Plymouth Hemi GTX Tops Mecum Dallas Sale

Mecum’s recent auction in Dallas, held Sept. 4-7, saw 743 cars change hands in just four action-packed days. Overall sales totals for the event reached $23.5 million as a nearly 70% sell-through rate was achieved with just over 1,000 classic and collector cars crossing the auction block.

1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX.

Top lot of the sale a 1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX (Lot F140) from the headlining Peter Swainson collection of Mopars, selling for $253,000 sale. Another top offering from the Swainson assemblage to land among top sales was a 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T (Lot F137) that brought $181,500.

1971 Dodge Her Charger R/T.

Two split-window Corvettes came in as the auction’s No. 2 and No. 3 high sellers, the first one presenting as a striking silver-on-red Rest Mod and bringing $242,000 (Lot S131), and the other (Lot S136.1) boasting a fuel-injected 327 engine and Bloomington Gold certification and a final sale price of $231,000. A third, unrestored example with low miles and a unique tan-on-tan color combination (Lot F147) snuck into top sales as well with a $126,500 sale.

The complete top 10 collector-car sales at the Mecum Dallas 2019 auction include:

  1. 1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX (Lot F140) at $253,000
  2. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe (Lot S131) at $242,000
  3. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe (Lot S136.1) at $231,000
  4. 1969 Dodge Charger Resto Mod (Lot S140) at $220,000
  5. 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Resto Mod (Lot S160) at $220,000
  6. 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T (Lot F137) at $181,500
  7. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Resto Mod (Lot F237) at $137,500
  8. 1974 Ford Bronco (Lot S248) at $137,500
  9. 2015 ASVE Shelby Cobra CSX8000 Series (Lot S143) at $132,000
  10. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe (Lot F147) at $126,500

For more information on this and upcoming sales visit mecum.com