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Hi Everyone - This is my very first post. I just picked up a brand new 2016 GT350 Track Pack in Deep Impact Blue. Needless to say, I'm in the honeymoon period with this car and absolutely love it! My current other car is a Porsche 911, which I've owned for more than 7+ years. I never thought I would love another car as much (or perhaps more), until Ford made this beast!
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My GT350 is a June 2016 build, chassis G55XX. I thought I read that the 2017s started production in June and that Ford was only producing about 5000 MY16 cars. So I'm wondering if my car was one of the last '16MY cars to be built? I think my car might be one of the very last GT350's in Deep Impact Blue with the Track Pack option (maybe even the very last one?! - I wish...)

Does anyone know that actual production numbers or the last MY16 chassis number?

Anyway, without further ado, here's a pic. I'm happy to have joined the club! :D
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Grats man, gd I love that color. And the sun hitting your lower fascia made me think you got it in white, I was like confused for a minute there.
 

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Nice color, it was the other side of my coin toss color choice.
 

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WOW and WOWeeee!
Did the dealer install the front license bracket and did you request it?
 

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Congrats on your acquisition. She's a beauty. After breaking in the engine get her to a track to find out what all the hubbub is about!
 

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So what is you chassis number. The xx is cryptic. Awesome car. I wish I had your coolers.
 
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WOW and WOWeeee!
Did the dealer install the front license bracket and did you request it?
The car was on the showroom floor with the front and back license brackets already on. Not a big deal to me. In fact, I probably would have asked them to install it in any case. The car already looks like a cop magnet, so one less thing to be worried about. LOL.
 
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So what is you chassis number. The xx is cryptic. Awesome car. I wish I had your coolers.
Didn't mean to be cryptic, just couldn't remember the last two digits when I posted. My chassis is G5516.
 
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Congrats on your acquisition. She's a beauty. After breaking in the engine get her to a track to find out what all the hubbub is about!
Thanks! Yeah, can't wait. Other than what's written in the owner's manual, any tips for breaking the car in?
 

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For a lot of opinions there is a topic in this forum with many pages.

As for myself I loaded the engine up to 6k a handful of times after 30 miles and before 100 miles. Took a long road trip, about 500 miles, during which I varied rpm often but didn't exceed 6k.

After that I loaded it a handful of times to 7k between 100 miles and 1000. Performed an oil change and now I drive as I please. Engine uses zero oil. Never had the dipstick level drop.

Early mod is air oil separator which had collected a couple of ounces to date. Car currently has 3k miles.

Well it's time for me to head off to an autocross. Dam this car is fun! Enjoy yours!
 

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Based on the last registry I've seen, there were 5522 GT350's produced for 2016, of which 139 were deep impact blue track pak.
 

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Based on the last registry I've seen, there were 5522 GT350's produced for 2016, of which 139 were deep impact blue track pak.
Can you send a link to the last registry? Or PM me if you aren't "allowed" to post the link. . .
 

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Wow sounds like you may have the last DIB. Very close at least. Congrats. That is the best color.
 

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Excellent! It was going to be white with blue, or blue with white for me. Seriously considered Grabber + White for 2017 too.
 

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Enjoy! Most likely one of the last...
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