Ford GT so rare only TWO exist in UK hits auction for eye-watering price boasting flip-up doors and turbocharged engine

A FORD GT, which is truthful uncommon that lone 2 beryllium successful the UK, volition deed an auction for an eye-watering price.

The uncommon Heritage Edition motor, with flip-up doors and a turbocharged engine, is inspired by the iconic, 1969 Le Mans-winning GT40.

True to the original, it has a bluish and orangish colour strategy - with roundel graphics and a achromatic interior.

The conveyance besides has flip-up butterfly doors and a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 Ecoboost engine.

The car is acceptable to merchantability for a whopping £1 cardinal astatine auction - successful conscionable a mates of weeks' time.

The steep terms is owed to the rarity of the exemplary - of which lone 50 were made worldwide, and lone 2 delivered to the UK.

There has lone been 1 proprietor from caller and it is successful outstanding condition, according to the auctioneers.

The Iconic Auctioneers listing went into further item connected the history of the model, which was unveiled successful 2015 and brought modern technologies to the archetypal GT40.

It reads: “Keen to observe its affluent racing history, Ford unveiled the caller Ford GT astatine the 2015 North American International Auto Show successful Detroit.

“Developed successful secret, Ford’s volition from the commencement was to instrumentality to Le Mans successful 2016, seeking a people triumph 50 years aft Ford swept the podium astatine the infamous 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with the GT40.

“While the 2005 Ford GT was a retro-inspired homage to the archetypal GT40, the caller Ford GT was designed with motorsport astatine its core, utilizing cutting borderline plan and precocious materials passim its construction.

“As for its maker's racing aspirations, the caller GT did not disappoint.

"At Le Mans connected 19th June 2016, the fig '68' Ford GT of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driven by Hand/Müller/Bourdais finished archetypal successful the LM GTE-Pro class, their triumph marking 50 years aft Ford's archetypal Le Mans triumph successful 1966 with the archetypal GT40."

The model, which boasts an awesome 647bhp, was aboriginal updated successful 2020 for the brand's Heritage Editions line.

The motor was revamped with gallery-cooled pistons and precocious energy ignition coils, boosting output by 13bhp to 660bhp.

The caller tuning besides yielded a broader torque set portion wide torque output remained the same.

Being from this 2020 line, the listed conveyance has a ample a ample No. 6, representing the 1969 Le Mans-winning GT40.

It besides features a unsocial chassis plate, signifying its limited-production fig of L249.

The car is successful "stunning condition" - having been ordered caller and lone covered 3,413 miles astatine the clip of listing.

The listing adds: "This is an exceptionally uncommon accidental to ain 1 of precise fewer UK-delivered Ford GTs, fto unsocial 1 of conscionable 50 ever produced, presenting successful fantastic condition.

"With GTs consistently trading implicit $1,250,000 successful the US, this Heritage Edition isn’t conscionable a stunning tribute to Ford’s legendary Le Mans victories, it’s besides a cutting-edge 'hypercar' that earnestly pushes the limits of aerodynamics, technology, and earthy performance.

"Whether connected the track, oregon successful a Collection, this GT rightfully stands retired arsenic 1 of the astir iconic and sought-after modern supercars. This pristine illustration represents superior worth and an accidental not to beryllium missed successful bid to articulation the alternatively exclusive nine of Ford GT owners."

The auction volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday 22 February successful Coventry.

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