In short, this car could have something in common with the Ford Escort: good value for the money.
What’s more, the GT40 is still accelerating on auction blocks. The backstory, at this point, is fully chronicled, thanks in part to Go Like Hell, a 2009 book by A.J. Baime, and The 24 Hour War, a 2016 documentary directed by Adam Carolla. Meanwhile, Ford just made an updated version. In 2015, it unveiled its latest “GT,” a wedge of carbon-fiber priced around $400,000. The following year, fittingly, the whip won its class at Le Mans.
Not surprisingly, the car world’s GT40 fever, which has been running low-grade for 50 years, is spiking a bit. Meanwhile, the classic car market overall is tapping the brakes, presenting a good buying opportunity for value investors (or car nuts).
Prichinello is still kicking himself for selling a 2005 version of the Ford GT. What the GT/108 prototype could fetch this time around, he reckons, is anybody’s guess.
“It tells so many stories of American design and engineering and racing and bravery,” he said. “And it’s just getting more and more rare, as more people who were involved with the original aren’t around anymore.”
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.