Pebble Beach Auction - 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I

Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction - 1966 Ford GT40 Mk I. August 17, 2008.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ford
• gt
• pebble
• gt40

[maggot98765]

shit i cant believe thats from 1966 it looks like it could be a 90s supercar easily.

[rubenruben001]

that's a whole lotta money, imagine how many toasters you could buy with it! I would never leave the house if I had that many toasters! but then die on toast-overdose...

[caldon03]

Colins classic auto dot com (under CARS, PRIVATE COLLECTION) tells the history of this GT40 documenting the original purchase order placed on March 9th, 1966, by 30-year old Mr. David Heerensperger of Spokane, Wa., @ a whopping $18,250, roughly the cost of almost 5 new 1966 Corvette Roadsters! AC was added for $750. Pic of Shelby handing keys over @ Shelby American June '66 without having to fly to England! During the approx. 1200 miles to Spokane, Wa., some "driving awards" were received.

[v8jeep86]

saw one on the freeway today wow

[cetricf]

NOW THAT IS JUST PLAIN SEXY!! ALSO ON THE ALL TIME FAV. LIST.

[dylrob92]

i can def see where this auctioneer is coming from, that car should have gone for a lot more but no one appreciated it for what it was, and it passed, bullshit

[mowat440]

for me it look better in red on puple

[DaBoogie049]

@rubenruben001 rofl´d about your comment XD

[Sarcasticscum]

Yea, these were the civilian variation of the Famed GT40.. Once you bought one of these cars, you had to fly all the way to England for a custom seat fitting!! Also, the engines weren't as powerful as the GT40s that actually raced in Le Mans. If I can remember correctly, I believe they were $80,000... Yea, and it was 1966!

[dalehelm1959]

yes there are race versions that still excist. one sold at barrett jackson about 10 years ago for around $700,000

[jmpfixer]

that guy is an asshole. haha. great car though

[isaacd101]

oh it was just 1.6 million they want 2 million but i talked them down