{"id":23629,"date":"2019-05-13T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=23629"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:24","slug":"indy-is-packed-with-action-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2019\/05\/indy-is-packed-with-action-this-weekend.html","title":{"rendered":"Indy is Packed With Action This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mecum auction in Indianapolis is always a good time, with a huge amount of cars. One thing I\u2019ve always appreciated there is that not everything is some out-of-reach six-figure car built of unobtanium … real folks like you and I can buy cars there. Going early in the week and early in the day offers up some tempting buys.<\/p>\n

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For instance, at Mecum Kissimmee this year, a Dodge Stealth R\/T Turbo<\/a> sold for $33,000. BUT, at Mecum Glendale a couple months ago, another Stealth R\/T Turbo<\/a> sold for just $9,350.<\/p>\n

One sold on Saturday, the other on a Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Now, speaking of unobtanium, there is truly a Holy Grail rolling across the block at Mecum Indy. It\u2019s a 1970 Challenger<\/a>, but beyond that name, there\u2019s really nothing ordinary about it.<\/p>\n

First off, it\u2019s a HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> car, so automatically it\u2019s a six-figure machine. But this is the ONLY<\/strong> 1970 HEMI Challenger ever built with a sunroof. But that\u2019s still not the finale: This car was restored by the legendary Steve Juliano and to say it\u2019s perfect isn\u2019t doing justice to the idea of perfection. Mecum has it listed as a Star Car and expects it to hammer between $400,000 and $500,000.<\/p>\n

What about celebrity ownership? What about a vehicle owned by The King of stock car racing?<\/p>\n

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This 1996 Dodge Ram<\/a> is claimed to be Richard Petty\u2019s personal vehicle and only has 50,000 miles on it. The styling is … well, it was 1996. But, it\u2019s very unique and The King has signed the dashboard.<\/p>\n

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The front-wheel-drive Dodge vehicles are starting to gain traction in the collector car world … and this 1986 Dodge Omni GLHS<\/a> is one of the better ones we\u2019ve seen. With less than 14,000 miles, this unrestored car can take you back to the time of parachute pants and cassette tapes without breaking the budget!<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s the month of May and in Indianapolis that means the Indy 500. Even folks who don\u2019t follow the automotive world know about that race; and when you come for Mecum, you\u2019ll want to take in some of the IndyCar action. It just so happens that we\u2019ll be in town for qualifying.<\/p>\n