I couldn't get Huggers link to play and despite what Gloria thinks I do have to work as well. In the minute I had to look this stuff up I found a summary of the Ford GT problems and history completed by respected automotive writer Wallace A. Wyess at
www.caranddriver.com
Pay special attention to the Roush/Ford remedy for the leaking rear main seals. Speedi-sleeves that was the high tech solution for the leaking rear main seal????
The article first appeared in the June 2005 Car and Driver magazine.