Dixon’s supercar up for grabs
A Ford GT owned by Scott Dixon is up for sale even though he has only driven the car twice and it has clocked up a measly 44 miles (71km).
The Kiwi motorsport star drove one of the cars at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 2016 and took delivery of his own model in 2019.
Powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine, the third-generation model is in pristine condition and a similar vehicle sold for more than NZ$1.2 million at an auction in January 2021.
Among the features of Dixon’s GT is the chassis number 009 – a reference to his long-time racing number.
He also chose Frozen White pearl for the bodywork paired with a US$70,000 carbon package, which exposes the carbon fibre body underneath in the form of two body stripes.
Ford initially enforced a two-year ban on selling the limited-edition GTs after they were delivered to customers, but plenty of owners are looking to sell now that period is over.
Canepa, a Californian-based dealership, has been tasked with selling Dixon’s vehicle and describes the Ford GT as “one of the most unique, interesting, and iconic sports cars ever produced by an American manufacturer”.
Dixon was part of Ford’s factory Le Mans 24 Hour effort when the GT made a return in 2016 to the event that first made the car famous in the 1960s.
He secured a seat in the campaign as the GTs placed first, third, and fourth, with Dixon’s car just making it onto the podium. As a result, he had no difficulty in getting on the short-list for the production version of his race car.
“When Dixon heard about the Ford GT program, Scott was immediately interested in racing with the program,” explains Canepa.
“Scott was from New Zealand, much like famed racer Bruce McLaren who raced the first Ford GTs with Carroll Shelby and Ford Motor Company and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright in 1966.
“Scott spoke with Chip Ganassi considering his New Zealand heritage and how it would be fitting for him to be able to participate. Soon enough, Scott was in the driver’s seat of the new Ford GTLM race car 50 years after Bruce McLaren had gotten into the original Ford GTs.
“He took delivery of his car in 2019 and kept his car perfectly protected throughout his ownership and remains in pristine new condition, only taking the car to drive twice that is evident by the low 44.7 miles on the odometer.”
