First off, these are just my personal opinions and I believe Ford can do whatever they want. I'm just happy that Ford is taking the time and effort to reduce the annoying "car flipping" secondary market. Have you seen ADMs lately? Porsche Orlando had a window sticker dealer addendum of $200K posted on a 911. That's not saying that they sold it for that, but that is a substantial ask, regardless of the variant. Should desirable cars just go to those with the biggest wallets? Should they just sit in collections unused enjoyed by a party of one? Some might say yes, some might say no.
Were some people upset over the Ford GT allocation? Certainly. Will some be upset about the GTD allocation? For sure. Anytime you have limited goods and scarcity, there are going to be plenty who do not get what they want, and some feel they deserve. Some feel that money is always the solution - let the market forces decide.
But Ford is trying another way. And I think, hey, they built the good, they can do whatever they want.
And I think they've learned a lot from earlier attempts. Some decisions perhaps worked better than others. I imagine they have given it significant thought, no matter what method(s) they ultimately decide upon.
The application process for the Ford GT was thought by some to be comparable to being accepted into Columbia University, in terms of acceptance rates. (Roughly 7% was tossed around) Who knows how accurate that is, on both counts, but simply a speculation, don't get too caught up in the actual percentages, it's not the point of the analogy.
Should Ford similarly decide to allocate like an Ivy League university, or near Ivy university, with significantly more demand for enrollment than available spaces, then perhaps they might create baskets of categories. They are not only going to admit those with the highest GPAs and test scores.
These could be whatever qualities they desire in building a community with qualities they desire. For example, athlete, public service, leadership, valedictorians, academic, and even subcategories - Olympian, etc.
For the GTD, this could be both within and outside the car world. So, it could naturally be, car enthusiast, racing team, collector, race car driver, mechanic, instructor, dealer, historian, engineer, suspension technician, museum operator, event organizer. But it could also be those with an interest in cars, but maybe a broad community exposure, rock star, influencer, comedian, videographer, journalist, actor, blogger, etc.
Who knows what these categories will be? And of course, they might not do it this way at all. Just some things to consider.
I have no direct connection to Ford Motor Company and am certainly not an expert on their methods or motivations.
Just an enthusiast.
