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2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Rear Side Doors Open laocexotics

Ford GT Beauty Shots: Series 2

On July 25, 2019

In Ford GT, Ford GT Beauty Shot, Ford GT Carbon Series

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Front Door Open alex-tics

Even in harsh sunlight, the new Ford GT can produce a stunning photograph

For this second series of Ford GT Beauty Shots we’re going to look at a group of photographs taken by a local car photographer known as LA Exotics. His Instagram handle is @laocexotics, and if you want to see more images like this, of just about every modern supercar ever made, check out his feed.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Rear Door Open laocexotics

Dramatic doors are part of the new Ford GT’s trademark look

I like how he positioned the car and his post-production editing. As you’ll keep hearing me say, the new Ford GT in Liquid Blue is one of the best colors I’ve seen. which probably explains why it’s the most popular color people are ordering their new GTs in.

First Drive of My New Ford GT: Palomar Mountain

By Karl Brauer

On July 23, 2019

In Ford GT, Ford GT Beauty Shot, Ford GT Carbon Series, New Ford GT, New Ford GT Ownership

It took awhile to get my 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series fully wrapped in paint-protection film, but when it was done I had an easy first drive target: Palomar Mountain.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Palomar Front

The sun was still shining when I first got to the top of Palomar Mountain

Palomar Mountain is about 80 miles from my house, and depending on the time of day and the day of the week it can be a pain to get there. But the new Ford GT is a very capable track car, which means the only way to really enjoy it on public roads is to find that magic combination of twisty asphalt and minimal traffic. I’ve taken other highly capable cars on this route, making Palomar Mountain an obvious choice on my first free weekend with my new Ford GT.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Palomar Clouds

The images I captured on Palomar Mountain might be the best I’ll ever get of my Ford GT

The route includes a stretch on Ortega Highway in south Orange County, another potentially worthy road for a Ford GT. But traffic is almost always an issue on Ortega Highway, creating a difficult (though not impossible…) opportunity to exercise the GT. After Ortega highway it’s down through Lake Elsinore, onto the southbound 15 freeway and then exiting at California route 76 going east. Most of this drive has great scenery, but the real fun doesn’t happen until arriving at the base of Palomar Mountain.

2019 Ford GT: Fully Wrapped with Paint Protection Film

By Karl Brauer

On July 22, 2019

In Ford GT, Ford GT Carbon Series, New Ford GT, New Ford GT Ownership

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Fully Wrapped

My 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series after being fully wrapped by Envious Detailing

I’ve discovered the beauty of Paint Protection Film, or PPF, over the past 2 years. As a means to protect paint on specialized cars, like my 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series, paint protection film can eliminate damage from small rocks or flying debris, and even greatly lessen damage from larger items that may impact your vehicle.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Paint Protection Film Door

Properly adding paint protection film to any car requires care and precision.

Paint protection film also helps avoid the inevitable dings and scratches that occur on every vehicle, even if it sits in a supposedly safe area and isn’t driven regularly. How many times has a belt buckle or a button on a pair of jeans rubbed against a parked car in a garage or at a show?

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series Paint Protection Film Wheel Well

Paint protection film wraps around body panels to ensure complete coverage

I try to be very careful with my Ford GT Carbon Series, but I know it’s going to be subjected to everything from excited car fans at the local Cars & Coffee to my family members walking past it in our cramped 3-car garage. Knowing it has PPF helps me relax, a little, when I consider these circumstances. And while a Ford GT is an obvious candidate for this kind of protection, it makes sense for any specialized vehicle with potential long-term value or appreciation.

Ford GT Beauty Shots Series 1

By Karl Brauer

On July 19, 2019

In Ford GT, Ford GT Beauty Shot, Ford GT Carbon Series, New Ford GT, New Ford GT Ownership

2019 Ford GT Palomar Mountain — A drive up Mount Palomar and lucky timing resulted in this

If the image above looks familiar, it’s also the (current) header on my website. This shot came at the end of a drive up Mount Palomar in San Diego County, which was actually my first serious drive in my 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series. I’ll chronicle that experience soon, but it was a gloomy day to be in Ford’s supercar…until I reached the summit and broke through the clouds. Then it was epic.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series — My Ford GT on Ortega Highway, with some saturated color thrown in

Anyway, when you have a car with stunning design at the level of the new Ford GT it’s impossible to publish too many photographs. So like a super-sized version of Instagram, I’m going to start doing a regular series of posts that simply show off the New Ford GT’s amazing body lines. The photo above shows my Ford GT in Track Mode with the rear wing deployed. Also a bit of color saturation to emphasize its Liquid Blue.

2019 Ford GT Carbon Series World Debut at SEMA

By Karl Brauer

On July 11, 2019

In Ford GT, Ford GT Carbon Series, New Ford GT

The 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series debuted at SEMA in Leadfoot Gray

I reported on the new 2019 Ford GT Carbon Series when it debuted in Leadfoot Gray at the SEMA show. For that story I simply used the Ford GT press photos, but I was on the SEMA show floor when they pulled the wraps off the Carbon Series, and I captured both photos and video during the process.