One of our favorite things about the Barrett-Jackson auctions is just how many vehicles show up to these events to be auctioned off. As it stands now, we’re just around the corner for the new year to begin–and the dockets for the 2017 Scottsdale auction out of Scottsdale, Arizona, have just opened up.
The floodgates are filled with plenty of old and new Ford vehicles; and in the newly fashioned spirit of our upcoming website, Ford Muscle, we wanted to kick things off with three of our favorite classic Ford cars going to auction on January 14th through the 22nd.
1958 Lincoln Continental Mark III
Though this Lincoln isn’t one of the more desirable fourth generation Continentals, this gigantic ’58 Continental Mark III is still one of our favorite Ford vehicles headed to auction in 2017. The third generation Continental lived a short life for its body style (’58-’60), but it paved the way for the aforementioned, much longer generation after it.
This particular generation of Continental was available with a 430 cubic-inch MEL (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln) V8 standard and weighed in at a whopping 5,000-plus pounds, depending on how your Continental was optioned. For the 1958 model year, that massive V8 produced 375 HP from the factory.
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429
Veteran Mustang enthusiasts are well aware of the story behind the legendary Boss 429 Mustang and its NASCAR-bred V8 engine. It’s one of the most highly sought-after vehicles (and Ford engines for that matter) of all time, and for good reason. There’s a rich history behind this low-production Mustang, one that we won’t be getting into today (perhaps a future segment?), but rest assured this Ford Mustang is the classic one to own if you can pony-up the cash for it–pun intended.
These Mustangs usually sell at auction for more than six figures; and with this particular Boss 429 being from the Reggie Jackson Collection and including a Kevin Marti Boss Authority Report verifying all of its components, you can bet it’ll command a high-dollar amount.
1967 Ford Fairlane Custom Coupe
According to the ad, “The original 1967 Paul Harvey Ford Fairlane set an NHRA record on July 2, 1967. Hubert wanted this racecar to be built using as many authentic old racing parts as possible. He procured the 427 engine from Jake Lowe, a former racing adversary. The hood was purchased from Tom Hardy, Hubert’s friend.”
The ad goes onto say that the engine is a “true 427 late 1966 side-oiler with dual Holley carbs, pushing the power through a Ford Toploader manual 4-speed coupled to the engine through an Ansen bellhousing. The dual Holley carburetors came from his racing buddy Mike Thomas. Some driveline items came from Jackie Jones, such as the Holley electric fuel pumps, Ansen bellhousing, gauges, shifter and body trim. The rear-end sports a Ford 9″ and Detroit locker with big 11-inch brakes.”