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Mecum Auctions\u2019 annual spring sale in Kansas City, held March 11-12 at the Convention Center rolled 572 classic and collector vehicles across the auction block, with 409 cars hammering sold for a 72 percent sell-through rate, and a grand total of $10,212,687 in sales \u2014 a 15-percent increase over last year. Top seller was a 1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback<\/a> with a factory four-speed transmission (above) that gaveled for $210,000.<\/p>\n

The sale of the 428 Cobra Jet-equipped Shelby GT500KR<\/a> was but one of the auction\u2019s highlights, as a 1,000-mile 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe<\/a> elicited a hammer price of $185,000 and another Shelby, a \u201967 GT500 Fastback<\/a>, brought in $170,000.<\/p>\n

The top 10 sales<\/a> with their hammer prices from the Mecum Kansas City Spring 2016 auction:<\/p>\n

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  1. 1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback – $210,000<\/li>\n
  2. 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe – $185,000<\/li>\n
  3. 1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback – $170,000<\/li>\n
  4. 2015 Chevrolet Camaro SVE Yenko – $100,000<\/li>\n
  5. 1955 Chevrolet 210 Resto Mod – $85,000<\/li>\n
  6. 2007 Bentley Continental GTC – $85,000<\/li>\n
  7. 2008 International MXT Pickup – $83,000<\/li>\n
  8. 1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible – $70,000<\/li>\n
  9. 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe – $70,000<\/li>\n
  10. 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – $69,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For complete auction results please visit www.Mecum.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Mecum Auctions\u2019 annual spring sale in Kansas City, held March 11-12 at the Convention Center rolled 572 classic and collector vehicles across the auction block, with 409 cars hammering sold for a 72 percent sell-through rate, and a grand total of $10,212,687 in sales \u2014 a 15-percent increase over last year. Top seller was a 1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback with a factory four-speed transmission (above) that gaveled for $210,000. The sale of the 428 Cobra Jet-equipped Shelby GT500KR was but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":539423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,64,1306,11577],"tags":[7366,65,17344,17345,66,1867,5414,1307,22023,10847],"class_list":["post-495318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-ford","category-shelby","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-ford","tag-ford-at-auction","tag-ford-prices","tag-ford-mustang","tag-shelby-mustang","tag-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500","tag-shelby","tag-shelby-prices","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"\nShelby GT500KR Tops Mecum Kansas City Auction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/shelby-gt500kr-tops-mecum-kansas-city-auction-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shelby GT500KR Tops Mecum Kansas City Auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mecum Auctions\u2019 annual spring sale in Kansas City, held March 11-12 at the Convention Center rolled 572 classic and collector vehicles across the auction block, with 409 cars hammering sold for a 72 percent sell-through rate, and a grand total of $10,212,687 in sales \u2014 a 15-percent increase over last year. 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