2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition

Tony’s Take: In 2005, FoMoCo introduced the Ford GT – the brand’s homage to the four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bigger, wider and taller than than the original Ford GT, the low-slung supercharged two-seater still managed to capture all the glamor and most of the pace of the original. Zero to sixty in 3.4 seconds? A top end of 203? Built Ford Fast! And it sounded as good as it looks. The Heritage edition Gulf livery – Heritage Blue and Epic Orange – struck some as tacky. I knew time would be kind to the design, and pegged Heritage as the best investment (like the orange AMG GT Black Series).

Ford offered just four options on the 2005 and 2006 GT’s: stripes, painted calipers, Macintosh sounds and BBS lightweight aluminum wheels. In November of ’21, a 4k mile first gen Ford GT sold for $560k. In April ’22, Barrett hammered a 2k mile car for around $630k. Last month, Mecum unloaded a 400 mile Ford GT for around $640k. The critical variable: all the cars that did the all the money had all the options, and precious few miles.

This BAT GT’s got 3700 miles on the clock and it’s missing the BBS wheels (that’s gonna leave a mark). My first gut on the sale price: upper 5’s. But the collector car market in this price range remains relatively robust and this GT – not the bizarre, bewinged, Eco-boosted 2016 edition – has the retro looks and no-Nanny-on-board performance pedigree to become a million dollar machine. I’m calling the BAT-mobile at $580k to $620k. Downside: Needs the BBS wheels!