The Ford GT: a masterpiece of engineering. A historic feat, a race-proven track star, and the kind of supercar you can live with without having to perform an engine-out service every two years. Yes, there’s a reason why prices for Ford’s modern-day supercar have seemingly always been high, but not this time: there’s a Ford GT for the rest of us, one that can be had for mere pennies relative to the real-world cost to buy. There’s just one catch: you’ll need a shovel to pick it up. Find this well-cooked Ford GT listed here on Copart as an upcoming auction.
So, this was a pretty bad day for someone. While I’m not concerned about the insurance company writing a big, fat check after the flames died down, you do have to wonder if someone was in the car when this GT went way off road and crashed into a thousand different hard objects. There’s also what I like to call the “scoop” factor, which is when a car is so trashed the only option is to scoop it into the bucket of a front end loader, body panels be damned. I certainly hope no one perished in what looks like a horrible accident, and that the compressed nature of the hulk is more due to the severe heat causing the GT to melt together into a tangled blob of supercar.
It’s hard to tell what you’re actually getting, as there’s no easy to way to assess whether the drivetrain offers any salvageable components. This is one of those times where I wish I knew someone in the scrap metal or autobody industries, as it’d be fascinating to learn what they see here that could be of value for either selling to another country in the form of raw materials or utilizing for rebuilding a less-damaged GT. There’s nothing here, right? Or is there still some value in this wrecked GT? Inquiring minds want to know. I do see at least one wheel that could be put to good use as a spare, or a hose reel.
While Copart lists the actual retail value of a complete Ford GT, they haven’t been so brazen as to tell us what they think is worth bidding on here. And certainly, Copart would know if there’s a buyer out there that makes it worthwhile to even list this doomed GT. I wish I could say there’s potentially some garage art you could extract from this mess of metal, but that seems optimistic to me. What do you say – is there anything worth saving on this burnt GT? Thanks to Barn Finds reader Patrick S. for the find.
Never thought I might have the opportunity to afford a Ford GT!
Don’t speak too soon. There is still an auction coming up.
Well . . . put it into some sort of mold, place it in an oven set at about 1500 degrees F, and it would make a fair boat anchor that could give the owner some bragging rights. “I’m so rich I use a Ford GT Supercar as an anchor.”
Nix on the boat anchor, undoubtedly it has too much carbon fiber to keep your johnboat from floating away.
What the flock am I looking at? Why is this even available!!!
Why is this crap even considered for Barnfinds? This is a pile of worthless junk. Barnfinds need to draw the line somewhere and piles of scrap shouldn’t take up the valuable time of the good writers here.
Dunno if I agree with the sentiment. Stuff like this actually lifts my spirit on a day when work is a grind, to see what absolute rubbish is floated on a suspecting market!
Whether this or a James-Dean-esque Speedster reduced to a coffee table support, this is certainly cr@p but it’s diversity is entertaining, moreso than the guy with a 50-year-old rust bucket that was stored under manure for decades and is now supposed to fund his retirement.
The coffee table remark was my thought exactly. Just spray it down with some cleaner, hose it off, clean up some of the wires and balance a glass top on it. Nice convo piece.
I respectfully disagree. These are perfect examples for readers of BF to engage in a little comedy. “Car has slight front and rear damage. Frame could use straightening , also glass and interior. Car is sold as-is with no guarantees”.
I’m not seeing it. Really, I’m just not seeing it. Ok…
“Car comes with clear title.”
R title? Never!
“Will buff out.”
“Ran when parked”
Dave….
Never mind about the clear title….I was actually reading the ad on Copart and the listing said the retail value is….
wait for it….
$239,479 USD
For some reason, don’t know why, LOL, I can’t see It?
What the flock!
Ran when crashed
How many fox bodies do you want see? Seriously, how about getting a chuckle and move on. This page is about entertainment and sometimes entertainment is about the ridiculous.
Agree 100%. I refuse to read the story and this is like looking at a plane crash. All time low for BF. No chance I would ever be a member now. You guys to need to get on track.
Chill, Francis.
That’s funny, I find it entertaining and apparently the people complaining who read it did too, and then took the time to comment on it! LOL!
I would love to know “the rest of the story” though about how this pinnacle of automotive engineering was reduced to scrap. Even though I’m an “old car guy” I’d have one of these in a New York minute if I had the bucks!
Richard Rawlins rebuilt a Ferrari that was broken in 2 and changed the color and sold it at auction for beau coup dinero
Right? What a waste of an ad.
Lighten up, Francis.
The rim’s probably not included in the sale.
“Only serious people please, and no low-ballers. I know what I have”!!!!
Numbers matching?
Jeff, I too hope nobody perished in what we see here. I’ve never felt safe using a straightened wheel, so I vote for using the visible rim as a glorified hose reel. I see nothing of value here, but maybe I’m wrong. This one will be interesting to follow and see what happens!
