71 Hemi Cuda Conv. 2.7 Million...UH-OH

That is just one particular car, plus nobody is going to pay big money for any car this close to Barrett-Jackson '08. The real players for cars like this are waiting for Scottsdale.

 

I used to work at a Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge pre-delivery service place . I was there from June of 1970 to January of 1975. Ah, sorry, 'cuda's and Challengers just plain were not put together that well.

 

I agree. Open and shut a door on a Chrysler ,Plymouth or Dodge and do the same on the same year Ford and the Chrysler ,Plymouth or Dodge sounds like a tin can. I do think the 71 Cuda design is almost as great looking as the 69/70 Shelby.

 

A bit of a difference from how you phrased it, though...

It failed to sell because it did not meet reserve.

5 people bid MORE than 2.7 million (which, I gotta tell ya, is insane. ), but the asking price was apparently higher.

...and I agree with Bob and roddster... I had a 70 Cuda convertible...and it was a chintzy, cheaply-made little car.

 

I hope the RM Auction has all the highest bidders this year!!!

 

It seems to me that Barrett-Jackson would be the place to sell a vintage Shelby truck like that. If I may ask, why didn’t you approach them about selling this or did they reject it? That truck is so awesome and if it is authentic it seems that they would just jump all over it. Especially since Carroll is always there, it seems like this would be the perfect place to sell it.

 

Well........in an auction, the item for sale is only worth what someone willing to pay.

 

Speaking of Barrett-Jackson,I got my program for the auction listing all the cars going on the block. There must be around 50 clones listed(maybe more)of '66and '67 Shelbys, Hemi'Cudas,and Hemi challengers. More than I've seen the last 2 years at B-J. It'll be interesting to see what kind of money these cars fetch. I would be hesitant to put '67 GT-500 on the block right now without a reserve. I just don't think there will be big spenders out there like there was 2 years ago. But I guess one never knows. Some of these bidders have more money than brains. 2.7 mil. for a hemi 'cuda not enough ? WOW !!
I wonder what the reserve was on this museum piece ?

 

Uh Oh ? Have you seen a Cuda ever bring 2.7 mil ?

 

NO !! I don't think the owner of this car has either. Maybe he put a reserve of 3.5 mil. and figured "If I get it ,great ! If I don't , who cares ".

 

We are donating a predetermined percent of the truck sale to the Carroll Shelby Childrens Foundation. BJ wanted 10% from the buyer and the seller. RM offered us a much, much better deal. We are working on trying to get Carroll Shelby to the RM Auction on the 18th. We are lot #153. CSX2011 will go accross the blocks just before us. Both vehicles will be displayed together. Plus, we missed BJ's cut-off date. We are in the process of cleaning the truck up and preparing it for the auction. You wouldn't believe how nice some of the original paint shines!!! This really is a nice truck!

 

"I saw a 70 hemi convertible go for over 2.1 two years ago at barrett....and it didnt look well done and the 71 is worth substantially more than the 70."

I drove that 2.1 Cuda across the block for my friend that also used to own the yellow 71. The guy that bought it also bought the yellow car that he is now selling. I just don't know of one that has sold for more than 2.1 but your your Uh OH comment indicates to me that you think prices are off because the yellow car only bids to 2.7. I think prices are off but a 2.7 bid would indicate to me that prices are up instead.

 

Why would anyone pay the big bucks know on ebay when they can wait a couple of weeks pay $1200 bucks have a few cocktails on stage , get on TV ,get a hug from Amy and pay 10% buyers fee and drop a few mil, I know I would be waiting!!!

 

I thought that Bill W who owns the 1971 sold his 1971 Blue one for 3M a while back as stated in Hemmings Muscle machines. My friend bought a 1971 HEMI challenger in '02 from the original owner with 30K and it was all original sans headers, Keystone mags and a 411 gear replacing the 354. 4 speed shaker dana plum crazy car. I can attest to the lousy body work and paint on mopars from that car. Factory out dings in places that could only been done before paint. One corner edge of the deck lid at the rear window was ragged and never hemmed properly. The doors had that distinctive cheap sound that mopars had back them as I remember from a couple of E-bodies that I had owned. By the way, did anyone notice the white 1968 Shelby in the storage facility with all those cuda converts in one of the ebay pictures? Gary