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With many of our members having been able to secure an allocation and being able to order the very rare "Painted Over The Top Racing Stripes" (Option Code 47W) for their new 2020 GT500 I wanted to get some sort of understanding as to how this process unfolds especially with a Suggested Retail Price of $10,000.
I do not profess to have all of the answers for this process at this time but will do my best to pass along what information that I do have and if others on our forum can add to my information and/or comments that would be terrific.
Step one of course is to get steel formed into a Mustang shell/body and then sent directly to the paint booth and painted the appropriate body color and at some point once the body is painted the clear coat process would take place prior to heading down the assembly line to become a rolling chassis and installation of the suspension engine, transmission and interior.
In the case of the Painted OTT Stripe optioned cars once the body has been painted and left the paint booth the clear coat process is then skipped with the body heading down the assembly line in order to become a rolling chassis.
Once the car has become a rolling chassis it will then be loaded up and shipped to Team Penske's paint facility located not far from the FRAP whereby the already painted rolling chassis will be hand prepped and hand painted with OTT Stripes after which time the rolling chassis will return to the FRAP for further assembly.
After the rolling chassis returns to the FRAP it will return to their paint booth at which time the clear coat process will then take place with the rolling chassis then continuing on down the assembly line for installation of the engine, transmission and interior.
My initial thoughts were that Team Penske would handle the complete OTT Painted Stripe process including the clear coat application but it is now my understanding that the FRAP will complete the clear coat process themselves.
This past weekend I was able to observe and closely inspect a Rapid Red Metallic GT500 with Painted Black OTT Stripes and came away very impressed with the look, feel and final outcome on this Pilot Production car namely "PP0021".
If this Pilot Production GT500 is any indication of the work and final result that we can expect for option code "47W" I suggest that everyone that ordered this cool option will be very happy with the outcome.
Again, I do not profess to have all of the answers for this option code process but do have some knowledge of the process therefore wanted to pass along what I presently understand at this time in the spirit of helping those who have ordered this very rare option.
I do not profess to have all of the answers for this process at this time but will do my best to pass along what information that I do have and if others on our forum can add to my information and/or comments that would be terrific.
Step one of course is to get steel formed into a Mustang shell/body and then sent directly to the paint booth and painted the appropriate body color and at some point once the body is painted the clear coat process would take place prior to heading down the assembly line to become a rolling chassis and installation of the suspension engine, transmission and interior.
In the case of the Painted OTT Stripe optioned cars once the body has been painted and left the paint booth the clear coat process is then skipped with the body heading down the assembly line in order to become a rolling chassis.
Once the car has become a rolling chassis it will then be loaded up and shipped to Team Penske's paint facility located not far from the FRAP whereby the already painted rolling chassis will be hand prepped and hand painted with OTT Stripes after which time the rolling chassis will return to the FRAP for further assembly.
After the rolling chassis returns to the FRAP it will return to their paint booth at which time the clear coat process will then take place with the rolling chassis then continuing on down the assembly line for installation of the engine, transmission and interior.
My initial thoughts were that Team Penske would handle the complete OTT Painted Stripe process including the clear coat application but it is now my understanding that the FRAP will complete the clear coat process themselves.
This past weekend I was able to observe and closely inspect a Rapid Red Metallic GT500 with Painted Black OTT Stripes and came away very impressed with the look, feel and final outcome on this Pilot Production car namely "PP0021".
If this Pilot Production GT500 is any indication of the work and final result that we can expect for option code "47W" I suggest that everyone that ordered this cool option will be very happy with the outcome.
Again, I do not profess to have all of the answers for this option code process but do have some knowledge of the process therefore wanted to pass along what I presently understand at this time in the spirit of helping those who have ordered this very rare option.
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