{"id":495490,"date":"2016-05-09T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=94540"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:44:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:44:17","slug":"mecum-original-spring-classic-2016-auction-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mecum-original-spring-classic-2016-auction-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecum Original Spring Classic 2016 – Auction Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mecum Original Spring Classic 2016 auction will be held May 17-21 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Dana Mecum\u2019s 29th annual Spring Classic sale will be headlined by muscle cars, Corvettes and individual collections among an estimated 2,000 vehicles at the five-day Indy event.<\/p>\n

An array of 17 vehicles from the collection of Shelby aficionado Joe McMurrey of Longview, Texas, will be among the headline offerings at the 2016 Mecum Indianapolis sale. The entire Shelby-themed assemblage will cross the auction block on Friday, May 20.
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\nAmong the cars of the Joe McMurrey Collection<\/a> is a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra. With 20,165 original miles and known ownership history since new, serial-number CSX3295 was purchased by McMurrey in 2008 in original condition. Still wearing its factory-finish white acrylic paint with its original black leather interior, McMurrey had it stripped to bare metal. Close inspection allowed McMurrey to verify the level of originality possessed by virtually all components of the Cobra, and in order to preserve the car\u2019s history and integrity, CSX3295 was repainted in its original Wimbledon White paint.<\/p>\n

Other main attractions from the Collection are two Shelby GT350 fastbacks, a 1965 and a 1967. The two-digit serial-number 1965 Shelby is number 41 making it one of the first GT350s completed at the new Shelby facility at the Los Angeles airport. The one-of-35 factory Paxton Supercharged 1967 Shelby features a professional restoration and excellent accompanying documentation.<\/p>\n

The balance of the McMurrey Collection includes notable lots carrying on the Shelby theme such as a 1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible, a 1965 Griffith Series 200, a 1967 Sunbeam Tiger MkII roadster and a 1999 Shelby Series 1 roadster. The collection also includes a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Split-Window Coupe and a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Road Runner, among others.<\/p>\n

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Dana Mecum\u2019s 29th annual Original Spring Classic auction will also feature a 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra roadster, CSX2271. Restored in its factory-original color combination of Silver with Red interior, CSX2271 was purchased new by the founder of Mercury Marine, E.C. Kiekhaefer, and later owned by NHRA World Champion, Bruce Larson. The Shelby name doesn\u2019t stop there as an additional six GT 350s and 10 GT500s, including a Grabber Green 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible, will be offered. The Boss will be well represented with five Boss 429s available for bid, including a rare Pastel Blue 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback.<\/p>\n

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Fans of General Motors will not be disappointed by the array of GM muscle available for bid at Mecum’s 2016 Indianapolis event, as the auction will feature at least 41 Chevrolet Chevelles, 26 Pontiac GTOs, 13 Oldsmobile 442s, eight Buick GSs as well as a huge number of Chevrolet\u2019s sportiest models with 56 Camaros and an amazing 94 Corvettes.<\/p>\n

Heading up the General Motors contingent is a rare Fathom Green 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 convertible (Lot S149) and a Firemist Gold 1962 Corvette Styling Car (Lot S170.1). The Bowtie is well represented across the auction with two Yenko Camaros (Lot S154 and Lot S200) and a 1970 Chevrolet COPO Chevelle LS6 (Lot S147) marking a few of the unique Chevrolet offerings.<\/p>\n

Fans of other GM brands will be pleased as well. Oldsmobile muscle-car enthusiasts will enjoy a Sherwood Green 1970 442 W-30 (Lot F204), followers of the \u2018goat\u2019 shouldn’t miss a 1971 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible (Lot S179), while Buick motorheads will be satisfied with a trifecta of muscle-car magic from the Mike Guarise Collection of GS Stage 1 convertibles (Lots F146, F147 and F148).<\/p>\n

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Additional highlights at the 2016 Mecum Indy<\/a> sale include:<\/p>\n