One of the biggest movies of last year was the “Ford v Ferrari” flick that detailed how and why Ford decided to challenge Ferrari at Le Mans in the 60s. One of the key and iconic figures to that program was legendary racer Ken Miles, portrayed in the film by Christian Bale. The actual prototype 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R that the real Ken Miles raced recently crossed the auction block at the Mecum auction in Indianapolis and set a record when the gavel fell.

The iconic racing car sold for $3.85 million, making it the highest-selling Mustang of all time. Other than having been driven by Miles, the car was the first Shelby R-Model competition car built and was the first Shelby Mustang to win a race. The vehicle was originally a Shelby American Factory team car and was an engineering test vehicle.
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