Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition Auction Raises $1 Million for Charity
The Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition is already special, but this one is more special than most.
With the debut of the S650 2024 Ford Mustang happening just a few weeks ago, it won’t be long (a few months, in fact) before the brand new pony car ushers in a brand new era. That era – at least at first – doesn’t include a Shelby model of any kind, as the GT500 will go on hiatus for a while. That means the current-gen S550 GT500 is a bit of a desirable product at the moment, and when you sell a special version of it to benefit a very special charity, well, magical things happen, it seems, as this Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition sold for an incredible $1 million at Barrett-Jackson’s Houston auction.
Designed to pay homage to the original 1967 GT500, the 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition is finished in Brittany Blue with Wimbledon White stripes, giving it a proper retro look that’s also surprisingly modern. From there, the Heritage Edition is a lot like any other GT500, which certainly isn’t a bad thing, particularly when it’s packing Ford’s supercharged 5.2-liter Predator V8 underhood, which generates 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque.
Running through a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission to the rear wheels, the GT500 is certainly quick. But this limited-production example is a bit more special than most, as all of its massive proceeds generated at auction will go to Hurricane Ian relief via two charities – Samaritan’s Purse and the Florida Disaster Fund. The car was donated by businessman and philanthropist George Shinn, who has gifted a few vehicles to Barrett-Jackson to help raise funds for various causes over the years.
In this case, Samaritan’s Purse has been helping others around the globe since 1970, particularly in the wake of disasters of all sorts, while the Florida Disaster Fund was established to assist the state’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster. in the wake of a devastating hurricane that left a path of destruction across the southeast, the money raised from this sale figures to help affected individuals get back on their feet – and that makes it worth every penny.
Photos: Barrett-Jackson
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