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While picking up a van for my moving day from his work, my father said "Let's go check out the GT". We drive over to the part of Wixom Assembly that is assembling the vehicle and when I walk in it's like something out of a movie. No less than 30 GT's were waiting for final inspection/delivery in the building. I quickly prevented myself from soiling my pants and started to inspect the one closest to me. Two coolant resevoirs (one for intercooler) and a giant roots charger greeted me in the rear. I introduced myself to them both and proceeded to meet the giant 315/40ZR19 rear tires. After much introduction my father informed me that I would be going on the pre-delivery test drive with a technician. Again I prevented a soilage and met the test driver who had driven them on a test track doing four wheel drifts around corners. The comment sheet for the test drive had a simple messsage: "Ford GT Test Loop: ~25 miles. Obey all traffic laws and be courteous" Unfortunately the first 10-15 miles the engine does not go into boost (for break-in) so the first few miles were spent watching everyone else stare at the car. After that the test driver informed me we were going to do a "hose blowoff test" at which point I experienced a gravity shift toward the rear and noticed the boost gauge instantly spring to 15+ psi from 3,000 RPM up to the 9,000 redline. We took some turns and returned to the plant, but at this point I required new pants so I thanked the driver and quickly exited the building. Almost ironically this was the one time I did not have my camera, so next time I head to the plant I will definatley be armed with photographic devices. Now if I can just sell both my houses I might be able to get one!