Arizona 2024 Auctions - Barrett Jackson, RM, Bonhams - SHELBY 1962-1970 cars

[camp upshur]

or $522.5 - depending on which side of the hose you were on!

[Mikelj5S230]

Yep, a good number, almost as much as my '67 Corvette sold for.

[silverton_ford]

All prices updated on the first page through Saturday.   Thank you for the nice comments.

[DennyD]

Brian, THANKS for the updates, we appreciate it. It's nice to have the links too, so we can go back and look at the specific details of each car.

[Rodster-500]

68 GT350 $181,500. 

1438.1 – 1968 GT350H 8T02J155398 01219 - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT350-H-271478 - SOLD - $181,500.00

[CharlesTurner]

68 GT350 $181,500. 

1438.1 – 1968 GT350H 8T02J155398 01219 - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT350-H-271478 - SOLD - $181,500.00

Did you look at the pics/description?

[john galt]

Many thanks to Brian for taking the time to post the auction info about cars of interest to the SAAC.  A concise listing of SAI results sure beats wasting hours watching RESTO MOD Vettes, Broncos and PU's cross the block. Thanks again!

[Coralsnake]

68 GT350 $181,500. 

Cant see past the $25 export brace 😉

Seriously, it looks well preserved

[Bob Gaines]

68 GT350 $181,500. 

Cant see past the $25 export brace 😉

Seriously, it looks well preserved

The big honker alarm siren and the caution fan sticker (clueless indicator) hit me in the face about the same time and so I didn't waste my time knowing full well what other things I would likely find throughout the car.   

[Coralsnake]

Thats the judges view....I will look on the big screen tonight, but I think its pretty nice other than a few bigger items

[Bob Gaines]

Thats the judges view....I will look on the big screen tonight, but I think its pretty nice other than a few bigger items

I agree it looks very nice over all from the pictures. Pictures can be misleading. With original details typically justifying a high market price I was surprised at the mistakes I saw given the hammer price compared to typical market for that model. There are probably other factors like drink, party atmosphere ,competition etc.that are not known that attributed to the price too. The number of problem original details I mentioned typically carry through the entire car percentage wise with maybe the exception of the interior . It is hard to mess up the interior details given the prevalent common knowledge. One can get indications from pictures however first hand examination by someone in the know is best way to determine one way or the other IMO.

[Coralsnake]

I just looked this car over on the big screen and I would call it a survivor or something close. However, there is not enough to tell me if its had a repaint. I think that giant horn is a car alarm.

The car retains a lot of original details. I found some pre clean up pictures and its had a good deal of labor put into it.

[Bob Gaines]

I just looked this car over on the big screen and I would call it a survivor or something close. However, there is not enough to tell me if its had a repaint. I think that giant horn is a car alarm.

The car retains a lot of original details. I found some pre clean up pictures and its had a good deal of labor put into it.

Yes old school car alarm siren.

[csx289]

I owned 68 #1219 for a bit. Incredibly original car. It was 100% original paint when I owned it. Yes it had a period car alarm that was functional. Great party trick to turn it on and have somebody open the door and trigger the functional siren. When I had the car the original shocks were in a box as was every removed original part including fan belts etc. The chassis is, in my opinion, one of the best original ones of any 68 in existence. Certainly a reference example for finishes and plating. It was an extremely well preserved car. Drove like new. Even the A/C blew cold. The fellow I sold it to (well, actually traded it to for a 1k mile 1971 GMC truck and some $) did a bunch of detailing, not all of it appropriate as has been noted here. He also had the front end fiberglass repainted (not the hood) because he didn't like some small cracks in the nose. That was a mistake but I couldn't talk him out of it. I also think he had the body line on the doors blended because of some door dings and chips. I also wouldn't have done that as, again, it was absolutely 100% original paint and imo quite stunning. So while it is easy to gather an opinion via pics and a TV broadcast I can definitively state that 1219 was one of the best quality Shelbys at B-J by a country mile. And I'll leave it at that!

Oh, FWIW, the underbidder on 1219 was Peter Klutt. He inspected it and also thought it was a spectacular survivor. He bid to 163k (hammer) as I recall. 

Just a little Paul Harvey/ "the rest of the story" insight from a previous owner with reasonably knowledgable firsthand experience of this particular car.

[Bob Gaines]

It is always a shame when I see that someone with good intentions but faulty historical detail knowledge gets a hold of a car good car to try and make it better as apparently is the case with the 68 GT350 being discussed. In this case they failed in a number of respects IMO. At least under the hood in a number of areas. That is based on the mistakes seen and testimony that it was all original before. I have got to give praise for the expertly done positive spin on the previous owner added aftermarket vintage alarm system as a "party trick" when showing off that it works. Well played.  Otherwise something like that which is extremely hard to reverse and make the car whole given holes drilled for added alarm switches etc. is seen as a negative and not a plus. That alarm may be something that some see as cool but for me it does just the opposite and detracts from original aspects. Those alarms weren't typically effective back in the day and other then being something a previous owner installed does not typically have anything to do with the history of the car. As I said before a very nice car over all.