Broad Arrow Chattanooga to Showcase Ford GTs
Broad Arrow Auctions will hold their inaugural Chattanooga Auction this coming weekend on October 12 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Being held during the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, this will offer a taste of the greatest collector car auction in the world to enthusiasts who haven’t had the chance to attend Pebble Beach or Amelia Island.
In addition to the Survivor Stingray Collection and the Small Speed Collection, Broad Arrow Auctions will be offering four Ford GTs in Chattanooga. Three of them are from the 2005-2006 model years and, as we approach the 20th anniversary of Ford’s first time resurrecting the GT name, these show no signs of depreciating in the market.
Let’s take a look at the three examples of the 2005-2006 Ford GT before we examine the modern supercar.
This is one of fewer than 500 examples of the 2005 Ford GT finished in Centennial White with stripes and presents well with fewer than 2,600 miles since it was new. It’s well-optioned with the McIntosh sound system – in case the roar of the V8 isn’t enough noise – as well as red brake calipers.
This car includes the original owner’s manuals wrapped in plastic, plenty of documentation from the factory, and the original car cover and bag. It’s documented as having spent its life in North Carolina and received regular service since it was delivered.
Estimate: $400,000 – $440,000
This 2006 Ford GT is one of just 343 examples of the Heritage Edition featuring the iconic Gulf Oil color scheme. It includes the original owner’s manuals and a car cover in a matching Heritage livery design.
Showing only 3,166 miles since it was new, this four-option car is equipped with the painted brake calipers, forged aluminum BBS wheels, and McIntosh stereo system in addition to the Heritage Edition paint.
Collectors have consistently shown that the Heritage Edition Ford GT is the most desirable configuration of this model and that certainly appears to be the case in Chattanooga, where Broad Arrow Auctions expects this to sell well above their estimates on the other 05-06 Ford GTs they will have on offer.
Estimate: $575,000 – $675,000
While this 2006 Ford GT doesn’t feature the Heritage Edition with the Gulf Oil color scheme, it still stuns in Mark IV Red with white stripes – one of 327 finished in that color scheme for the 2006 model year. This three-option car features the aforementioned racing stripes, brake calipers finished in red, and the lightweight BBS wheels.
It showed a remarkable 276 miles when it was catalogued by Broad Arrow, making it the lowest mileage example of the 2005-2006 Ford GT set to be offered at their Chattanooga Auction. Built for the Canadian market when it was new, its chassis number leads one to believe it may have been the fourth to last Ford GT of its generation to be built.
This car includes the original owner’s manuals and two sets of keys.
Estimate: $450,000 – $550,000
As impressive as the 05-06 model year Ford GT was, the blue oval wasn’t content to let the storied GT nameplate rest. The 2017 Ford GT was closer to its first-generation stablemate in that it was designed with racing in mind before any focus was spent on developing it into a street-going car.
Ford returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 and managed to take a double podium finish, marking a strong statement regarding their intentions on the track. Sales of the road-going version were very successful with Ford receiving an estimated 6,500 applications to buy one of the 1,350 set to be built that first year.
The model was improved as time went on, with the 2020 model year increasing output from the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 to 660 horsepower. It’s fitting that Ford paid tribute to Alan Mann Racing as it was one of the factory teams to originally compete with a GT40 back in the 1960s. Ford built 30 examples of the 2022 Ford GT Alan Mann Heritage Edition and this is documented as a one-owner car.
When delivered to its first and only owner, the car displayed all of 14 delivery miles while today it’s covered just one additional mile since May of 2022. This is expected by Broad Arrow Auctions to bring $1,200,000 – $1,500,000, although it wouldn’t shock us to see a higher price when all is said and done.
Estimate: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000