TooOld Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) The Mecum Auctions at Kissimee Florida January 2-12 , the Bullitt Mustang is Lot #F150 and goes across the stage on Friday Jan 10th . It's expected to set a new record of over 5 million dollars . I'm an hour away and have hotel reservations for the 9th and 10th , maybe I'll be lucky and get close enough to see it in person ! https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397388/1968-ford-mustang-gt-bullitt/ https://cdn1.mecum.com/assets/docs/FL20_Bullitt/index.html Edited December 15, 2019 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LL3 Model Worx Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Just another Iconic vehicle going to some billionaire who buys it so they can say they own it... likely to never be driven. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I'd rather own this,,,,,,,,,,,,? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theraif Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 this how it was displayed at MCACN ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Shifter Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 In 20 more years, everyone who cared about that movie will be dead. Then the bottom will fall out of the perceived value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmike Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The owner must have changed his mind as he said that the car would always stay in his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 12 hours ago, mrmike said: The owner must have changed his mind as he said that the car would always stay in his family. That was until he realized he would become an instant millionaire. ? I have seen the car a few times. If it was not used in the movie it would be worth about $20K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 And the folks at Barrett-Jackson are turning Highland Green with envy now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 18 hours ago, theraif said: this how it was displayed at MCACN ? Yes that's exactly how I saw it last month at that show, as I've never missed one of the so far 11 Muscle car & Corvette Nationals shows, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I took a couple of pictures of it while it was at the Mustang Memories show at Ford World Headquarters.... I might have posted those on another thread.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 6:10 PM, mrmike said: The owner must have changed his mind as he said that the car would always stay in his family. 15 hours ago, vamach1 said: That was until he realized he would become an instant millionaire. ? I have seen the car a few times. If it was not used in the movie it would be worth about $20K. I saw and interesting digging deeper on Antiques Roadshow and it may explain this. They were discussing common people who had items of great value that didn't realize the value when they brought them in. Often those people turn to the appraisers soon after the show to help then sell the item. It is not because of greed or avarice but fear and cost. Fear that they don't have adequate means to protect the item and the cost to do so is far beyond their means. This guy probably realized that it wasn't really a good idea to have this stored in his garage and drive it around anymore. Yes, he could be an instant millionaire, but it would take a millionaire to afford the type of facility to keep it safe and to do any necessary restoration work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I have always liked the car and the move but even if I was wealthy that’s a big price and insure. I couldn’t spend that. I would have a clone built I could enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 18 minutes ago, Pete J. said: I saw and interesting digging deeper on Antiques Roadshow and it may explain this. They were discussing common people who had items of great value that didn't realize the value when they brought them in. Often those people turn to the appraisers soon after the show to help then sell the item. It is not because of greed or avarice but fear and cost. Fear that they don't have adequate means to protect the item and the cost to do so is far beyond their means. This guy probably realized that it wasn't really a good idea to have this stored in his garage and drive it around anymore. Yes, he could be an instant millionaire, but it would take a millionaire to afford the type of facility to keep it safe and to do any necessary restoration work on it. Really great point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Here is the same car back in September in Fredericksburg VA. Note the lack of any real enclosure to keep people away. I bet a lot of wives of Mustang enthusiasts that visited the free show (for spectators) looked at heir husbands like they were insane when they heard it was worth more than about forty of the best restored and most desreable rare Mustangs in the show. ?. I know it's a sexist comment but I did not know how else to get the point across. Edited December 16, 2019 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpey Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 You can see it's got some rust on it. If the owner restores is, it will be worth less? If he doesn't restore it, will it rot away? Maybe that is why they are selling it. For 5 million, I could think of a lot of things I would buy first. However if I had 5 million to blow on a car, I'm sure I would already have those things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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