Ford GT Buyer Applications To Resume Later This Year

We’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, but fans looking for something even more extreme can soon apply to purchase a new GT.

According to Motor Authority, Ford will reopen the application process for the supercar in the fourth quarter of 2018. Details are limited, but the website says the process will be the same as before and the company is once again looking for customers who will actually drive the car.

Fans who applied to purchase the car the first time around, and weren’t selected, will reportedly be given an opportunity to update their application and try again. This could be a long shot as Ford received over 7,000 applications the first time and only approved 500 buyers.

Ford will likely release information about the application process this fall, but it wouldn’t be surprising if potential buyers were subject to increased scrutiny. As we have previously reported, Ford has been involved in a number of legal battles with GT owners who violated their agreement to keep the car for at least two years.

The most notable case involved professional wrestler John Cena who settled with Ford last month. The terms of the settlement weren’t released, but Cena publicly apologized to Ford, encouraged other GT owners to “respect the contract” and paid an undisclosed sum to the company which was then donated to charity.

Cena’s GT wasn’t the only one that ended up for sale as another model was auctioned off earlier this year for $1.8 million. The circumstances surrounding that car remain a mystery, but Mecum Auctions’ chief executive suggested there was legal drama surrounding that model as well as.

Regardless of what happens, a Ford spokesperson told the publication the application process won’t be used to fill build slots for customers who cancelled their orders. The spokesperson confirmed a few people did drop out, but their spots have already been filled by people who were placed on a waiting list from the first round of applicants.