A 57-year-old electrician who worked at a General Motors for 37 years has purchased a $175,600 Ford GT, the Associated Press reported late last week. Wearing jeans and a worn t-shirt, David Leeder strolled into a Boucher car dealership to pickup his limited edition 550 hp tungsten silver Ford GT. The price tag? $175,600. He said he fell in love with the car when he first saw photos of it, and later decided to buy it as an investment and for pure joy. While a typical car is rarely an investment, the Ford GT is not only a supercar, it was also recently prematurely discontinued — two factors that could make it a collector’s item one day.
“It will probably shock a lot of people that I know,” he said — his wife included. “Oh, she’s a wonderful woman. She’s very understanding … But maybe not about this.”
He said the price is three times what he paid for his house.
The car can reach 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 210 mph.
06/19, 5:05 PM
posted by:
JCwhitless
Have fun parking this in your Chevy/GMC factory parking lot!!
/Greenbay packer keychains be danglin’ as they scratch
//people from Janesville are evil
06/19, 5:06 PM
posted by:
Tommy
So this is what one UAW worker did with their buyout. Wonder how others are spending their money.
06/19, 5:13 PM
posted by:
Renton
Good for him. I hope he enjoys it.
Too bad he did not work for Ford, he would have to have paid the dealer markup. Ford allows its employees to buy cars below invoice. I think.
I hate it when dealers just try to fark you in the arse with their “market adjustments”
I know BMW does not allow their dealers to do this.
06/19, 5:20 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
give it a few years…they dont become classics in 2weeks. im sure in 2035 he will be laughing allt he way to the bank
06/19, 5:26 PM
posted by:
swe
2035? when he is 86 years old?
i bet his children will be happy though
06/19, 5:41 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Wise man…I’m happy for him.
I love to read stories about regular guys (no “suits”) making their dreams come true.
06/19, 5:52 PM
posted by:
Surya
Hell yeah! Great job dude! Too bad this car was a limited run. I would have loved to own one…prob would have been able to in the next couple of years with wise planning but oh well! Congrats!
06/19, 5:59 PM
posted by:
Cartman
And I thought I was cynical…. The guy worked for 50 years and bought his dream car. I bet he appreciates it more than most owners who have it alongside a stable of other dust gathering exotics. I say kudos to him for living his dream.
06/19, 6:02 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
congrats, mr. GM electrician.
you inspire us all!
06/19, 6:16 PM
posted by:
V V
Great for him. People like him I respect a lot. He worked his life and now when he is older he can have his dream car. God bless him and hope him the best.
06/19, 8:40 PM
posted by:
Thing2
hope he doesn’t crash….
06/19, 9:07 PM
posted by:
Bill Ford
I gave him the certificate for ‘A’ Plan…..
06/19, 10:52 PM
posted by:
Captain America
what a great story, he’s very deserving of his dream car!
06/20, 12:38 AM
posted by:
firesq157
Who cares what he does whit his money, hmmm its HIS.
The guy could be living on bread and water for all I care. How many out here buy 80 thousand $ plus import cars and you don’t even own your own homes or have any savings accounts or retirement accounts. Good for him.
06/20, 1:24 AM
posted by:
stuart
show you how bad GM has it when their own workers rather buy the main compititions vehicles.
06/20, 7:01 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
Small wonder the big 3 are in trouble. You are paying your simpleton high grads way to much money when they can afford $175k cars.
06/20, 9:11 AM
posted by:
Captain America
he had to save his money for 40 years to afford it, obviously your the simpleton.
06/20, 10:38 AM
posted by:
Gby
“he had to save his money for 40 years to afford it, obviously your the simpleton”
You can’t even spell “you’re” correctly, looks like you are the simpleton plus retard.
06/20, 10:50 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
He should have bought a Vette instead. Big waste of $$$ here. Ford sucks, GM rules!!!
06/20, 10:59 AM
posted by:
JA
That’s great. I am happy for anyone who can get something they dream about. I hope he has many years of fun with it and makes a bundle off it 20 years down the road when it’s worth about a 100k more then he paid for it.
06/20, 12:44 PM
posted by:
E
I wonder if he was able to use his employee discount.
06/20, 3:09 PM
posted by:
kmoney
If you work for your money and get what you want with it, then nobody can call you an idiot. Good for him.
06/20, 3:10 PM
posted by:
ss
i dont think the msrp was ever 275k…when they 1st came out dealers were makring them up like mad to well over 200k. but give it some time. the car is still in the spotlight. after a few years.
06/20, 3:18 PM
posted by:
J
25, why would he be able to use a GM employee discount on a FoMoCo vehicle?
06/20, 9:14 PM
posted by:
JD
Where will he install the gun rack and Yosemite Sam mudflaps?
06/21, 4:34 AM
posted by:
BMW850
Saved up 40 years for this…He must really like the car otherwise I see a ton of better use of that money. Good for him nevertheless. It’s pity people can not say anything nice in here. If it’s Ford he wants, so be it, who the hell cares. Go mind your own business.