Ran when crashed.
And from the looks of it it ran very well and very fast.
Surprised that someone actually drove one of these to even get into an accident. Aren’t these just put in an hermetically sealed chamber for 3 years and then sold to the next owner for a profit?
Ford/Roush development engineer Mark McGowan drives his a lot. Is what they were built for.
https://www.fordforums.com/threads/usa-ford-gt-breaks-200-mph-barrier-during-testing-in-italy.69512/
The test car came up in a Mecum auction last August, didn’t make the reserve with a high bid at $570K https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0819-381066/2005-ford-gt-pb1-1/
Apparently the Porsche 356 junk people are branching out into Ford GT’s.
I hope nobody perished in this situation. I like the 2005-6 Ford GT better than the new ones.”You will need a shovel to pick it up” classic LOL !
Um, original owner included.
Gruesome, but funny as heck….ha….
It’ll buff right out.
I knew that one was coming.
Everybody knew that was coming.
A local junk yard has a contract with Copart to take any unbid upon units for an across the board sum. This will be recycled as the pile of scrap that it is.
Your future toaster could have Ford GT DNA in it!
Hope not, I don’t want food poisoning.
Pass. I don’t want food poisoning!
Worth its weight in scrap. Maybe I should have omitted the s in the last word of the first sentence.
This might happen to you if your wife catches you cheating.
Just Saying !!!
How do we even know it’s a Ford GT? Well, let’s ask the former owner. He or she could still be in there.
More like a Bar find at closing time
The value in this would be for the rights to the vin number. A shop could essentially build a brand new Ford GT and tag the vin to that car. If the prices of these cars continue to rise at some point it would very well be worth the purchase.
Correct. The value is in the title and VIN which could be used in any number of ways that go from shady to downright illegal. Quick story — we rebuilt insurance salvage vehicles. Several years back there was a Hertz rental Camry that went through the auction that looked very similar to this — in fact couldn’t tell it was a Toyota except for the emblem in the center of one of the wheels. It sold for $1800 plus the auction fees (total around $2300). Because it was a Hertz car it went through as a clean title so the title and VIN was worth that to someone. It wouldn’t surprise me if this GT went for a whole lot more than that.
In 1973 I bought a GT 40 much like this one. It was burned and left out in the rain I bought it and kept it for 32 years inside. Today it is in England and being raced. Google GT 40 1070p to see it today. All the way to the bank as they say.
Disgusting, you got a lot of responses, but someone may have died in this accident, a shame to even post this. Think if this was a family or friends car, would it be on here for a laugh or joke?
Oh, lighten up!
Does it include the air cleaners?
Ford GT-Oh…
I’ve seen worse.
The VIN has some value. Renumber a car. Insure and ‘have stolen’ a photograph. It’s a funny world.
“In Philadelphia it’s worth 50 bucks.”
I had the opportunity to drive an ‘05 Ford GT at Road America several years ago during a Shelby Club track day. What a machine! The particular car still had the street tires and brake pads and by the end of the 10 laps I was at the limit of both the tires and the pads and even then the car was still balanced and predictable. The sound of the engine at full song right behind my head is unforgettable. I absolutely know why the prices on these have continued to go up.
Thanks for including this bit of levity on BF.
Wow. Tough crowd. Evidently it’s a “micro-aggression” if you list something that someone doesn’t like. Bummer.
My response as a retired wrecking yard owner is “How much does it weigh?”
i think it was interesting to see…keep up the great finds…not always the same thing…
Lets hope that it’s titled for destruction so the Vin can’t show up in the afterlife as a different vehicle.
As I saw this, I thought of the theme music to Goldfinger.
I didn’t even know Kevin Hart owned a GT.
Tiger Woods?
FORD
Found On Road Dead!!!!
Flip Over; Read Directions. Or “Got Taken” ON a REAL DEAL…
IKEA Ford GT. Some assembly required. Batteries not included.
Yard art.
One man’s junk is another man’s junk.
Operation eliminate common sense is in Play….
Ad says: “Last Updated:02/05/2021 1:33 pm”
Come on, we all want an update!
Can i test drive first?
this is the very reason for my unsubscribing from barn finds, this is really sickening.
Lighten up Francis! 😆
But you’re still here…..?
“My dad’s a TV Repairman, he’s got an AWESOME set of tools” He can fix it.
Spiccoli!
It was at a recent “protest”
Don’t u DARE call it a Riot!! 😆
Life would be boring if not for a little dark humor.
Geez! Some of you need to lighten up. Nothing like a little satire to lighten up an otherwise stressful day. What does a person do with something like this? Whatever the heck you want. and the easy ones twice. It’s still a free country…
Park it in your living room. Tell your friends you’re into modern sculpture.
If you could get a usable VIN and engine block number, it could be worth “restoring”.
haven’t any of you seen movie Christine. What if it regenerates itself? this could be the find of the century
I swear that I just saw a piece wiggle, just a little.
