An 8-Mile Ford GT Just Sold for a Record $2.1 Million

Ford isn’t exactly famous for building supercars. The GT is one of the rare occasions when the Blue Oval decided to push its limits, creating a modern tribute to the legendary GT40. The first-generation Ford GT quickly became one of the most celebrated analog driver’s cars ever made, thanks to its mid-mounted V8, six-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive, and lack of practicality or driver aids.

Now, one exceptionally preserved example has shown just how much collectors are willing to pay for one. This 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition with just 8 miles sold on Bring a Trailer for an astonishing $2,101,000, becoming the most expensive Ford GT ever sold

Just 8 Miles On The Clock

The car’s biggest selling point is how little use it has seen. This Heritage Edition has covered just 7.9 miles in two decades. It is one of only 343 Heritage Edition cars built and wears the instantly recognizable blue-and-orange Gulf-inspired livery. Mechanically, however, it is identical to the regular GT, packing a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 producing 550 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque.

Optional BBS forged wheels and a McIntosh stereo round out the specification. Ford built just over 4,000 first-generation GTs before production ended in 2006, with the second-generation car arriving in 2017.

Double The Average, Including Wall Art

The final price is wild even by GT standards. Classic.com‘s current data puts the average first-gen GT sale at around $535,000, while the average Heritage Edition sells for $945,000. This car more than doubled that figure, with almost 1,800 comments appearing on its auction listing.

The sale also included a half-car wall display made by Saleen, using the same serial number as the GT. Still, $2.1 million is an absurd amount when you consider what else that money can buy. For much less than $2.1 million, you could find a McLaren Senna GTR, while the same money could have bought a Bugatti Veyron.

The Ford GT Has Become Priceless

There is a reason the GT commands such attention. Some of the biggest petrolheads have owned one, including Jeremy Clarkson, whose GT changed hands earlier this year, and Doug DeMuro.

Ford has also kept the name firmly associated with outrageous performance. Despite no longer making a road-going version, the track-only GT Mk IV recently became the fastest combustion-powered car around the Nürburgring, recording a 6:15.977 lap. On top of that, Ford is developing a new Hypercar entrant for next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, which should share some DNA with the GT.

And now that many of those who once had posters of the Ford GT up on their bedroom walls have serious money, cars like this $2.1 million Heritage Edition prove that 2000s supercars are becoming increasingly more valuable.