Bare-bodied Ford GT supercar prototype looks great on the street

This prototype isn’t as polished as a show car, but we think it’s way cooler

Yes, we realize the covers came off the 2017 Ford GT earlier this year, and there are plenty of gorgeous studio shots (and an increasing amount of technical information) for you to drool over ahead of the car’s release.

But there’s something special about seeing a new supercar on the streets for the first time. Maybe it’s the context -- even if it’s just a mule or a prototype, catching the car in the wild makes the whole program feel real.

Take these photos posted to fordgtforum.com. Pretty cool, right? Snapped in Allen Park, Mich., they show a mean-looking GT without any Ford badges (there’s an empty oval on the snout, though) and some gnarly looking tailpipes poking out the back. 

Note the empty oval on the snout. Photo by Fordgtforum.com

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As a forum member points out, this car isn’t camouflaged -- it's very likely bare composite body panels straight out of the Multimatic Motorsports molds. Note how the doors appear to be a slightly different color. Also, the headlights aren’t quite the same as the ones on the Detroit show car; whether this is a pre-production quirk or an indication of what we can expect on the real thing remains to be seen.

The deep-set vent-incorporating taillights seem to be in place, though, and the car appears to be wearing the same split-five-spoke wheels spotted on the show stand.

Thanks to fordgtforum.com for letting us repost these pictures -- be sure to check them out for tons of GT news, discussion and speculation.

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