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2013-14 Shelby GT500
How Many Will be Built?
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<blockquote data-quote="USV8PWR" data-source="post: 12046301" data-attributes="member: 134833"><p>I respectfully disagree with Chris but I know he has a lot of good inside information and sources. When I was looking to order one in early June I was repeatedly told by some very honest dealer owners that less than 4,000 would be made, they only had 1, 2, or 3 allocations, etc., etc. Plus we have a vendor on here who has came out and told us how many units for the blower Ford had him bid on. Again it was less than 4K a year. Now, we have Farmboy's awesome info which again shows 3,725 units. Finally let's not forget that the 2013 Mustang model year will be very short, because the 2014 Mustang model year will also be very short, because Ford wants to get the all new Mustang out just in time for it's 50th anniversary. The 2013 and 2014 Shelby GT500 is just a send off of the old platform and will not have the build numbers of the previous years because of the short model years.</p><p></p><p>Now here is my speculation as to why Ford is limiting these cars. Since the first modern Shelby GT500 in 2007 Ford has not limited them, unlike the old Cobras of the 90's. They built as many could be sold plus 1...at least I think that was the motto. The greedy dealers kept ordering and ordering thinking the 07's would be some kind of one off collectible and therefore asking huge markups whether or not they had the car already sold. Then the 08 model came around and Ford introduced the limited Shelby GT500KR. This in turn put a lot of dealers in a tight spot with their unsold 07's sitting around as who then thought the 07 was going to be worth a whole lot??? So the dealers next jumped on those 08 & 09 KR models and hoarded them with huge ADMs. I know one Western KY Ford dealer who was asking like $75K over sticker for his 08 KR and it sat and sat, and is still in the showroom til this day! Why you ask? Because then came the 2010 model with the same enhancements of the 2008 KR for a lot less money which made the 08's, with the exception of some apparence stuff, less desireable. And then again the 2011 model was better than the 2010. All the while many of the dealers who were just blindly ordering cars and asking huge markups felt the pain when trying to unload them a year or even two or more later against newer Shelbys that were more capable and had more features! The best example is the new 2011 and 2012s sitting on the lot when Ford announced the 2013 model! I'm sure this has ticked off a lot of dealers...as it did with some of the customers who thought they were buying the greatest ever to be built at the time. LoL!! </p><p></p><p>With this new ordering system on the 2013/2014, Ford has the fantastic ability to control the number of cars actually produced to ensure for 1) that the car holds it's value better and for 2) the dealers actually have a chance to make some good money on the car if they choose to do that and they have a buyer willing to pay their asking price. Everyone wins this go around, both us and the Ford dealers who agree to sell them. Remember, Ford is not trying to make a huge profit on these cars. Yes they make money off them. But the Shelby's real purpose of being created is to attract attention and enthusiasm to the whole Ford brand, which in turn makes lots and lots of money for them. </p><p></p><p>Just a financial guy's point of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="USV8PWR, post: 12046301, member: 134833"] I respectfully disagree with Chris but I know he has a lot of good inside information and sources. When I was looking to order one in early June I was repeatedly told by some very honest dealer owners that less than 4,000 would be made, they only had 1, 2, or 3 allocations, etc., etc. Plus we have a vendor on here who has came out and told us how many units for the blower Ford had him bid on. Again it was less than 4K a year. Now, we have Farmboy's awesome info which again shows 3,725 units. Finally let's not forget that the 2013 Mustang model year will be very short, because the 2014 Mustang model year will also be very short, because Ford wants to get the all new Mustang out just in time for it's 50th anniversary. The 2013 and 2014 Shelby GT500 is just a send off of the old platform and will not have the build numbers of the previous years because of the short model years. Now here is my speculation as to why Ford is limiting these cars. Since the first modern Shelby GT500 in 2007 Ford has not limited them, unlike the old Cobras of the 90's. They built as many could be sold plus 1...at least I think that was the motto. The greedy dealers kept ordering and ordering thinking the 07's would be some kind of one off collectible and therefore asking huge markups whether or not they had the car already sold. Then the 08 model came around and Ford introduced the limited Shelby GT500KR. This in turn put a lot of dealers in a tight spot with their unsold 07's sitting around as who then thought the 07 was going to be worth a whole lot??? So the dealers next jumped on those 08 & 09 KR models and hoarded them with huge ADMs. I know one Western KY Ford dealer who was asking like $75K over sticker for his 08 KR and it sat and sat, and is still in the showroom til this day! Why you ask? Because then came the 2010 model with the same enhancements of the 2008 KR for a lot less money which made the 08's, with the exception of some apparence stuff, less desireable. And then again the 2011 model was better than the 2010. All the while many of the dealers who were just blindly ordering cars and asking huge markups felt the pain when trying to unload them a year or even two or more later against newer Shelbys that were more capable and had more features! The best example is the new 2011 and 2012s sitting on the lot when Ford announced the 2013 model! I'm sure this has ticked off a lot of dealers...as it did with some of the customers who thought they were buying the greatest ever to be built at the time. LoL!! With this new ordering system on the 2013/2014, Ford has the fantastic ability to control the number of cars actually produced to ensure for 1) that the car holds it's value better and for 2) the dealers actually have a chance to make some good money on the car if they choose to do that and they have a buyer willing to pay their asking price. Everyone wins this go around, both us and the Ford dealers who agree to sell them. Remember, Ford is not trying to make a huge profit on these cars. Yes they make money off them. But the Shelby's real purpose of being created is to attract attention and enthusiasm to the whole Ford brand, which in turn makes lots and lots of money for them. Just a financial guy's point of view. [/QUOTE]
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