Kid Rock’s Classic Ford GT Can Be Yours
Rock’s badass red-and-white ride is expected to fetch at least $500,000 at a March 25 auction.
Kid Rock is parting ways with a rare first-gen Ford GT, and he’ll be singing “Bawitdaba” all the way to the bank if the valuation by RM Sotheby’s comes to fruition.
The original run of Ford GTs from 2004-2006 yielded 4,000 examples. The rapper-turned-country rock artist’s ride is one of one of just 2,022 made in the 2005 model year, which carry a value of $440,000 in absolutely perfect condition, per Hagerty.
But the auction house expects the one driven 3,096 miles from new by Kid Rock to fetch between $500,000 and $575,000. That could be due to its full suite of factory options—racing stripes, forged aluminum BBS wheels, red-painted brake calipers, and a McIntosh stereo and subwoofer.
There is, of course, the Ford GT’s venerated icon status to consider as well. The name itself pays homage to the Carroll Shelby-designed GT40 that won Le Mans four times. Its arrival in the mid-aughts also marked that of a true American supercar powered by a 550-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V8.
Very few, if any, vehicles built stateside had a 205-mph top speed and 3.3-second zero-to-60-mph time to compete with the likes of the Porsche Carrera GT or Lamborghini Murcielago.
The auction lot also has a couple of sweeteners thrown in—a poster signed by Ford GT designer Camilo Pardo, and a guitar autographed by Kid Rock.
Check here to learn more before his Ford GT hits the block at the upcoming RM Sotheby’s Fort Lauderdale event on March 25.
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