US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the bo

[Ed Blown Vert]

Filed under: Classics, Performance, Auctions, Government/Legal, Chevrolet


The US Marshal's so-called Blood Muscle Auction was completed earlier this month, with the prestigious nine-car field (two cars were added following Autoblog's initial story, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and a rare, mid-restoration 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda) finding new and hopefully law-abiding owners.

While we'd normally recap the stars of the show, in this particular auction, every car's sale was newsworthy. The full list of sale prices doesn't seem to be published, but according to The New York Times, the auction brought in a total of $2.5 million, or an average of about $277,000 per car.

The king of the contest seems to be a 1970 Plymouth Superbird (above, right), complete with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8, which brought home $575,000. The trio of Yenko Chevys, meanwhile, all easily cleared the six-figure mark, with the Yenko Camaro (above, far right) clearing $315,000, the Chevelle crossing the block for $237,500 and the supremely rare - one of just 37 - Yenko Nova (shown above, left) selling for an even $400,000.

The New York Times has a great write-up of the auction, including the somewhat bizarre setting relative to other high-stakes auctions where six-figure cars are the norm. Head over and take a look.US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the books originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 25 Sep 2014 08:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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[2002ssslp]

I feel these vehicles were all overpriced by about 25% or more. 400k is about top of the market for the Superbird and Yenko's normally trade in the 180's. I guess there are plenty of people out there with extra cash to burn.