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Now that the Ford v Ferrari flick is out, producers are rubbing their hands in delight as revenue shot passed $50 million in the opening weekend. But there's more than one way to make money off what is to become a major film relating to the auto industry.
The story of how the Blue Oval trampled over one of the biggest names in the world is told in the movie by both the actors and the cars they drive. But if getting your hands on the flesh of the actors might prove tricky, landing a metal car could be easier than you thought.
Once filming got going, a group called Superformance from Irvine, California offered two 1966 Ford GT40s to be used in the movie. Once the producers said yes, the two cars were taken on set and put to work.
One of them, the one used in most of the close-ups, is now going under the hammer at the hands of auction house Mecum, during the 2020 Kissimmee auction in January.
This particular car was driven by Christian Bale himself as he tried to best portray Ken Miles, and is gifted with a signature by Charlie Agapiou, Ken Miles' crew chief in 1966, and Peter Miles, the son of the Ford driver. It is the same car that was seen during the film’s premiere on the red carpet at several related events.
The car packs a Roush V8 engine that develops 600 hp and is controlled via a 5-speed manual transmission, it comes fitted with a “bundle of snakes exhaust system and Shelby American Halibrand-style wheels with knock-off hubs, and is, of course, right hand drive.
Mecum does not say how much it hopes to get for the car, but it does say “owning an original GT40 racecar from 1966 is likely impossible, the opportunity of catching this lightning bolt in a bottle is here and now.”
Once filming got going, a group called Superformance from Irvine, California offered two 1966 Ford GT40s to be used in the movie. Once the producers said yes, the two cars were taken on set and put to work.
One of them, the one used in most of the close-ups, is now going under the hammer at the hands of auction house Mecum, during the 2020 Kissimmee auction in January.
This particular car was driven by Christian Bale himself as he tried to best portray Ken Miles, and is gifted with a signature by Charlie Agapiou, Ken Miles' crew chief in 1966, and Peter Miles, the son of the Ford driver. It is the same car that was seen during the film’s premiere on the red carpet at several related events.
The car packs a Roush V8 engine that develops 600 hp and is controlled via a 5-speed manual transmission, it comes fitted with a “bundle of snakes exhaust system and Shelby American Halibrand-style wheels with knock-off hubs, and is, of course, right hand drive.
Mecum does not say how much it hopes to get for the car, but it does say “owning an original GT40 racecar from 1966 is likely impossible, the opportunity of catching this lightning bolt in a bottle is here and now.”
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