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- 1972 Mustang Coupe 302 Auto RHD
Well it was only a matter of time for one of our "Aussie" classics to sell for a million dollars or more
For those that haven't heard of them a 1971 Falcon XY GTHO Phase 3 was at the time the fastest 4 door sedan in the world with around 300 made going for a little over $5000 off the showroom floor. Designed mostly for racing there were a few intrepid racers who purchased these beasts right off the showroom floor, drove to the race track and raced them!
They pretty much had the same running gear as the Boss 351 as a comparison.
Still kicking myself as I bought a couple of stolen/wrecked XY GTs in the eighties, made one out of two and sold what was mostly Phase 3 running gear cheap!
Here's a link to the sale - https://www.9news.com.au/motoring/2018/06/18/12/32/jeff-thomson-car-sells-1-million-dollars-at-auction-caradvice
For those that haven't heard of them a 1971 Falcon XY GTHO Phase 3 was at the time the fastest 4 door sedan in the world with around 300 made going for a little over $5000 off the showroom floor. Designed mostly for racing there were a few intrepid racers who purchased these beasts right off the showroom floor, drove to the race track and raced them!
They pretty much had the same running gear as the Boss 351 as a comparison.
Still kicking myself as I bought a couple of stolen/wrecked XY GTs in the eighties, made one out of two and sold what was mostly Phase 3 running gear cheap!
Here's a link to the sale - https://www.9news.com.au/motoring/2018/06/18/12/32/jeff-thomson-car-sells-1-million-dollars-at-auction-caradvice