What Is It?
Ford GTX-1 Roadster
What's Special About It?
Hacking the roof off a perfectly good coupe is usually the quickest way to screw it up, but there was no hacking involved in the creation of the GTX-1 Roadster. Conceived as a tribute to the Ford GTX-1 racecar that won Sebring in 1966, this concept was brought to life by Kip Ewing, the engineering supervisor on the Ford GT program.
Kip worked on the design and engineering of the GTX-1 on his own before getting the go-ahead from Ford management to find a way to build it. Instead of sucking up precious SVT engineering time, Kip turned to Genaddi Design, an aftermarket company that specializes in lobotomizing high-end sports cars. Together they came up with a system that allows this GT to take three different forms.
With all four of the roof panels in place, the GTX-1 looks like a standard GT coupe. Remove two of the panels and you've got yourself a GT with T-tops. Take off the last two pieces and there's nothing left but a wide-open roof with specially designed buttresses that blend right into the seatbacks. Like we said, this was no hack job.
As cool as the new top system makes this car look, it also has a laundry list of aftermarket parts. There are unique 19- and 20-inch wheels, Pirelli PZero Rosso tires and coil-over shocks. The brake system uses aluminum Brembo calipers and two-piece rotors and the exhaust is from Borla. The interior features carbon-fiber Sparco seats and new trim from WK Industries.
And unlike most concepts this one could be yours. Cough up your own GT and the designers at Genaddi say they'll be happy to make a GTX-1 just for you.
What's Edmunds' Take?
Most convertible exotics look odd with their tops taken off. The GTX-1 may be one of the few that actually looks better. — Ed Hellwig
Ford GTX-1 Roadster
What's Special About It?
Hacking the roof off a perfectly good coupe is usually the quickest way to screw it up, but there was no hacking involved in the creation of the GTX-1 Roadster. Conceived as a tribute to the Ford GTX-1 racecar that won Sebring in 1966, this concept was brought to life by Kip Ewing, the engineering supervisor on the Ford GT program.
Kip worked on the design and engineering of the GTX-1 on his own before getting the go-ahead from Ford management to find a way to build it. Instead of sucking up precious SVT engineering time, Kip turned to Genaddi Design, an aftermarket company that specializes in lobotomizing high-end sports cars. Together they came up with a system that allows this GT to take three different forms.
With all four of the roof panels in place, the GTX-1 looks like a standard GT coupe. Remove two of the panels and you've got yourself a GT with T-tops. Take off the last two pieces and there's nothing left but a wide-open roof with specially designed buttresses that blend right into the seatbacks. Like we said, this was no hack job.
As cool as the new top system makes this car look, it also has a laundry list of aftermarket parts. There are unique 19- and 20-inch wheels, Pirelli PZero Rosso tires and coil-over shocks. The brake system uses aluminum Brembo calipers and two-piece rotors and the exhaust is from Borla. The interior features carbon-fiber Sparco seats and new trim from WK Industries.
And unlike most concepts this one could be yours. Cough up your own GT and the designers at Genaddi say they'll be happy to make a GTX-1 just for you.
What's Edmunds' Take?
Most convertible exotics look odd with their tops taken off. The GTX-1 may be one of the few that actually looks better. — Ed Hellwig
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