Top-selling Mustangs Steal the Show at Spring Carlisle
Drop-top ’69 Shelby GT350 sells for $103,000 and ’66 GT350 nabs $75,000, helping Carlisle auction break sales record.
It took forever for spring to come to Central Pennsylvania, but when it did, the more agreeable weather served as the perfect backdrop for Carlisle Auctions, which took place from April 19 to 21 at the Carlisle Expo Center. The huge auction ran concurrently with Spring Carlisle 2018 on April 18 to 22.
More than 500 consignments crossed the block, and between the first slamming of the gavel on April 19 to the final hammer to fall on April 21, 62 percent of the consignments sold. If that’s not enough of a “wow” factor, the top five best-selling rides sold for a combined total of $435,000. And the beautiful Shelby GT350 Convertible (pictured above) took the crown for the highest bid at $103,000. The 1969 Mach 1 (below) sold for $83,500.
Overall, auction sales tallied $5.7 million in total, an all-time best for the brand. Bidder count was up over last year’s event, too.
Record-breaking Sales for Carlisle
The top-five selling cars were:
- 1969 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 Convertible – $103,000
- 1989 Ferrari Testarossa – $90,000
- 1966 Chevrolet Corvette – $85,000
- 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – $82,500
- 1966 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 – $75,000