sideways sometimes and flirts with when they're trying to bolster their image for some unknown reason the rest of the world doesn't understand, and Ford's been doing for decades. Ford builds for the world market, Chevy for the US. When Ford sets a Ferrari as a bar they plan to actually go race that Ferrari in it's home court and win. Chevy will place the Ford in it's sights without actually having to prove it on the tracks they know the Ford was built for because America won't know any better. They go to Le Mans now, they've even won. But in GTM class, not GTE where Ford has its wins.
@@halycon404 I'm not really that familiar with their Le Mans wins. I was referring to the road car performance exclusively. I own a C6 Z06 and was just curious about its development process since when it came out it hung with the Ford GT road car. Didn't beat it but was very close. If I had 400k in spare change I'd have a GT as well. While I'm not sure about the first years, the Z06 was tuned on the Ring later in its life and did quite well.
@@300cmysrt8 Meh. I used Le Mans as an example. Two cars which you say are similar. But they compete in vastly different classes. I have no doubt if you took a Z06 road car to The Ring or Road America it'd beat a GT road car. Any track that doesn't require low end stability. Corvettes are notorious for snap oversteer there. But if you took them both to Spa? The GT would win. It's about what they are built to do and where. On a spec sheet they are similar. On a US style track they are similar. But the extra money a GT costs is where they aren't similar at all. The reason the GT is an icon everywhere and the z06 isn't is that it can go anywhere and be fast. Any road anywhere in the world. It's balanced across the entire gamut of roads and conditions. It'll be just as stable on a twisty mountain switchback as it will be in a 100mph sweeper. The Z06 gives up that balance for a stat sheet. It can't really compete everywhere. It's more focused.
@@halycon404 I don't think handling balance is required to be an icon. At least not on this channel. That's the only thing I'd disagree with you on. They had a gmc truck on this channel. What is considered an icon is very much subjective so I won't even try to sway someone's opinion on it. I mean they also had the C4 ZR1 on here. That thing is amazing to me but I'd bet a lot of people hate it. I've heard the GT has great balance though. I can confirm that my car easily oversteers. It's fun though. Lol
@@300cmysrt8 - Well, for what it's worth, I enjoyed watching the current iteration of the Ford GT pretty regularly kick the butts of the C7R Corvette at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. This was in the IMSA WeatherTech Series and this Ford GT has a TT V6, which many V8 only fans and unknowing young ones thought was a big mistake by Ford. This V6 powered rocket had 19 victories in the 3 years it raced, as well as one Championship. Sorry boys but Ford has a better idea, to coin an old advertising slogan!
I think I speak for a majority of people when I say we never tire of watching you Jason. You keep people tuned in on what your saying with great enthusiasm always…never boring!🙏
Cars that I would love to see in the future Revelations episodes (feel free to add more)
Ferrari 288 GTO
Honda NSX R
Audi RS2
Fiat Panda
Pajero Evolution
BMW M1
Alfa GTV / GT Junior
DeTomaso Pantera
Volvo 850R
Citroen SM / DS
Honda Beat (Kei Cars History)
VW Phaeton
Vector W8
Lotus Carlton
Maserati Shamal
SLR Mclaren
SLR McLaren mentioned. Based
Jaguar E and F type
Add to this a Saleen S7 - the car that could easily beat Porsche, Corvette, BMW, in imsa & FIA racing (latter 3 cried & complained because they were huge mfg. - SALEEN WAS MUCH SMALLER) AT THE END THE ONLY CAR RACING IN THIS SERIES WAS THE S7!!!! (MADE THEM LOOK RIDICULOUS - THEY ALL CRIED AND WENT HOME!!!!)
Ultima GTR would be a cool addition too I'd say
I absolutely love this series and the driving clips at the end are absolutely awesome. I hope you all keep making revelations forever
I'm a Chevy guy forever, but the Ford GT and GT40 will forever live in my top 5 all time cars
Whaoo, this is another level of production rarely found on youtube. Great great great.
LOVE these - Jason's stuff is so good - the knowledge shared and entertainment values (not to mention production quality!) is through the roof. Great work all around.
Big smile for me at 14:30 when the GT gets a little traction break. Not sure who's driving but it wasn't a big deal. I'd freaked at the thought of putting 400K in the weeds.
It was probably worth differentiating the mk1 from the mk3. The mk1 was essentially a race car for the road (in the most literal sense) with only 30 built in street-legal guise. The mk3 was intended to be a road car from the outset and capitalize on the success of the Mk2 (and, subsequently, Mk4). It wasn't quite as tame as the 1st or 2nd gen Ford GTs that would follow, but it was substantially quieter, softer, and more accommodating than the Mk1 road car.
Cammisa is absolutely at the top of his game., his videos are awesome.
Loved that car, Always wanted one amazing how the prices keep rising and rising
The perfect number plate for the attitude of this car.
The GT is such a timeless car! Surely gonna skyrocket in value some time soon
You mean years ago? Lol
I am nobody and know nothing, but sometimes getting to hear the car start is the icing on the cake.
Cammisa really is in a League of his own(not the movie. But I can see him playing baseball in drag) nobody else comes close to the videos he makes.
by far the greatest automotive presenter on earth, The GOAT
The GN34 looks very much like the inspiration for the Ford Probe as well? (has to win the award for best worst car name) Great video!!! Love these history deep dives!
