Rare 2006 Ford GT collectible sports car sold at auction for $742,500
Ford sold six collectible classic cars in Arizona this past weekend. The highest bid went to a 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition Production No. 3.
- The top six best-selling vehicles at auction were all Ford models.
- Proceeds from the best-selling Ford GT go toward funding the upkeep of the Ford Heritage fleet.
Last weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Fall Auction in Arizona was led by six classic Ford Motor Company cars that brought in more than $4.5 million in total prize money.
Ford vehicles were among the top 10 sold at the auction, led by the 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition Production No. 3 (lot number 1026). The vehicle will be the first vehicle in Ford’s private vehicle collection, the Ford Heritage Fleet, to be sold to the public.
The vehicle crossed the auction block on October 18th and sold for a high bid of $742,500, Barrett-Jackson said. This is slightly below the price some experts had expected, considering Heritage Fleet’s GT is in like-new condition. However, Ford said the journalist had been driving the car for many years, so the car had 8,435 miles on its odometer.
John Wiley, director of valuation analysis for classic car insurance company Hagerty, told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, last week that the car could sell for between $800,000 and $1 million. Wylie added that Barrett-Jackson is good at bringing excitement to his vehicles, so the car could even exceed his high estimate of $1 million.
Below are the top 10 highest bid vehicles.
- 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition No. 3 (Lot No. 1026): $742,500
- 2006 Ford GT (Lot Number 1056): $660,000
- 2021 Ford GT MK II (Lot Number 1051): $605,000
- 1976 Ford Bronco Custom SUV (Lot #1086): $440,000
- 1968 Ford Mustang License Eleanor 25th Anniversary Limited Edition (Lot #1068): $429,000
- 1972 Ford Bronco Custom SUV (Lot #1082): $379,000
- 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S (Lot No. 1045): $341,000.
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (Lot No. 1056.1): 330,000 dollars.
- 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Split Window Coupe (Lot #1063): 330,000 dollars.
- 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (Lot No. 977): $291,500.
Proceeds from the sale of the 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition No. 3 will be donated to the restoration and maintenance of the Ford Heritage fleet. In March, Ford gave the Detroit Free Press and several other companies a sneak peek at about 50 of the 500 vehicles in Ford’s Heritage fleet. Ford stores about 175 of them in a huge garage at its Dearborn world headquarters on Michigan Avenue.
A Ford spokesperson said the company may sell more vehicles from the collection in the future.
Jamie L. Lareau is a senior auto writer covering Ford Motor Company for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie at jlareau@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @Jalarowan. To sign up for our automotive newsletter. become a subscriber.
