Thousands apply to buy a Ford Gran Turismo 'supercar'

Over a one-month period, 6,506 people sent the Ford Motor Company applications to buy a carbon-fiber Grand Tourer via its website www.fordgt.com.

Nearly 2,000 people used the site's web app to choose among colors, wheels and interior themes and build a "virtual" GT.

They were also able to share images of their customized GT on social media sites.

Ford Gran Turismo

Ford says that it is now reviewing applications from those 6,506 applicants and will start notifying potential owners in the next 90 days.

When Ford announced the opening of the application period in April, the company said it would produce a limited number of the high-performance luxury cars and allow for the selected applicants to personalize their cars through a new "concierge" service.

Prices are expected to start in the mid-$400,000s, excluding destination and delivery.

Ford said it would take 500 orders for GT "supercars," to be built in the first two years of production.