1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Convertible $330,000
Posted on 09/14/2024 5:51:21 AM PDT by DFG
Dallas has always been a hotbed for muscle cars and Corvettes, and Mecum Auctions has been on board that boogie train since the beginning. It should come as no surprise then that this year’s Mecum auction at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (September 4–7, 2024) brought in 1,656 auction lots, a record for the company’s Dallas event. It’s pretty well known that Corvettes represent the most prolific model sold at Mecum (they account for around 10 percent of the company’s sales overall), and Corvettes represented six out of 10 positions in the top 10 muscle cars in Dallas this year, with the top 10 coming in at a combined $2.5M in sales. Let’s take a closer look at the best of the best, starting with number 10!
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1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Convertible $330,000
1 Mopar? Really? Enjoy your Chevys girls.
Sigh... my first car was a 1965 GTO. Had some cool options (tach, ‘reverb’ switch for rear speakers), but had been butchered (rough conversion to a four-speed, high-school shop level fender repair, etc.). Capri Gold, black interior. Purchased in 1977 from friend’s older brother for...... $550. Sold it a year later for $650, and thought I was quite the wheeler-dealer. Went without a V-8 until just last year, when I became irrational and got myself one of the new Corvettes. I am again a happy man. I’ve sought out my old GTO, but to no avail. If ever successful in that search, I will do my best to get it ‘back’.
The MOPARS were unbeatable on the strip. Amazing power plants for the time, and some very cool styling, too. Loved the Barracudas, in particular, even if they weren’t beasts like the Charger/Challenger.
The majority were ‘RestoMods’, not original with crate motors. If I had the big bucks, I’d get a good original. Maybe spend the money on a top notch restoration keeping it as original as possible. But that’s just me.
Top cars to me were the ‘67 Corvette with the 427 tri-power motor, and the Superbird.
As I’ve told before
Guy in my Mustang club in the 1970s
1967 GT-500KR - as I recall, it actually had the 427 with 3 deuces
I’m sure he’s long gone by now. That car looked brand-spankin’ new when he drove up. I saw him coming up the street with it.
Stunning
My brother had one of these in about 1977.
Dad made him sell it for $2200.
Our neighbor is a judge at Corvette shows. They regularly get restorations from the 60s that are 99.8% (and higher)all-original with matching numbers.
Agree. In particular I prefer the look of factory (or factory style) rims and old school high profile tires on the old cars.
My son is in process restoring a ‘69 fastback, 302 auto numbers match, came in red. He also owns a 2015 GT 500, that one is 700hp of scare the crap out of you.
Nice - in the late 1970s guy in my hometown was selling a 69 Mach 1 with 428 for $1500
Of course none of us had any money back then
I’m in about the same boat these days
Those aren’t just cars, they are pieces of art.
Drive a C8 with the leather racing seats...comfort AND speed.
I’m still a Pontiac man. I’l take the 1962 2 door HT Catalina with the 421CID SD - sleepers rule
1967 GTX. WOW
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