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Mecum Auctions\u2019 annual Denver sale sent 611 vehicles across the auction block in early July, with 402 of the classic and collector cars hammering sold. Total sales reached more than $11 million, led by a superb R-Code 427-engined 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL<\/a> (above) that gaveled for $155,000.<\/p>\n

Top 10 sales<\/a> at the Mecum Denver 2016 auction with hammer prices:<\/p>\n

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  1. 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL – $155,000<\/li>\n
  2. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window – $140,000<\/li>\n
  3. 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Resto Mod – $135,000<\/li>\n
  4. 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427\/400 HP Convertible – $125,000<\/li>\n
  5. 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 – $115,000<\/li>\n
  6. 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe – $115,000<\/li>\n
  7. 1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback – $80,000<\/li>\n
  8. 1986 Porsche 930 Turbo – $80,000<\/li>\n
  9. 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible – $72,000<\/li>\n
  10. 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge – $67,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mecum’s next collector car auction is its annual Harrisburg<\/a> event at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, this weekend, July 21-23. To review the full list of Denver sales results, please visit www.Mecum.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 sales at the Mecum Denver 2016 auction with hammer prices: 1963 Ford Galaxie 500XL – $155,000 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window – $140,000 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Resto Mod – $135,000 1967 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":559828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,64,11577],"tags":[7366,65,17344,10847],"class_list":["post-495678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-ford","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-ford","tag-ford-at-auction","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"\n1963 Ford Galaxie Tops Mecum Denver 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\/1963-ford-galaxie-tops-mecum-denver-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1963 Ford Galaxie Tops Mecum Denver Auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mecum Auctions\u2019 annual Denver sale sent 611 vehicles across the auction block in early July, with 402 of the classic and collector cars hammering sold. 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