doublea
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- 2017 GT350R - Triple Yellow
What area in the Midwest? Are you at liberty to say who ended up with it and if we'll see it out and about?Officially there were only 135 Base R models built in total but Ford sometimes will release one of these pre-production Base R models from time to time therefore the total number of the Base R models available to the general public will continue to slowly increase over time.
A good example of a Base R pre-production model becoming available to the general public was when HR001 was turned back in and then sold through Manheim Auctions in Detroit therefore that adding another Base R which the general public now had access to.
After hearing about HR001 being turned back in I searched for that vehicle for about a month before a friend helped me locate that vehicle at a Ford dealership in the Midwest and they were selling HR001 as chassis # 3 based on the VIN ending in "0003" as they were not aware of the chassis plate sequence build on the passenger side dash.
Based on the high asking price and already having enough vehicles in my garage I decided to call a close friend after which time he purchased HR001 and even when the deal was done the dealership still thought they were selling chassis # "3".
I am aware of some other early pre-production Base R chassis numbers from the 2016 MY and the 2018 MY but just not sure if they have been released for sale to date and will keep a close look out for them?
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