Taking its inspiration from the original GTX1 from the late 60s The contemporary GTX1 was originally designed by Kip Ewing in an effort to extend the production run of the modern Ford GT. While his design and business case wasn’t adopted as a regular production program, Kip was able to sell the project to Ford management as a one-off coachbuilt vehicle for the 2005 SEMA show. The car was the undeniable hit of the 2005 SEMA show and was subsequently featured in over 18 magazines, securing 8 exclusive covers and over 68 pages of exclusive coverage. The car has been featured in numerous books on the history of the modern Ford GT, Notably; the GTX1 was driven by Jeremy Clarkson, Britain’s premier automotive personality, who pronounced the car, “…as good as anything I have ever driven.” Since then, over 30 GTX1s have been produced to date; many featuring custom carbon upgrades by Ewing.