1966 SCCA coupe at Mecum

[66kcar]

I ran up to the Mecum auction in Kissimmee last Saturday and saw the coupe sell for over 400,000. Seems like a steep number, but it is a highly documented successful race car. I talked to a fine couple that were in the bidding to 400k even and got out. I asked him what he was going to do with it and he said he would just put it in the garage.

I only took a few pics with the cell phone. They were of small details I was interested in, not the car as a whole. I have thoughts of doing up my '66 koupe in this fashion some day?

[aolshove]

I saw that auction via TV. The car was evidently built by Shelby (according to the announcer guys).

[A/S65]

If that is the original 33 car it was built by Shelby for Ken Miles, who of course was killed testing the J car.

[66kcar]

Yup, sold as THE original car. Won about every race it ran.....

[HanShotFirst]

I would love to see those pix. I am planning on doing mine as a trans am car also. I won't be going with the color but the small details is also what I'm looking for. I have some pics of this car as well if you are interested but I'm guessing since you were there you have seen what you need to see.

[jmn444]

I thought the door lights were interesting. Don't know that I could ever buy a car just to sit in a garage though...

[66kcar]

The motor sounded soooo nice on this thing. I would drop the kids at school and take the cat to the vet with it! Of course my youngest is 20 and I don't have a cat - but you get the idea. Park this in the garage and forget about it? NO WAY!