Enough of a Mustang change to unseat the best-selling Camaro? At least it’s not screwed up.
The first retail 2015 Ford Mustang GT Fastback when it goes into production this fall was sold for $300,000 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ. A car collector and North Texas Ford dealer, Sam Pack, helped Ford Motor Company increase its charity vehicle sales to more than $3.5 million for JDRF, a leading diabetes research organization and a Ford partner since 1983.
Pack will choose either a manual or automatic transmission, as well as any interior and exterior color combination offered. The team involved in Mustang design and development will sign the car in appreciation of the donation to JDRF.
Also at the auction, a Shelby GT500-inspired 1956 Ford F-100 sold for $450,000, bought by Gordie Broda of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Wheels of Dreams Project was created to raise funding for the new Children’s Hospital in Saskatchewan. The 1956 Ford F-100 or “Snakebit,” as the truck is known is a street rod with themes from the Ford Shelby GT500. It has a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 breathing through a high-performance exhaust system. A six-speed manual gearbox feeds the estimated 550 horsepower to the 20-inch rear wheels.
The sale was made possible through the Wheels of Dreams Project, which is a unique collaboration involving KISS bassist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Gene Simmons, his wife and Saskatoon-born actress, Shannon Tweed-Simmons, along with area businesses including the local Saskatchewan Ford dealer association. Though the fundraising campaign to build the hospital started several years ago, the group collectively wanted to do their part to achieve the 2016 construction completion goal. The two celebrities joined the truck on stage for the charity sale.
