I knew it would be a wait, since Ford does not build the Performance Package Dark Horses over the winter. This is the first car I have ever custom ordered, so it is a big deal for me.
Depending on actual touchdown date you may wind up with one of the first 2025 Dark Horse HP cars delivered. I haven’t heard of a single one spotted on the streets yet and given how early they seem to shut down a current year’s production I was starting to wonder if any 2025 HP cars would even be built.
They only build handling pack cars in the warmer months to start with. Early on in the S650 production the whole line got shut down for quality control issues, followed by component shortages for the handling pack. Your build priority code also plays a lot into how fast you get into the production line as well. I ordered my car on 28 March 23 and didn't take delivery until 6 Nov 24. I also had a priority code of 19, which is pretty low in the pecking order of build priority. There are some orders that will just never make the cut to get built unfortunately.
The dealer didn’t have HP an allocation plain and simple.
They usually just swap allocations
You might not want the car if you saw it being built. I've spent more time in Ford assembly plants than I want to remember as the head of a Tier 1 supplier to them. At the time, they cheated on their SPC charts, had paint issues that they still have today (orange peel), and there are too many "force fits". They also likely have a "hospital" for finished cars that need repairs due to poor assembly. A well made car doesn't need to go to a "hospital". The Corvette assembly plant is in the same situation, just different problems, mainly electrical.
