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Modern-day supercars: 1,500-horsepower animals that double as daily drivers
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When Karl Brauer s brand-new Ford GT arrived at his home in Southern California in 2005, it had 7 miles on the odometer.
Brauer and his supercar traveled near and far: Los Angeles, Monterey, the Pacific Coast Highway, Salt Lake City.
He and his wife even took it to Denver, a 15-hour drive, for his high school reunion. It was so durable. I drove it everywhere, Brauer told ABC News. The car was engineered to go around racetracks and do long distance drives. I didn t treat it like a delicate rare Russian Fabergé egg.
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Replay Video UP NEXT When Karl Brauer s brand-new Ford GT arrived at his home in Southern California in 2005, it had 7 miles on the odometer. Brauer and his supercar traveled near and far: Los Angeles, Monterey, the Pacific Coast Highway, Salt Lake City. He and his wife even took it to Denver, a 15-hour drive, for his high school reunion. It was so durable. I drove it everywhere, Brauer told ABC News. The car was engineered to go around racetracks and do long distance drives. I didn t treat it like a delicate rare Russian Fabergé egg.