Monday, April 11, 2022

1970 Plymouth Superbird - $176k

Built date November 30, 1969. Code J97285 order number. Matching numbers code E87 440 6 BBL V-8 engine. 4-speed manual transmission. Code EV2 Hemi Orange. Pistol grip shifter. Hood tachometer. 150 MPH speedometer. Superbirds had three engine options: the 426 Hemi V8 engine producing 425 bhp at 5000 rpm and 490 lb⋅ft at 4000 rpm, the 440 Super Commando Six Barrel with 3X2-barrel carburetors producing 390 hp, and the 375 hp 440 Super Commando with a single 4-barrel carburetor. 135 examples were armed with the 426 Hemi.
Figures say as many as 2,783 Superbirds were built. 1,935 Superbirds is the long accepted number. The Superbird and the Dodge Charger Daytona were each built for one model year only (1970 and 1969 respectively).
Values for top examples have been doing extremely well. This example appeared at Mecum in 2021.

Monday, April 4, 2022

1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra Roadster

Class winner 1966 12 Hours of Sebring. CSX3016. 1 of 23 factory Competition Cobras in existence. Comprehensive restoration by noted Shelby experts Mike McCluskey and Billy Andrews. 427/500 HP V-8 engine. 4-speed manual transmission. Finished in Original Sebring winning colors. 8,299 miles.
This example crosses the block at Mecum. Haggerty says a concours 1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra Roadster is trending around $2.3m.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Replicas at Mecum

George Barris sold the real Monkee Mobile through Barrett-Jackson in 2008. It made $360k.

1967 Pontiac Monkee Mobile Replica. Honors the 1960s television show “The Monkees”. Built Chevrolet V-8 engine. Big Al's Toy Box supercharger. Dual Edelbrock carburetors. March pulley system. MSD ignition. Automatic transmission. 4-wheel power disc brakes with polished booster. Finished in Red with Monkees livery. Beige interior and canvas top. Three-row seating. $242k HERE
1959 Cadillac Ghostbusters Ecto 1 Replica. Miller Meteor Cadillac Ambulance conversion. V-8 engine. Automatic transmission. White with Ghostbusters livery. Proton packs, traps and particle throwers in cargo compartment. Recaro rear seats. Momocorse safety belts. $220k HERE

Saturday, April 2, 2022

The Fux collection - 2019

In January 2019 Micheal Fux offered a few culls from his collection.

$6.1m high bid. HERE
2016 Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta. 174 original miles. 1 of 210 produced. Black carbon fiber hardtop. 6.3/949 HP hybrid drive V-12 engine. F1-inspired HY-KERS Kinetic Energy Recovery System. Factory-rated top speed of 217 MPH. F1 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. Scuderia shields. Brembo carbon ceramic disc brakes. Black brake calipers. Finished in Rosso Corsa. Black leather and Alcantara interior. Stability control, performance anti blockage system/electronic brake balance. F1 electronic traction control integrated with the hybrid system and third generation electronic differential.
418 original miles. 6.3/949 HP hybrid drive V-12 engine. HY-KERS Kinetic Energy Recovery System. F1 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. Scuderia shields. Brembo carbon ceramic disc brakes. Black brake calipers. Carbon fog lamps. Special-order Rosso Fuoco paint. Black leather and Alcantara interior. Stability control, performance anti blockage system/electronic brake balance. F1 electronic traction control integrated with the hybrid system and third generation electronic differential.
2014 Ferrari LaFerrari. $3.3m
Michael Fux has spent a sizable chunk of his wealth on high-end wheels – some of them painted in color schemes he desired. 11 of the mattress tycoon's cars are up for grabs at Mecum's.

Matching pair of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMGs – roadster ($209k) and coupe. ($225k)
This 2018 McLaren 720S is in a special shade of purple called Fuxia. 312 miles. Special-ordered one-of-a-kind McLaren 720S. $54,000 MSO Bespoke Rolls-Royce Fuxia Fuchsia exterior finish. $330k.
A McLaren Senna, one of the first to be made and the first delivered to America, in an emerald green. 203 miles. No. 2 of 500 produced. $1,430,000.
Fux's lime-green 918 Spyder. 510 miles. No. 43 of 918 produced. $1,430,000.

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Top 10 supercars at auction in 2019

Michael Schumacher’s 2002 Ferrari. Victorious in three races in the 2002 season, the car helped Schumacher win his fifth drivers’ world championship. It made over $6.6m, the second most valuable Formula 1 car sold at auction.
1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 cabriolet. A masterpiece of Italian design and among the most beautiful cars ever built. One of 40 series I cabriolets and one of five with chrome side air vents. $6.8m
2017 Pagani Zonda Aether. Pagani stopped making the Zonda in 2013, but one extremely deep-pocketed type coaxed the automaker into making a final one in 2017. $6.8m.
1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB. One of the last SWB berlinettas made and a Lusso (luxury) model. The steel-bodied, dual-purpose street and track car is one of 166 built and one of 77 second-series cars in road going specifications. $7.5m
1965 Ford GT40. The prototype GT40 convertible and the first of five roadsters built and the only one to have survived in its original form. It was built for Shelby American as a test and development car and was driven by Carroll Shelby and Jim Clark. – $7.6m.
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB. Intensely collectible and fully restored, this example was offered without reserve. Ferrari Classiche certified and truly iconic it made $8.1m.
2014 Lamborghini Veneno roadster. One of nine roadsters built by Lamborghini to mark its 50th anniversary in 2013. $8.4m.
1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder. Most believe the Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder is among the most beautiful cars ever made. Ferrari built 14 California Spyders during 1958. $9.9m.
1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900. The 8C 2900 Alfa Romeo was the most advanced and dominant sports car money could buy. The 2900cc straight eight cylinder supercharged engine featured advancements far ahead of it's time such as dual camshafts, dual magnetos and dry sump oiling. It produced an astounding 180 hp, delivered through a four-speed gearbox. $ 19.5m.
1994 McLaren F1 'LM-Specification' This F1 is the rarest of the rare, one of two of the 64 F1 road cars made converted by the factory to Le Mans specification. $19.8m.

Monday, March 21, 2022

Top lots at Mecum Monterey 2018

1933 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe. $3.8m

2014 Ferrari LaFerrari. 307 miles. $3.1m
2003 Ferrari Enzo. 3,150 miles. $2.8m

1989 Porsche 962. $2.2m
1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S. $1.1m.

1929 Duesenberg Model J. $1.1m.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Death Race 2000 Frankenstein - $25,300

Driven by David Carradine in the 1975 cult classic Death Race 2000. Flat 6 Corvair engine hidden below the visible dummy engine. Volkswagen chassis and Corvette style body.
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires TV contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points. Five drivers in the race adhere to professional wrestling-style personas and drive themed cars, include Frankenstein, the mysterious champion.
The car made $25k at Mecum Glendale.