Give the true meaning of Found On Road Dead.
This one gets my vote for most entertaining automotive find of the year!
Keep ’em coming!
A little body work. It’ll be fine.
I’m with FordGuy1972. Why is this POS even allowed on this site? You guys are putting piles of crap on here no one will ever restore. This pile of garbage belongs in a scrap yard destined for China to make the next Chevy truck. I can think of only one guy who would take on this project, that kid on DIY Gang, a young kid in Conn. who rebuilt a total heap of a Hellcat Challenger that was cooked at like 5,000 degrees. He did it. Watch it on Youtube.
That was painful to watch. All that work just so they could add an entire car onto a portion of the salvaged frame and engine/trans.
Hopefully the VIN tag didn’t get melted in the fire. Probably need a porta power to find it. Where’s the rest of the car anyway? The insurance company is bleeding big bucks on this one. How can this be reconstructed if the buyer can’t find all the needed pieces? Good luck to who ever lays out money for this pile.
I hope the tag is destroyed. Don’t need some poor sap getting burned on a replica.
And lighten up guys. It’s interesting and fun to have something like this every now and then.
We have been trying to contact you on an extended warranty on you car………
I’m really surprised nobody on here knew what happened to this car.
Every car has a story. Some are ugly. But that does not make it taboo to speak about. We are becoming a nation of super sensitive weenies.
I would take this to the crusher and press it into a cube, put it in the shop with a glass top . Maybe a model GT to set on it.
You can just scroll right past it.
However, here you are enjoying conversation in the Barn Finds Garage with the rest of us guys hanging around.
to many nice cars to put on this site besides junk like this
Regardless of how you feel this has gotten more posts than some of the real muscle cars seen here … one of the funniest posts I’ve seen …with today’s political and social situations a little levity goes a long way …
Jon.in.Chico did write….” one of the funniest posts I’ve seen.” I agree 100 % and suspect the original ad was placed either as a joke, or maybe a gimmick to get people to click over to the auction web site. .It is a bit sad to see that a few BF followers don’t appreciate the humor in this effort.
The car goes to the auction company as due diligence after the crash and payoff. No choice.
If a recycler is there and offers 10 bucks, they get it out of their hair.
I think somebody should pour it in resin. No one would ever walk into a room with that there without making at least one comment. Ever.
Jason, what do you and Fordguy have against Geo Metros? And why shouldn’t one be listed here on BF’s? And others? Maybe they can start calling you two and find out if you approve of a listing before they publish it.
If this were a Camry or a Malibu it wouldn’t look much different. It also would not be a story or worthy of comment. It is the comments that are entertaining.
Didn’t like this post. Not because it’s junk as a future runner. Not because it may be used to defraud someone down the line (that’s true of any goods for sale). And not because of the jokes, I got a good laugh out of a few. I don’t like it because there is no auction date for a “vehicle” that was posted on the seller’s site in February!
Fine with the article, liked the jokes, but let me know once it’s for sale. This is worse than the articles published 6 hours before the eBay auction ends. At least with those I’m often saved from buying something I oughtn’t.
I agree with Russ. I don’t give a damn what you thinks Jason, ha…….
You guys gotta be kidding. Are you the Barn Finds content cop Jason?
Hey Jason.
I have a 69 El Camino. Also a 41 Chrysler that’s being customized by myself into an awesome hot rod. What do you have and what is it you can do? I rebuild engines, transmissions, basically anything. Search 123pugsy to see if I’m full of it.
What’s your user name to your build threads?
Jason….
Are you for real! All cars have a place for whom ever is interested in them…Maybe your stuck on only one style car…..move on and relax!
Pugsy….
You don’t have to prove anything to this character….he is stuck in park!
Excuse me, but what’s reading compression?
Ha…..it’s fun making some drama on line.
I was too fat to swallow. I can read, just thought you said cars such as GTO, etc, not that you had them.
Jason…
Your something else…Do you think I care what the flock you have! All you have been doing is shooting your big mouth off at a forum to talk about cars! Are you 2yrs old…..
Jayson…
Your the one trash talking here so look in the mirror and say hello…bet you your reflection will spit on you…
Jason….
Anytime…anytime…
Feel sorry for you, don’t know why this discussion has to get out of control about nothing.
I hope that someone will explain how this ended up like this. The only thing I can think of is that it was run over by a train. Other than being intentionally squashed, I know of no other way it could become so disassembled. And I’m assuming no one was in it or it would have been torn apart to get the body out.
Motorcityman….
Thank you for this comment…I’m sure we all have hardships to deal with!
Cheers
You’re Welcome my car loving friend, hope u find a gem u always wanted!
Happy to see that non-constructive, non-entertaining, blustery comments which are essentially off-topic have been deleted.
Thanks, BF Guys!