Sunday, November 15, 2020

Fords top Mecum

1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback. Shelby no. 812. Comprehensive rotisserie restoration to factory specs. Matching numbers dual quad 428 Police Interceptor engine. Original 4-speed manual transmission. Factory cooling system. Closed crankcase emission system. Thermactor exhaust, California car. In-board fog lamps. Power steering and brakes. Dark Moss Green with White Lemans stripe. Black bucket seat interior. Wood steering wheel. Correct Shelby gauges. Decor group. Sport deck rear seat. Tachometer and trip odometer. AM radio. Deluxe 10-spoke Shelby wheels. $253k
2006 Ford GT. 9,581 miles. Supercharged aluminum 5.4L/550 HP V-8 engine. Lysholm screw-type supercharger with intercooler. Multi-port fuel injection. Stainless dual exhaust. Ricardo 6-speed manual transmission. Aluminum space frame. Precision-cast aluminum double wishbone SLA suspension with coilovers. Dry sump lubrication. Brembo ventilated disc brakes. Lightweight forged aluminum wheels. McIntosh stereo. Black leather-trimmed seats with carbon fiber structure. Tilt and telescopic column. $253k

Friday, November 13, 2020

Survivor Ferrari 250 GT a thing of desire

A numbers-matching Ferrari 250 GT deserves to be restored and preserved. Then never driven. There's value in appreciating these vehicles as they are. This is a 60-year-old car with 60 years of scars. Even before its restoration it is listed for $425k and will likely find a buyer.

Callaway Chevy Camaro SC750

The Callaway Camaro throws down 750 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 739 pound-feet of torque at 3,650 rpm. That results in a 3.2-second run to 60 mph, with the quarter mile coming in 11 seconds flat at 128 mph.

Best part is the Callaway Chevy Camaro SC750 also comes with a three-year / 36,000-mile limited warranty, which overlaps with the full factory General Motors warranty.

Sunday, November 8, 2020

1968 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro

GM introduced the Camero to the 'pony wars' in 1967 but decided to not make it too powerful, leaving the Corvette on top of the heap. The Camaro was limited to a 6.6-liter V8, which meant that Ford's Mustang, Plymouth Barracuda, and even the Dodge Dart had more power. Yenko shrewdly built his own high-performance Camaros, ordering cars in SS trim and then dropping in the very same L72 V8 available in the Corvette. Estimates place the number of 1967 Yenko Super Camaros built at 106.
For 1968 Yenko used the COPO ordering system. Today these cars are the apex and icons of American muscle. Fewer than 20 of the original 64 1968 Chevrolet Yenko Camaros prepared by Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, are known to exist today. The car is equipped with factory front and rear spoilers, power front disc brakes, a Muncie M21 4-speed manual transmission and 4.10:1 12-bolt Positraction rear end. The car made $600,000
11 Rally Sport Yenko Camaros were built in 1968. Rare Matador Red with Black vinyl top and stripes. Signature Yenko Hood, center caps, badges and Stewart Warner column tach. 427/450 HP L72 engine. M21 4-speed manual. High bid to $500,000

Saturday, November 7, 2020

1969 Dodge Hemi Super Bee - $127k

Factory 4-speed Hemi Super Bee Coupe. 1 of 79 produced in 1969. Factory A34 Super Track Pack car. 15,723 miles. Counter-exchange 426 Hemi V-8 engine rebuilt to correct 1969 specs. Correct solid lifter camshaft. Date coded battery cables and air filter. NOS date coded mufflers and resonators. 4.10 Dana 60 rear end with Sure Grip. Dealer-added power steering, power brakes. Original rare DY2 Sunfire Yellow exterior paint. Original Black bench seat interior. Ramcharger fresh air hood with twin functional scoops.
The Super Bee came standard with a 383-cu.in., 335hp V-8; with the 426-cu.in. Hemi optional. By mid-1969 the A12 440 Six Pack appeared, a cheaper alternative to the pricey Hemi, yet offering similar performance.
This example hammered for $127k at Mecum.

Friday, November 6, 2020

1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro - $165k

Matching numbers drivetrain. COPO 9561 427/425 HP L72 engine. Documented with GM of Canada paperwork. CCI Platinum Certificate scoring 997 of 1000. 4-speed manual transmission. Special ducted hood. Power steering. Power brakes with front discs. Front and rear spoilers. Fathom Green with Green interior. Color-matched bumpers. Bucket seats and console with gauges. Rosewood steering wheel. Tachometer. Rally wheels. Goodyear Polyglas tires.
The 427-equipped Camaro through COPO made it possible to sell the cars with the GM-standard 5-year or 50,000-mile warranty. Yenko ordered a grand total of 198. The total number of COPO Camaros produced and sold is unknown, but is thought to be between 500 and 1,000.
The monster 427 produced at least 450hp @ 5600 and 460 of twist @ 4000. 0-60 time is 5.4 sec.

Camaro 427s came from COPO with almost nothing identifying them as a special model; they even came with the old dog dish hubcaps on steel wheels. Today these cars are highly desirable. This example stalled @ $130k high bid but then changed hands for $165k at Mecum.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Yellow Ford GTs

2018 Ford GT. 1,665 miles. Finished in Triple Yellow, $5,000 option. 20 inch Gloss Black forged aluminum wheels. Twin turbocharged and intercooled 3.5L/647 HP DOHC 24-valve EcoBoost engine with 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission with paddle shifters. 0-60 MPH in 3.0 seconds. Top speed of 216 MPH. Black Sparco Alcantara carbon fiber racing seats. F1 styled steering wheel with functional controls and tilt/telescopic column. Brembo carbon ceramic disc brakes. Carbon fiber 10-spoke wheels with titanium nuts. HERE.
2005 Ford GT. 7,100 miles. All four options. No. 320 of 2,022 produced. Supercharged aluminum 5.4L/550 HP V-8 engine. Lysholm screw-type supercharger with intercooler. Multi-port fuel injection. Stainless dual exhaust. Ricardo 6-speed manual transmission. Aluminum space frame. Precision-cast aluminum double wishbone SLA suspension with coilovers. Dry sump lubrication. Brembo ventilated disc brakes. HERE.