1964 Ford GT40 – $7 Million
This car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times and finished a 1-2-3 position between 1966 and 1969. The Ford GT40 was the original high-performance race car that was the forerunner of the popular Ford GT supercar. The GT40 was powered by a series of American-made engines built specifically for the car and was based on the British Lola Mk6. In 1966, with the attendance of Henry Ford II at the Le Mans, the Mk II GT40 gave Ford its first Le Mans victory as an American automobile manufacturer.
Since Ferrari won Le Mans six times in a row from 1960 to 1965, Ford built the GT40 primarily to win long-distance races against Ferrari. It was named after its style, a Grand Tourer, and had an overall height of 40 inches. It is powered by a 7.0-liter V8 engine. These cars are recognized as rare collectibles, and a prototype GT40 was sold for $7 million in 2014—certainly, credit cards were not used for this purchase. There were 105 units of these cars produced between 1964 and 1969.
