is auctioning off a car from its heritage fleet for the first time ever—and it’s not just any car, but the modern-classic .

The Heritage Edition is the third Heritage Edition GT ever built, finished in the iconic Gulf livery that was seen winning Le Mans in the 1960s. The first-generation Ford GTs were built starting in 2004 as part of an anniversary celebration for the company the year prior. Some 4,038 were produced in total, with 343 of those being the Heritage Edition models. Ford GTs were first shown in concept form at the 2002 show in Detroit.

The cars were an homage to Ford’s famous wins at Le Mans, now immortalized in Ford v Ferrari and other automotive media. The Le Mans-winning car is known as the Ford GT40, which the car maker intended to use as the name of the Ford GT as

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