I commented virtually the same thing. I would've liked to been a fly on the wall in the meeting when they collectively decided it was a good idea to name a car the Probe. Someone should have at least spoke up and said that's a terrible name.
I’ll never forget seeing an article about this when it first came out. I turned around and told my wife “we should get one of these, it will be worth a fortune someday”. She didn’t agree, and we missed out on an icon for $150,000 at the time. This is one of the coolest cars on the planet
Best looking car ever built and i cant fit in it....dream car.
I a, fortunate to be the current caretaker of a 2006 Ford GT Heritage. It is a BEAST. Even under its car cover, it looks good!
Nice coverage! Though I feel super guilty about the Mk II now, I will now look at the Mk IV with a lot more passion. Same might be said for the AC cobra, such a beauty, but looking at all the previous vehicles that looked like it was derived from and that it was more of a British adventure that ford paid for....welll
The best part with the "road-ish going" GT40 was that some customers demanded a radio.
Buuuut with no space in the dash and center console Ford had no option to install one, unless they'd turn it upright and bolt it to the door card.
Which they did.
1) love the Hagerty guidelines! 2) Ford could still be making this GT and selling them. Imagine this with the Voodo or GT500 engine! This is the one to get! I don’t understand the draw of the Hoover v6 gen 2 GT.
Why would Ford want to go to the huge expense of making the GT when there are at least 2-3 companies offering custom made GT replicas?
@@Loulovesspeed ummmmm to make money.
@@TheUsmc0802 - Very little profit margin in these expensive, limited production vehicles. The design, tooling and production of these cars is expensive, as is the technology used in them. It is really little more than a marketing tool that Ford produces to show what they are capable of making, rather than a vehicle that will be sold in the hundreds of thousands like its typical line of consumer vehicles. By the way, the "Hoover V6" second gen Ford GT will leave this one in the proverbial dust quite easily. In fairness, the '05, '06 GT was not built as a race car. The current one was. The current GT is so much more technologically advanced it makes the '05, '06 GT seem like a Model T in its construction and features.
Jason, well told story!!! Here's mine
I had my cash and walked into Sunrise Ford in Fontana CA to buy the GT that they had sitting in the showroom. Dropped $25K on the sales manager desk just to show I was serious enough to warrant a test drive........ We all got excited and walked over car to make it happen.... The bad news, at 6'4", I didn't fit, not even close... Had the seat pushed back, laid back and my head was still imbedded into the roof... The engine wasn't even started.... I left broken hearted...
The good news, a friend of mine bought the car. It spent most of its life in his garage or enclosed trailer. Sold it for more than he paid with only 1600 miles on it. He used those funds to buy a Gen 2 GT, it sits in his garage or enclosed trailer....
60 years later and that is still one of the most beautiful looking cars ever made. Another thing that gets missed is that out of the three Ford teams that won the 1-2-3, fully half of the drivers were from New Zealand. Denny Hulme, who raced with Ken Miles, Chris Amon, and some guy named Bruce...McLaren.
jason, thank you for this, your story telling is unparalleled.
That 05' GT is the greatest American road car car ever in my opinion
Followed closely by the 2016 Dodge Journey
Not gonna lie, you had us in the first half.
Love the POV driving clips at the end of these videos! Thanks Hagerty and Jason!
You don't have to reinvent everything to build a great car. Hey, I'm looking at you BMW. Yes, you.
BMW? The 2019 Ford GT decimated the BMW M8R consistently in IMSA WeatherTech GTLM class racing in the U.S. I don't believe it ever lost to one!
Cammisa is just one of the great automotive storytellers. This was a blast to watch.
When Ford wanted to win Ferrari, they went to Slough, just outside London along the M4, and ordered a GT40 on an industrial state close to the Power station. 😂😂😂.
It’s cute that Jason tried to convince us he’s old enough that he drove carburetor cars in the time that they were all that was available.
Maybe in your car collection, my friend, but I’m roughly your age, and all we’ve got claim to is missing the smell of leaded gas (god, I miss that smell).
My 1984 Thunderbird was a POS but it always started (even though I didn’t have A/C, power door locks or windows, or even a passenger mirror… oh, and I was only able to rock tunes with an AM/FM radio… it didn’t even have a tape deck).
Absolutely LOVE these videos, despite my jokes. Please keep it up!!! ❤❤❤
Didn’t Clarkson own one of these…
This is the car of my dreams, the beautiful lola lines, the insane horsepower, but most of all, that sound, that majestic growl in 3rd gear.
Yeah. Ask Clarkson. 😂
Outstanding, highlight of my month long worth of car vids. Thanks to Mr Cammisa and Co.
Never been fortuned to have driven one, but it seems that they're awesome on that too. It did the final 5 of the 200th issue of EVO magazine called, "The Best Car we've ever driven".
Another awesome episode Jason, Thank you!
"It's not even a contest" is all you need to say!!! Great story. Well edited. Terrific production.
That's a side of the story I always wondered about. Glad someone with enough NUGGETS mentioned it.
On to the next Hagerty video.
So glad you mentioned Lola. Thank you! 👍