Hi Shaggy,
I'm not sure what constitutes a "Golden Ticket" so I can't really say for certain. All I know is that I had an original reservation for a First Edition that was never picked up to be built so Ford gave the option to keep the reservation active so it could be applied to a future Bronco order. After some discussions with my dealer, I elected to not place an order for a Bronco last fall based on the speculation that a Raptor version would be revealed late 22' or early 23'. In October, I received another promotion email from Ford as I'm sure many others did indicating some of the upcoming Bronco updates which confirmed a Raptor and Everglades version coming available in limited quantities. Fast forward to late January of this year and I received another email from Ford indicating that "You could be among the first to order the all-new Ford Raptor Bronco" The email requested that I select whether I would be interested and I of course said yes. The email was very clear that there was no guarantee. In mid February I received a follow-up email letting me know that my reservation was selected as being eligible for the opportunity to order the Raptor once the open order banks opened in March.
So, that's the long story behind the process I went through to obtain the option to order. It's been a long couple of years being extremely patient with Ford! Hopefully it all works out in the end and proves to be well worth the wait. Now I'm curious how long it will take to receive it once it goes into production? I'll keep you posted.
