Ford Is Selling A Rare GT From Its Own Private Heritage Vault

Ford is a brand well-known for performance these days but you may be surprised that this hasn’t always been the case. For decades, the brand was, like most automakers, somewhat mired by fuel economy standards, production issues, and limited innovation. In the early 2000s, the Ford GT signaled a return to form.

The car you see here is from 2006 and is actually serial number 003. It’s the earliest Heritage Edition of the GT and until now has been owned by Ford itself.

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Now, the Blue Oval brand is breaking from tradition and about to sell this car out of its very own vault.

Finished in Gulf Blue with orange accents, this GT pays homage to Ford’s endurance racing triumphs at Le Mans. Under its rear clamshell sits a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 with 500 hp (410 kW) and 500 lb-ft (678 Nm) of torque that’s sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox.

Originally, Ford kept this car for marketing and media duties and it’s remained in the collection ever since. The first buyer for the car, whoever pays the most at Barrett-Jackson’s 2025 Scottsdale Fall Auction, will get a lot of goodies along with the vehicle itself.

Namely, a Certificate of Authenticity from Ford and an original build book documenting its assembly. Proceeds will go to maintaining the Blue Oval’s huge personal vault of cars.

While one might think that this GT has sat around in a museum for most of its life, it still has some on-road history to consider.

It has 8,435 miles on the odometer and at least two accidents on its CarFax vehicle history report. In one case, there was a low-speed rear-end collision with it. In a second incident, it evidently went off-roading, hit a ditch, and damaged the undercarriage slightly. We wonder who did it.

Both incidents occurred almost two decades ago and have since been repaired. No doubt, the new buyer is going to get one of the most special Fords ever put up for public sale.

The fact that this is the first car ever sold from the brand’s personal vault makes it all the more enticing.

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