2.1 Million Dollar BAT Heritage 8 mile GT

[daltondavid]

Wild times we are in!!

[Rickmustang]

You beat me to this post. That may drive up prices on all 05-06 GTs. Owners are loving it, hopeful owners not so much. It was a thrilling auction, with almost 1748 comments.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Certainly got his moneys worth using the "premium" auction package,

hymanltd (The Seller)
WOW, WOW, WOW... What an auction that was! That's one for the record books!

With more than 1,700 comments and 53,000 views, this auction exceeded all expectations.

Thank you, everyone, for the bids, the comments, and for making this such an exciting auction. We are in contact with @flippipaldi now and are thrilled to see this incredible GT heading to its new home.

[daltondavid]

I tuned in when the initial 25 minutes was left I think it was $1.7 Million at that point. It was entertaining to watch, the comments were Gold! I have owned my 2005 Quicksilver No stripe GT since 2007. I have driven it to 6 SAAC conventions and it has about 25,000 miles as of this posting. I love the car. I plan on leaving it to my son who has been my co pilot since he was 9 in the car. Now I am in the passenger seat these days!! The memories we have made in this GT are irreplaceable. So the High Values Do not affect me other than Insurance premiums go up!! 

[pbf777]

    A half-a-dozen or so years ago, I had the opportunity to purchase a white w/ blue striped example, with the seller thinking something around $120,000 would be appropriate, stupid me    said: "NA"!   

    In the day we installed quite a few "upgrades" to these GT40's, most popular being pulleys to increase the blower boost; at the time we didn't consider that we were 'mucking' with someone's "multi-million" dollar car! 

    Scott.

   

[azdriver]

I can't help but wonder why the one bidder jumped in multiple times to make $100K bids but ended up not getting the car for a $1K bid over his $2.1m bid........

Pat

[Bob Gaines]

I can't help but wonder why the one bidder jumped in multiple times to make $100K bids but ended up not getting the car for a $1K bid over his $2.1m bid........

Pat

I wonder if any shill bidding ever happens on BAT ?

[Bigfoot]

I can't help but wonder why the one bidder jumped in multiple times to make $100K bids but ended up not getting the car for a $1K bid over his $2.1m bid........

Pat

I wonder if any shill bidding ever happens on BAT ?

Maybe

[Bigfoot]

You beat me to this post. That may drive up prices on all 05-06 GTs.

Every car enthusiast needs one.

[shelbymotorsports]

Other than a "charity" auction what was the previous record price?

[QuickSilverShelby]

I believe it was at MECUM this past spring for close to $1.3mm.

QSS

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I wonder if any shill bidding ever happens on BAT ?

Seems likely with how they keep extending the bid time. If the shill wins he could find some reason not to buy and the next high bidder will get a shot to buy the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3EGG--LC4Q

[pbf777]

    One car that I did end up with from BAT was after the auctions' completion, where as the story goes, the winning bidder "failed to follow trough", the follow-up bidder "passed", and I then got the email from BAT stating that the "Seller"would accept my bid as made; which was though significantly less.  Hmm? 

    Then, another vehicle was one which I had inquired on directly from the Dealer, whom then became the "Seller" as listed on BAT, which then after the supposed "successful sale" with a "winning bid", but then the Dealer called me back three more times the following week attempting to still sell me the car! 

    These  are just a couple of my limited personal experiences with direct involvement; but of course I have made, as many others have also, spectative observations of just some strange and unexplainable bidding executions, that even though people may never seem to not amaze me in their incomprehensible behaviors, some of it certainly lends creed to surreptitious practices.   

    "Shill Bidders"?  Your darn tootin!   

    Scott.

     

[Coralsnake]

I kind of feel like these dealers are gaming the system somehow...I am not sure how, but some of the prices seem unreasonable to me.

Hopefully someone smarter will figure it out and share....