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I vote for 5K each. [....]
the contract volume for 1966 was apparently 250 engines so set-up fees
would be less significant, and the design and tooling already paid
for.
The stated cost I found was
$4300. Thus, the oft-reported sales price of $2K - 3K per
unit was probably a loss-leader.
Due diligence: this
figure comes from a Special Vehicle Activities' report. It was
formally presented to Ford Division's Operating Policy Committee on
July 13, 1965 - likely by the head of SVA, himself, Jacques
Passino. The report lays out all their proposed expenditures for
the 1966 model year.
I'm betting most of you aren't familiar with
SVA. Basically, they were responsible for handling Ford's
race-related programs. This means they had their fingers in lots of
pies: from engine development to race-team support to parts
procurement. SVA wrote the checks for building all
those Boss 429s, oversaw the Shelby program...they even bankrolled
the whole GT-40 effort.
So, you can see they were in a perfect position
to know exactly how much a 'cammer' cost. I have no reason to doubt
its accuracy. But its important to note that the $4300 figure (as
Shoe mentioned) probably does not reflect amortized
expenditures for tooling, R&D, etc. If it did, undoubtedly it would
be several times higher.
Hope this helps.
Mr
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