Ford just unloaded one of its museum pieces, a 2006 GT decked out in that iconic Gulf blue-and-orange paintjob, for a cool $742,500 at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale shindig. Don’t get it twisted, this wasn’t some fire sale. The Blue Oval’s just playing Tetris with its Heritage Fleet, shuffling around legendary rides to make room for new trophies.
That collection’s no joke – a century’s worth of automotive heavy hitters, from rust-belt rebels to Le Mans killers, all crammed under one roof. Sometimes Ford’s gotta cash in a few chips to keep the lights on, and this GT was one of those sacrificial lambs. Only 343 lucky bastards ever got their hands on this Heritage Edition, a throwback to the GT40s that ate European supercars for breakfast back in ‘66.
Under the hood? Pure Detroit muscle: a snarling 5.4-liter blown V8 cranking out 550 horses, mated to a six-speed stick shift. This was Ford’s last old-school hoon machine before everything went paddle-shift fancy.
Bet you’re thinking this was some trailer queen, right? Wrong. This puppy racked up over 8,000 miles doing press duty, even survived a couple fender-benders (all patched up nice). Sure, mint-condition museum pieces have cracked seven figures lately, but let’s be real – a car that’s actually been driven? That’s got soul. And apparently, bidders agreed. Half-million bucks for a bruised warrior proves history’s worth more than shrink-wrap.
Shawn Henry