The first production serial number, 2007 GT500 coupe was just sold on Barrett Jackson, for $600,000 !!!!

Yes, all proceeds goes to the Carroll Shelby Childrens Foundation.

Carroll Shelby was there, as was Edsel Ford, to introduce the car. It was nuts.

Very cool to see !!!!

 

That's great for the foundation but that is absolutely insane.

 

Holy Mackrel!!!

Must be nice to have so much money you can spend 600K for a 40K car.

Then again, since the money goes to charity, does he get to write off the entire $600,000?

 

So how much do you think the first production Camaro will bring in?

 

GM should build one 2007 500HP+ Camaro to celebrate it's 40th Anniv in hugger orange with black stripes and auction it for charity. While I doubt GM would sell one of their concepts but maybe they could find a near new 1967 Camaro and update it with the ls7 and etc and be competely certifed by GM.

If it could pull in a cool million bucks @ an auction it would be one terrific marketing tactic that would guarantee to get tons of FREE press and the money would goto a good cause.

 

It will depend on the persons taxable income, as to if they get to write it all off.

What I find interesting is, the same thing was done with the first production serial number Ford GT, with all proceeds going to cherity also.

It sold for $563K (I believe, I know it was close).

It blew me away that the lowly GT500 sold for more. Carroll was laughing.......... Edsel was laughing.......... Jackson was having a blast........... and the crowd was going nuts.

 

That is cool that the money is going to charity .

I wish I had that kind of money too .

David

 

And people thought they were paying too much for the brand new zo6s.

 

is it just me or does anyone else think that guy is a huge retard for spending $600k on a car that is worth 1/15th of that? I dont really care if it goes to charity, make a donation to a charity then!

 

The only rationale I can think of is he both wanted to do a good act and also be the first one to own that particular vehicle. Otherwise, it just would have made sense to write a check to the Salvation Army and call it a day.

 

If he was a huge retard, he would not have the $600K to buy it.

Think of it this way, while you may pull out your checkbook and write a $40K for one, he is basically getting his for free............ is getting some other cool stuff (matching serial number snap-on giant tool chest.......... signed visor......... etc), and is looking like an all around good guy, for giving all that money to charity.

Doesn't seem so retarded to me.

 

Just what I was thinking.
Who here would turn down a brand new car after donating money you likely would have donated anyway? The real question is....the guy who bidded 550k....is he going to donate his money as well?

 

That's just plain psychotic ...For that kind of money I'd be rolling in an S7 TT not an overhyped, overweight Mustang

 

Well, obviously, the buyer disagrees with you.

Unlike some of the naysayers here, there are alot of people who are very jazzed about this car. There are alot of Shelby fans. I'll tell you what, it was pretty cool seeing that old man up on the podium........... almost giggling. He was pretty excited about the whole thing.

Dislike the car for whatever personal reasons you have, but do not disrespect those who like them.

 

Who here has said the car is a bad car? No one has, theyre saying its ridiculous to pay 600,000 for a car thats worth 40,000 regardless of whether its the first car or not, which it is. How the hell is that disrespecting the people that like them. Give me a fawkn break.

Let me ask you a question, what if someone paid 975,000 dollars for the first 2006 Z06? Would you not be saying that its ridiculous? As someone mentioned before, they could have had a S7 or some other supercar for that money.