created to win - built to last
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exclusive for the GTPGTP - SERIES 2 - SP MODEL
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shelby american, inc.The Series 2 powerplant Warren Mosler went to Carroll Shelby, they drove the car and Mr. Shelby loved it. He recommended the Chrysler 2.2 T3 - 16 valve for the Consulier GTP. Mr. Mosler made the move to the new engine featuring it in the 1st series 2 GTP. The T3 was offered as an upgrade for and Series 2 GTP-SP for an additional $10,000.00 us.
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IMSA Supercar Specimsa/bridgestone supercar safety package The Bridgestone Supercar Championship was a racing event sponsored by Bridgestone and hosted by IMSA. The event was held annually between 1991 and 1995. It featured higher end sports cars such as the Chevrolet Corvette, Porsche 911 Turbo, Mazda RX-7, Nissan 300ZX, Lotus Esprit & the Consulier GTP.
Consulier Industries, Inc. offered an IMSA/Bridgestone SUPERCAR safety package option with their series 2 GTP-SP model. It was an additional $10,782.00 us. |
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Donald Osborne
co-host of the Velocity Network's "What's My Car Worth" is quoted saying: "People are seeking out the best of an era and the best of a type" (quoted from a panel discussion @ the Hagerty Pebble Beach classic & collector car auctions.) |
One of the things that make a collector car stand out above the rest is the documentation (provenance) of the car. The more documentation you have from when it came from the factory and the original owner, the better the history of the car can be confirmed and the more interesting the car becomes to a collector because of that documented history. It separates that car from others and brings value to the table.
This Series 2 GTP-SP was a special ordered & built as a "track day" car, it came with just about every option the factory had for performance and racing including the Shelby Turbo 3 engine & A568 HD transaxle. This vehicle has all of its original documentation that came with it when it was delivered from the factory. (A few are pictured below.)
*You can click any of the photos below to view the document gallery of this Consulier GTP.
all factory manuals Complete with all of the factory manuals that were with the car when it was delivered to the original owner.
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all factory INVOICES Complete order history with factory invoices, MSO, transport docs and other comucation records between the factory and the original owner.
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factory marketing Complete factory marketing folder with articles written about the GTP, factory mailers and flyers w data sheets and other handouts are all in this thick Consulier Motorsports folder. (a few are pictured above)
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A world of Kolor...
World famous motocross apparel designer & AMA Supermoto Champion Troy Lee teams up with House of Kolor to design the paint scheme for "The Last Consulier GTP."
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"Troy Lee"
Wanting his new GTP-SP race car to stand out on the track, the Ohio billionaire contracted the services of world famous designer "Troy Lee" to design the paint scheme. Troy teamed up with House of Kolor and as you can see from these preliminary drawings the paint was going to be as radical as the car!
After the design dust had settled, they decided that as radical & awesome as it was, the designs could not be used if the car was going to be driven on the street. So Troy was asked to redesign a street friendly version. After the a few options the design was decided on and the factory began the paint process.
*NOTE: after the car was painted the shop manager nicknamed the car "The Alien!"
The final design and paint were applied to the GTP in early 1992. As you see from the photos of the car today, the paint is still in fantastic original condition. ...Way... This is the original paint, she does have some small chips, call it patina, you see only when you get up real close to the car but the depth is fantastic for this 26 years old Supercar. This is definitely a car for the preservation class collector.
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Wayne Carini
Of The Velocity Network's "Chasing Classic Cars" is quoted saying: "Collector Automobiles are great investments, they certainly do better then the stock market or C/D and you can go out in your garage and touch it, feel it & drive it. It doesn't get any better than this, Its usable art and I think there's a great future for the collector car industry." (quoted from a panel discussion @ the Hagerty Pebble Beach classic & collector car auctions.) |
suspension Original & unaltered, this GTP's suspension is entact and is exactly as it came from the factory, no modifications even the factory belly pans are intact and in place. This GTP has only 5,586 original miles.
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matching numbers From the aluminium subframes to the engine, transmission & body #'s, all of the ID numbers match and the VIN numbers match and are present in all of their locations. They match with the factory order sheets and invoices.
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preservation condition No expense was spared to maintain the GTP's condition over the past 26 years. The goal was to keep it original over its entire life and ready to drive as it was part of a huge active stable.
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The best of the best
Simply put, it's a preservation car that's best of type and era.
