A 57-year-old Ford GT40 considered to be among the most authentic and well-preserved examples in the world (out of 30 or so produced in total) will cross the auction block in early 2024, poised to fetch hundreds of thousands of USD. Its restoration was handled in 1996 by none other than RUF, a famous Porsche customizer.
The listing is light on details. It mentions that the car uses a stock first-gen 4.7-liter V8 paired with a manual transmission. The mileage amounts to a modest 21,600 km (13,421 miles).
The original owner of this particular GT40 was Umberto Maglioli, ex-driver of the Ferrari and Porsche racing teams and winner of multiple Targa Florio and 12 Hours of Sebring races. The current owner of the car has had it for three decades.
This particular GT40 has the steering wheel on the right-hand side and the transmission lever mounted between the driver’s seat and the door, instead of the center tunnel as usual. The listing provides no explanation for this fact altogether, but assuming that it was an OEM modification, the car just might be even more exclusive than it looks.