MECUM SOLD $3.5 Million - 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible

well ladies and gentlemen here in Seattle and watching around the country on NBCSN it is time to bring out one of the most desirable and valuable muscle cars on the planet a 1971 Hemi Cuda four-speed convertible one of only eleven built only two were sold here in the US this is the documented only numbers-matching 71 Hemi Cuda four-speed convertible known to exist mark tails now let's sell this car this is one of the top dogs on the auction and actually Scott in the performance car world one of the top sellers for calendar year 2014 this is big news the big question is how much will the Mopar Hemi market recover from the adjustment that we all were well aware of back in 2008 we are it's all coming to a head right now in the next couple minutes and it's already gonna make some history it's already a two million dollars right before our very eyes let's talk about what might draw the draw this much interest to this car first of all the Hemi from the 1960s really represents everything that was going on with the outrageousness of the horsepower race between all the manufacturers and it really is considered to be 1971 for the Mopar Gaye the absolute end of the line for that and the rarity the performance the presentation of this car the fact that it's still sporting its original car [Music] [Music] [Music] to the drag strip real high performance above the plate steel wheels with the hubcaps we had a nice look inside the cockpit no console between the bucket seats but that pistol grip shifter commanding presence of its own no console to point it is extremely well documented all the way back to the original owner there's very very few gaps in the provenance of documentation what year was it John 2002 that the first documented first muscle car sold for over a million dollars twelve years ago [Music] there was [Music] [Music] but wonder what the number is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] another way [Applause] [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] three four fifty [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] still out there Frank's back in the background the next time you're going to see this car the auction block you've got an opportunity to buy it right here right now you might not get that opportunity for awhile three-five what do you think guys nobody is gonna forget 2014 becomes debut world record muscle car plummet Hemi Cuda and hey guess what we've got an l88 still out in the bullpen you know what there's Laura man I mean that whoever cares least wins and the guys start by his guns and said this is what we're going to get Dana went to work and made it happen that was amazing to see man 3.5 million dollars guys I think that might be our number one car of the auction so far

Channel: Mecum Auctions

Views: 2,309,762

Rating: 4.6591196 out of 5

Keywords: Plymouth Barracuda (Automobile Model), Plymouth (Brand), Convertible (Body Style), auctions, hemi, mecum, mecum auctions, muscle car, Mopar (Brand)

Id: W5tQm8HBB2Y

Length: 10min 4sec (604 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 14 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/rcplaneguy1]

In the words of Mike Musto "It may be a million dollar car, but it still says Plymouth right on the hood"

[u/Zepher1986z28]

Then people who have rotten junkers out back, Start thinking its worth 20K and won't budge on the price. Think it will increase in value over more years, and wont give them up to someone who wants to restore them

[u/Terabyte47]

3.5 mil and it'll never been driven on the roads.

[u/Fr_Time]

Unreal.

[u/Belvyzep]

Every time I see something like this, I can't help but wonder how much longer the muscle car bubble is going to inflate. Will prices plummet once everyone who grew up around them when they were new are either in the grave or the nursing home? Will prices keep appreciating (beyond inflation) after the passing of the Baby Boomers? Will the bubble pop sooner than that?