{"id":29481,"date":"2019-10-16T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=29481"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:23:57","slug":"srt-hellcat-miata-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/showcase\/2019\/10\/srt-hellcat-miata-sold.html","title":{"rendered":"SRT®<\/sup> Hellcat Miata Sold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hellkitty Gone!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dodge was just at the final Barrett-Jackson auction of the year at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. What was really unique is that everything was sold at No Reserve, meaning every auction was sold, a 100% sell rate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And one of the most unique vehicles up for auction is one you have probably heard about: Hellkitty. In fact, I did a story around SRT\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat Swaps that featured it<\/a> a while ago. I finally got to see this beast in person, and while Karr (from the original story) wasn\u2019t in town, I got to meet Michael Kelly, who did a large portion of the work. So how did the crowd at Barrett-Jackson react to this thing? \u201cThe car always had people around it. When we fired it up to move it, the car was swarmed!\u201d Michael mentions that \u201cBlake Powers (of Aircraft Parts Store) has done SO much to help this project happen\u201d and it has been followed by tens of thousands of fans online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we were setting up our #DodgeThrillRides course, the car was out in public and I can attest to the rockstar status it had: with that huge SRT Hellcat engine popping out of its hood, everyone came to see it, including Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson, who got to drive it!<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossing the block, bidding went up quickly and wound up at $36,300. While I didn\u2019t have the nerve to ask Michael (or Blake or Karr) how much they had invested in the car, I\u2019m betting the sale price was a decent deal for both parties. With all the custom work involved, this clearly is one of those \u201cYou couldn\u2019t build it for that\u201d-type situations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I asked Michael about future plans for the car. \u201cThe new owner is having us ship it to him and possibly changing a few things on it,\u201d he said. I would not be surprised if we see the Hellkitty cross an auction block again in the future. A small car with this much power simply can\u2019t be held down!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n