How did this landscaper buy the car billionaires couldn't? 

He said he’s from Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma* nice little place

Met Houston when I sold my 05 GT. He lowballed me... became buddies after he lost a bet on how much I'd sell the GT for, lol. Ed and I have known each other for a decade or so through Lambo-Talk forum. 1320 Kyle and I have been buddies since he would ride in my TT Vipers back in the day at Tx2k. It's really just a small world of car enthusiasts... Thanks for the compliment. I just try to stay real/authentic.

@@andynelson9225 it really is a small world if you go to the bigger events

@@FATmenDRIVEtrucks very nice, 1/5 GTs in Edmond so far :)

Agreed. He was out there just last month (May 2022) and was so cool to talk to. May have to switch my landscaping company to Nelson Landscaping just to help support his addiction. haha

OKC cars and coffee always impresses me

Amen, brother!

To be fair, he didn't want the heritage car ...

@@robwaters8848 I get that, but I’m referring to his overall mentality of getting the car based on his love of the GT and the story that will come with it and him not seeing it as merely another investment opportunity

Huh, thanks to this extension update it looks like I can now see I'm not the only ludbud who follows cars too. Cheers!

If I ever buy an exotic, I'm going to drive it and I'm going to drive it like the engineers intended. I'm not buying a car to park it in my garage and look at it, I'm buying it to enjoy the whole experience. I greatly respect Rowan Atkinson for daily driving his McLaren F1 and using it to run errands. He knew how much it was worth and he didn't care, he loved driving it.

Thanks Johnny:)

Agreed

@@andynelson9225 Andy Nelson did you own a white Lamborghini with a 76 or some number on the side? I remember seeing it in the city a long time ago.

yea, extremely relatable. I remember my biggest struggle during covid was not getting my hyper car delivered so instead I went out and almost bought a Bugatti. What the actual fuck? How is that relatable ... all videos like this should include a part B on a second channel where finances and investments are discussed more in depth to educate people on how they made their money work for them to afford these luxury items.

@@JS-oi5jtthis guy started out like any average Joe, but he was passionate and extremely hard working. He wasn’t born into money, and is still down to earth even after becoming rich. That’s what makes him relatable. Also, this isn’t a finance channel. Why would a car channel go into detail about how to build a landscaping business? There are other channels for that. And just so you know finances aren’t the only things that can bring hardships in life. I couldn’t imagine how stressful it must be to manage a business of his size. Dude is probably working/on standby 24/7.

Times have changed, 50 hours work weeks have a hard time affording an old clapped out muscle car for alot of people. Our money and hard work isn't worth what it use to be.

@@R3AL-AIM My hard work bought me a not as clapped as usual 93 Bonneville ssei. Times sure have changed.

If you listen to him lawn mowing was his entrance. He mainly does design-build work now. Lawn cutting is a good way to get some cash flow but the real money is doing the actual landscaping/hardscaping projects.

I have a turbo foxbody. Runs 9s and it's not a drag car. I know it's no Ford GT but I was only making 15 a hour and this was a few years ago. I know now things have changed but it will all fall back down again. This bubble is going to pop

Thank you for the kind word, Bob!

He also just picked up a spyder 765LT. There’s also a 1/1 green p1 in Edmond as well. Some really cool cars in Edmond

I understand wanting a 1/1 day even tho I’d take the heritage too

he got the car HE wanted, not a popular choice or a profitable one, but the story and the fact he is the only one with that car is pretty special

He *is* connected though like...let's not kid ourselves...

As someone who's talked to Ford high-ups who were on the board that decided the people who got allocated for a GT, I absolutely can. I spoke to the owner of a yellow Ford GT, plate GT17 FMC in the UK back in August at Silverstone. Turns out he's a top employee of Ford UK and the car in particular is the second highest mileage GT in the world. We ended up having a chat for a good 45 to 50 minutes just about the car, and he told me the allocation process was as follows: You can apply to your countries' branch of Ford, so like Ford UK, Ford US, etc. All the names are compiled into a list and sent to the executives of the Ford branch, along with a board of about four other people (for the UK, the gentleman I talked to was on this board) They'll rank people based off of qualities such as, • Will they sell the car early on? This is something Ford won lawsuits over, as you weren't allowed to sell it for a set period, I believe two years • Will they keep it in a garage and not drive it? This one directly ties into the video, and it's a reason a LOT of billionaire collectors were denied, because Ford knew they'd just let the car gather dust. This was, in the gentleman's own words, 'the most important factor in our decision on the person' There were a few more, but I can't exactly remember them. But after being ranked, this list of UK, or French, or German applicants would then be send to Ford USA in Detroit, so that their board (including the Ford CEO) could once again comb the entire list over. If THAT board said yes to you, then you'd get an allocation for a GT. So, I can understand why this man got his GT and especially why he turned down a Heritage. A Heritage Edition would be driven much less, be less unique and would ultimately become a showpiece rather than something driven, which is exactly what Ford wanted in who they picked for the GT. I'm unsure of if the Concierge employees knew anything about this, but what Shaun said about "it'll bring in all the money" contradicts the original ethos of the application process, so it's something that made me think. Sorry about the long comment, but it's some insight into how people got picked to own a GT. I'm at least glad Ford didn't just let anyone buy them and at least wanted people to drive them

What’s wrong with laughing and destroying? World leaders do that all the time

Woke up and chose to hate the world😭

@@Akimbo1313 RU-vid is a tremendous opportunity, IF you stay away from politics AND you can laugh constantly. The destruction is just a lazy option.

Sounds like you’re mad about @whistlindiesel

@@ericstang0519 Here's my take on that channel. It's like Ronnie from my 1st grade class hit it big. He's still the same punk, doing the same stupid s***, but he monitized it, and now our dumbass culture has made him novueriche. [?] But he's still a punk.

