Last Call: Ford Opens Final Build Slots for Track-Only GT Mk IV

[Desmond Milligan 0]

Ford Performance is giving buyers one final chance to secure a new Ford GT—so long as they plan to keep it on the track.

The Blue Oval’s performance arm said its order book remains open for the last available build slots of the GT Mk IV, a limited, track-only send-off for the second-generation GT supercar. Most examples are already spoken for, but Ford set an Oct. 15 deadline to place orders for the remaining cars. Pricing starts at $1.7 million.

The Mk IV caps a modern GT saga that began with the 2004–06 rebirth of the Le Mans–winning GT40, a run that produced 4,038 street cars. Ford revived the nameplate again in 2016 for a second generation and planned a total of 1,350 road-legal cars through 2022. As that run wound down, the company announced an unanticipated finale: the GT Mk IV, built in tribute to the GT40 Mk IV that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967—the only American-built and -operated overall Le Mans winner.

Just 67 Mk IVs will be hand-built by Ford’s longtime racing partner Multimatic in Canada. Unlike the street GT, the Mk IV is designed exclusively for closed-course use, with an emphasis on aero efficiency and outright pace. The car adopts a carbon-fiber “longtail” body featuring an extended rear section and a fixed rear wing, along with additional race-derived aerodynamic elements. Ford says the package also deletes paint on exposed-carbon panels in some specifications to save weight.

Power comes from a 3.8-liter EcoBoost V-6 mated to a six-speed dual-clutch transaxle. Output is rated at 820 horsepower—roughly 160 more than the standard road-going GT—backed by an upgraded adaptive suspension tuned for track performance.

The GT line traces its roots to Ford’s four straight Le Mans victories from 1966 to 1969, a rivalry with Ferrari that cemented the GT40 in motorsports history. The Mk IV’s name and production number pay direct homage to the 1967 winner and its era. While Ford has not disclosed production timing beyond earlier guidance targeting deliveries by next year, Wednesday’s announcement underscores that a handful of cars remain unclaimed.

Prospective buyers interested in the last factory-built evolution of the modern GT—and willing to forgo license plates—have a closing window to act. Ford Performance said the order portal will remain open until Oct. 15 or until the final slots are filled.

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