2017 GT350R Build Question

[agallun]

Evening

My dad got news today that he secured a build slot for the 2017 build year for a GT350R. He is obviously excited, but he is looking to find out more about the "ideal spec" for a GT350R in terms of the car maintaining/increasing in value over the next decades. I don't think he ever plans on selling it, but life has a way of taking unexpected turns.. Also, if the car ever gets passed down, who knows, maybe my brother and I would look to sell it at the 2050 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale (kidding)..

Any advice would be great, thanks!

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[Bender]

Screw what other people may want. Tell him to get what makes him happy now. Also make sure his dealer verifies that it is actually a GT350R allocation. Dealers think the registered trademark logo means it a GT350®(its not). Also if the dealer has paid for an allocation have the sales manager email the regional rep to confirm if it's a R model. They can order it, but Ford will not build it w/o a specific R allocation. Many people here have gone through this at the dealers

If all pans out then Congrats to your pop!

 

[Grunholle]

Evening

My dad got news today that he secured a build slot for the 2017 build year for a GT350R. He is obviously excited, but he is looking to find out more about the "ideal spec" for a GT350R in terms of the car maintaining/increasing in value over the next decades. I don't think he ever plans on selling it, but life has a way of taking unexpected turns.. Also, if the car ever gets passed down, who knows, maybe my brother and I would look to sell it at the 2050 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale (kidding)..

Any advice would be great, thanks!

Assume it's going to be a garage queen if there's such an interest in value retention as anything driven will certainly drive down the resale, why not do what Canepa did, all white, I think it really suits the R, that and order it with the radio delete. DONE. :cheers:

 

[Spacebird]

It's total speculation, of course, by I think that future buyers/collectors will look for a few things:

1) Chassis numbers. HR350 will carry a premium. Probably not a significant one, but some. You can't do anything about securing a "good" chassis number.

2) Colors. Oxford White with Blue stripes is a classic Shelby combo. On the 2016 Rs it's also not the most common color. I'd argue that Avalanche Gray will be desirable in the future as it's a Shelby-only color.

3) Rarity. The only way to make the Shelby rare is to delete the Electronics Package and give it an uncommon color. The least common 2016 was a 1 of 1 Triple Yellow R sans Electronics Package. But don't confuse rarity with also being desirable; they were rare at time of manufacture for a reason.

 

[agallun]

It's total speculation, of course, by I think that future buyers/collectors will look for a few things:

1) Chassis numbers. HR350 will carry a premium. Probably not a significant one, but some. You can't do anything about securing a "good" chassis number.

2) Colors. Oxford White with Blue stripes is a classic Shelby combo. On the 2016 Rs it's also not the most common color. I'd argue that Avalanche Gray will be desirable in the future as it's a Shelby-only color.

3) Rarity. The only way to make the Shelby rare is to delete the Electronics Package and give it an uncommon color. The least common 2016 was a 1 of 1 Triple Yellow R sans Electronics Package. But don't confuse rarity with also being desirable; they were rare at time of manufacture for a reason.

Thanks for the info, another question... How many gt350r's are they planning on producing every year? Is the number known?

 

[stanglife]

Assume it's going to be a garage queen if there's such an interest in value retention as anything driven will certainly drive down the resale, why not do what Canepa did, all white, I think it really suits the R, that and order it with the radio delete. DONE. :cheers:

Naaaahh, don't do that. It looks horrible!

 

[Spacebird]

Thanks for the info, another question... How many gt350r's are they planning on producing every year? Is the number known?

~500. 475 were produced as 2016 models. There were only 37 2015s.

 

[Hack]

For the best resale value I would load it up with every option and buy a color that is new for 2017. The new red is my favorite. I personally would buy it with a black roof and no stripes, but I can't tell you whether that will help resale or not.

 

[xt6wagon]

Plain white likely will have the best resale. No stripes will be rare, easy for a buyer to add stripes if they want it.

Shame Competion orange isn't around anymore, I think I'd pick that for an R I was going to drive vs collect. That or Triple Yellow.

 

[machsmith]

I'd just build it to his taste. In reality the R is rare regardless of what color you choose. White is most common but even then with anything added at all your looking at less than 100 made/MY. Thats still a low number.
Id just buy a car with the thought of it losing money as it most likely will. Drive it and enjoy it for what it is.

 

[Tomster]

Are you buying it to put it in a garage and never drive it? I plan to take my '17 R and keep the miles off, but still enjoy it. I will use my '16 track pack to track and enjoy.

Bottom line, get what you want. To hell with speculation and future worth because it will probably be a long while before you realize it (if you ever do).

Been there done that ('17R avalanche grey black stripes and black roof on order). That's what I want and I don't care about speculation.

 

[stanglife]

I'd just build it to his taste. In reality the R is rare regardless of what color you choose. White is most common but even then with anything added at all your looking at less than 100 made/MY. Thats still a low number.
Id just buy a car with the thought of it losing money as it most likely will. Drive it and enjoy it for what it is.

For Rs, I believe the chart shows that black was the most common color for 2016. White is second.

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