{"id":495622,"date":"2016-07-01T00:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T07:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=31830"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:44:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:44:31","slug":"million-dollar-cobras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/million-dollar-cobras\/","title":{"rendered":"Million Dollar Cobras"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of million-dollar Shelby Cobras took top honors at Dana Mecum\u2019s 29th Original Spring Classic, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the largest muscle car auction in the world. A 1967 427 Roadster sold for $1,100,000, while a 1964 289 Roadster hammered for an even $1,000,000. With the Cobras leading the way the auction sales totaled just short of $49 million, with a 70-percent sell-through rate. As expected, American iron dominated the Top 10, with only a 1972 Ferrari Dino GT breaking the Yankee stranglehold on top-dollar sales as the nine other slots were filled by four Shelby creations, two Boss 429 Mustangs, two Yenko Camaros and a Plymouth Hemi Cuda.<\/p>\n<p>The Joe McMurrey Collection of 17 cars, led by the top-selling Cobra 427 and the pair of GT350 Mustangs, brought in a total of $3,412,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-552051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1.jpg 894w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1-770x542.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mecum-Cobra-427-1-293x206.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/a>For a rundown of the top-10 sellers visit sportscardigest.com\/million-dollar-cobras-top-mecum-indy-auction\/<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of million-dollar Shelby Cobras took top honors at Dana Mecum\u2019s 29th Original Spring Classic, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the largest muscle car auction in the world. 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