I used to live in River Falls, Wisconsin. About 50 years ago there was a news story from the Stillwater area. Someone had inherited their grandfather’s house and we’re stripping the wallpaper off the walls. As the more recent wallpaper came off, they discovered that the walls had been papered with 3M stock. Research indicated that the grandfather had been a 3M employee and when, during the Depression, 3M was unable to pay their employees in cash; some of them had been issued stock. I don’t remember now what the total value was, but the stock was redeemable and nets at the grandson several hundred thousand dollars

@@rodrogers6895 wow, that’s actually incredible

My first job was in Stillwater at the Dairy Queen on main st. Small world!

Warms my heart, Snow Man. Thanks!

Man i said the exact same thing…His by far is the best looking one ive ever seen.

I, too have to agree. That is the best GT I've seen yet. Those stunning HRE wheels set it off no end. 👌

​@@andynelson9225 You nailed the color choice. There aren't enough superlatives to describe how beautiful it came out. The wheels really make it pop. I'll never not want an 05-06 GT myself though, favorite car of all time.

The wheels make the car. That stance as well as the color! Perfection ❤️

Yeah, such a humble guy…

o lord........no......its looking in the garage at THAT!!!!!!work for money as were taught in life......look in garage and look at that.......experience .....lmao......its called( experience ?...no we all worked hard,most of us) but hey...i did it!!!!!! i have a expensive 401k money maker in my garage....bar none.....

@@theewelder Are you having a stroke?

@@schumifannreins295 I think he is

It has become an obsession, and we wouldn´t want it any other way!! LMAO

He meant he's broke

Same dude, same

I'm glad you know the feeling:)

@@christoner2666 that too but its the best kind of broke :)

Thank you sir!

I live in OKC. I want to see this car on the road so bad 🔥

That color might just be the best one for the GT. Just flashy enough and man it really shows those bodylines

He’s owned many cool cars. But the current fleet is pretty amazing this, 765lt, 993 turbo,720s and the best part is he has a young daughter who’s always with him in a car seat. He’s owned the 1/1 Monterey edition ( pink ) SV

But we'll never know because you didn't get an allocation...

@@tjmoneybags what ?

@@okieg8960 something from the video. Idk what it was now. Sorry

Why does everyone downplay the V6? It's still cheap speed, for Christ's sake. And personally, if you have been able to find a nice C6, you should take a look at the late C5 Z06 (03-04s), nice ones go for about 20-25K and it's a good deal: LS engine, 400 ponies, interior's your usual cheap GM plastic from the time, but that's alright lol

Given that Ford was targetting genuine car lovers as buyers, and not just investors looking for an asset to make a short term profit from, it wouldn't surprise me if Ford bumped his build purely because of him turning down the Heritage and why.

@@ScathingMobile exactly. Not to mention his spec was fuckin awesome. Lol

Yeah they gave it to CaptainSparklez a Minecraft RU-vidr who loves cars, who also isn’t afraid to take it driving or to the track

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It’s also stuck in race mode ( intentionally)

Thank you for the kind words, Timothy.

Imagine if manufactures put in minimum milage clauses like how they prohibit trading. Something like 'must average X miles on the car per month over each year, or [manufacturer] can buy it back for sticker price.' With some caveat for shop time. Too many of these class of car just end up rotting away in a museum.

At the last dealer ship I worked for Chrysler. We got a customer was willing to pay major bucks for a Dodge Challenger Demon but only with one condition. That it had to have less than 5 miles. We ordered one and it arrive and all the sales managers also fainted. The car came in with 12 miles. So no deal. This guy that wanted to buy it was a car collector so we was not going to drive it. It was going to be trucked to his garage and put away.

Thanks for the kind words CGJ!

Thanks for your service. :)

when I get my first supercar in a couple years time, ill take you for a ride stranger.

Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice for this country!

what a cry baby. Jesus man do you play the DV card everywhere you go?

@@nothingtoseeheremovealong... Awesomeness

lol I was going to comment the same. Ford knew they had a good fleet customer and GT enthusiast.

He is a better ambassador for Ford than most “influencers ” on social media. He is real person who enjoys his cars and actually drives them.

Amen, Brother!

Something not taught in schools anymore.... cuz its "racist"

Great idea 🙂

That may very well be the plan:)

Over a 10 year span I owned those Vipers. Some of them I flipped to make some money, one of them I flipped (literally) into some trees, some I road raced and some I drag raced... Only kept one long term. Was fun going through them for a decade...

@@andynelson9225 you missed the point completely

@@eggreedgious5194 you missed the point. Work hard, pay wages and try to buy All those vipers (I prefer my Porsches, Komatsu, hitatachis , caterpillars) and be successful enough to have that opportunity. Persons first. Guilty pleasures next. (After a lots of pay bills, work, family whatever). Don’t forget to dream, and be serious to those do need you and to you too. 👆

@@eggreedgious5194 Given that he owned 14 I think he got the point. He likes fast cars and Vipers are a cheap way in.

@@granjaking tl;dr?

Thanks for the kind words, Spartan

@@andynelson9225 You 100% deserve it man ❤️🤟🏼

I'm there almost every month:)

Wish it was longer but I enjoyed it! Looking forward to the next one.

Most enjoyable and well done as always.

#CarTrek7👍 Muy bueno❗#FreeKimmy

My only consolation is that I don't think I'd actually fit in an F40...

I'd go f40

"Dave's not here, Man!

I'm glad the other has stripes at least...

Sure is scraping the very bottom of the barrel lately

@@nicholasdouglas7080 Happily, this guy is not at the bottom of the barrel.

XOXO A R;)

Have to scroll down for 10 mins and then send your email!

Thanks, Sam:)