Outside of Consulier Industries one-off creations, if you compare apples to apples than this GTP is the best of what Consulier Industries created. It's a preservation car that's been in the original owners stable for the last 23 years. Warren Mosler was all about the performance, the GTP was built by the stopwatch not by the latest issue of "what's popular" magazine. If that sounds familiar, it should, Preston Tucker & Carroll Shelby were on the same quest.
When you consider the GTP's place in automotive history, the technical advances at the time it was created (1985 to 1992) and you take all those years of improvements to the cars on and off the track and put them into one production car and that car being preserved with everything it came with including its OEM documentation it (this car) truly represents the best factory production car of the era and represents the best of its type in the product line.
When you consider the GTP's place in automotive history, the technical advances at the time it was created (1985 to 1992) and you take all those years of improvements to the cars on and off the track and put them into one production car and that car being preserved with everything it came with including its OEM documentation it (this car) truly represents the best factory production car of the era and represents the best of its type in the product line.
1992 Consulier GTP-SP photo gallery
Click the photo to see the slide show photos.
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Warren Mosler
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It seems everyone has an opinion when it comes to the Consulier GTP. Warren learned early to stay true to his goals and to his visions. "Even if things aren't perfect you can't wait for perfect conditions, if you do you will never get anything done." After the devastating article by a so called popular automotive magazine, based completely on how the car looked, ignoring its performance abilities, superior fuel mileage, NHTSA safety ratings and state of the art composite monocoque construction, caused serious issues for the Consulier sales & marketing team, It all but killed vehicle sales.
That didn't derail Warren, he bounced right back by stepping right into the racing side of the Consulier GTP and stepped hard he did. Leading his team to over 40 + victories across the USA the GTP got a reputation, one for winning, consistently winning and that brought yet again cynical criticism and opinions that were slanted toward banning the GTP & adding weight penalties rather than praise & adoration of not only a new idea, but of the tremendous effort to make it a reality. This is not a story of one man with a vault of cash, (there are plenty of those in Hollywood, CA.) this is a story of man with a vision, an idea and a team of committed people working toward making that idea a reality. It was something good & great and it was exactly that for many that were involved.
Inspection Videos
Equally important to value along with the history & records of this last GTP is the condition and nothing is better than a first hand look at all the important areas of the car. So I've produced some video of the subframes, front and rear, the engine & rear storage compartment, VIN locations and more.
Click the photos to see the inspection videos of the Last Consulier.
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rear subframe |
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Jay Leno
Host of Jay Leno's Garage
" People love sending me letters about weird stuff, but every now and then, there's something that's a little bit more interesting. "The trick is, you can't be a snob. You've got to be open to the weird stuff that has an interesting story."
*quoted from an article in popular mechanics on Sep 30, 2009
Host of Jay Leno's Garage
" People love sending me letters about weird stuff, but every now and then, there's something that's a little bit more interesting. "The trick is, you can't be a snob. You've got to be open to the weird stuff that has an interesting story."
*quoted from an article in popular mechanics on Sep 30, 2009
Owning a Consulier GTP is a privilege, you become a part of an elite and exclusive group that own a slice of time that went against conventionality, an idea that was turned into reality, a car that caused controversy and you actually own a part of racing history!
The Consulier race cars were made the same way as the street cars were, with the same materials from the same molds. They got better with fit & finish as the models progressed and all of the production cars except for the two T3 - 16 valve Shelby cars had the same motors and transaxles, brakes & shocks.
Unlike let's say... Dale Earnhardts NASCAR Monte Carlo, the only thing the GM dealership car had that resembled the flagship race car was the paint job and the emblems. Up until 1990, it was unheard of that you could own a US legal, EPA certified, NHTSA crash tested street car that you drive to work or out on the town, then drive it to your favorite race track (with some added safety modifications) pass a tech inspection, go racing and then drive it back home. There was no bigger proof of that concept than the "One Lap of America" races that the Consuliers were entered in and won on 3 occasions and of course, got kicked out of that series too.
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What came After the Consulier GTP?
On the next installment, the V8 era of Consulier Industries.
The Mosler Intruder & Raptor vehicles and of course, the MT900's...
The Mosler Intruder & Raptor vehicles and of course, the MT900's...
Just in case you're wondering what did come next, here's a great graphic depicting the Consulier & Mosler timeline!
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