Throw in a provenance that includes multiple racing wins, work in one of the most beloved films in automotive history along with an iconic livery and you've got the 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage ...
The only other surviving GT40 Roadster Prototype, GT/108, was sold at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in 2019 for a cool $7.65 ...
which is the highest price ever paid at auction for a street legal Ford. The only Fords that have sold for more are true racing versions of the GT40, including the Gulf-liveried car that was used ...
Check out the Pierce Arrow Museum’s latest acquisition – an exact duplicate of Steve McQueen’s GULF Ford GT40. Back in 2012 ... “mostly” used in the racing film “Le Mans”.
It was a historic night: the first victory for the Ford GT40, the Ford that beat Ferrari. It was the debut of the Shelby American Ford racing team. It was also the first time an American car had won a ...
The resulting vehicle was dominant, besting the cars of Il Commendatore from 1966 to 1969, although it should be noted that Ford's GT40 was unable to beat Ferrari in its first two Le Mans outings ...