Mecum's Dallas Auction Features Five Amazing Aftermarket Mustangs
Only a single Shelby and full-custom supercharged Mach 1 keep Roush from running the table for finest Mustangs on offer at Mecum's Texas sale
Mecum markets a multitude modified Mustangs
Mecum Auction’s Dallas sale went from Sept. 4-7, featured 54 Mustangs of nearly every vintage and configuration. Among those offered up was a 1965 Mustang Jr. Pedal Car, just so you know there was plenty to choose from. For brevity’s sake, however, we picked five that represented the market for “modern” modified Mustangs while most are still “just” used cars. They are all listed in the order they crossed the block.
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2007 Pro Touring Shelby Super Snake Procharger Coupe [$22,000]
If you invested “over 800 hours in build with no expense spared” on a ’07 Mustang like Lot #F229 (including a Shelby Super Snake body package, Procharger supercharger, custom intake, exhaust, wheels, and suspension), would you consider your investment recouped after just 4,000 miles over 12 years? Because from a financial standpoint, even if you did all the work yourself, you'd be so far “underwater” you won't see the daylight. But on the bright side, $22k makes for a great down payment on a new GT500 and somebody got a great deal on a superpowered six-speed-equipped speed machine…
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2005 Ford Roush Aero Package Coupe [$15,400]
You can be forgiven if you see Lot #S26 and think it looks like nothing more than a regular six-speed ’05 Mustang. With its 20-inch Foose wheels, some body mods, Roush badges and a “hockey stick” side stripe on it, there doesn't seem to be anything special here. Hiding within, however, are an “upgraded K&N cold air intake, stainless headers, and Brembo brakes.” Eagle-eyed readers will notice it says nothing about the engine or interior, so it's likely both are basically stock. So, if you want to be the owner of a real-deal Roush Mustang for as little money as possible, then good news! As you can see from this auction's results, they're now available for the less than the price of a 2018 Fiesta.
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2008 Ford Roush 427R supercharged Coupe [$24,200]
Now, this is more like it. While Lot #S26‘s body kit and side stripe make it look superficially like Lot #S29, but that’s where the similarity ends. The 427R is no poseur: thanks to its intercooled “RoushCharger” supercharger system, tailored ECM and special exhaust system, Roush managed to squeeze 135 more hp out of the stock 4.6L V8. The mods weren’t limited to the underside or engine bay, with blue-and-black Roush interior upgrades, carbon fiber, and Hurst Shifter packages, and an upgraded Pioneer touchscreen radio. You can see the whole laundry-list of changes from Roush itself here, but suffice to say this reportedly one-of-89 with under 60k miles on the odo, should’ve gone for a higher price. It actually just did a bit more than the $8,800 it did over a ’05 Aero Package car because it definitely did when it was brand new.
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2017 Ford Roush Warrior [$49,500]
“Bred for the Battlefield.” That’s the first line of Roush’s own description of their 2017 Warrior Mustang, and that's for good reason too. This car represented the third year they partnered with Military AutoSource to provide them exclusive dibs on selling this beast. Starting with the tried-and-true 5.0-liter V8-equipped Mustang GT Premium in tin- or soft-top form, Roush then fitted the motor with a 2.3-liter supercharger and a phone books worth of go-fast bits to produce 670 horsepower and 545 lb.-ft. of torque. You can read the laundry list of oily bits and appearance items that went into it, but what clearly didn’t in Lot #S34 was the “white stripe and red accent” that was supposed to be on the Lightning Blue paint. If stealth is near the top of your high-performance car wish list, then the Warrior is the Roush for you (especially at this steal of a price).
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1970 Mach 1 Supercharged Custom Fastback [$70,000 No Sale]
The 1970 Mustang is the best-looking of the pre-Mustang II models bar none. So it’s no surprise that when it came time for Texas Street and Performance of Irving, Texas, to build the wicked beast you see before you, they went with a ’71 Mach I. Lurking beneath Lot #S74 stock-looking bodywork is a “Ford Racing 5.0L Aluminator engine featuring a VMP Stage II 2.3L TVS supercharger” mated to a Tremec TR606 six-speed manual gearbox and TCI front and rear suspension. All of which are sure to give the Wilwood discs it wears at each corner plenty to do. Visual giveaways of these upgrades are few, most noticeable from the outside is the black powder-coated 17-inch American Racing wheels and “angel eye” headlamps. The cabin is a bit much and the entire reskin of the interior in black leather by ASM Garage could irk your purist passengers, but it is what it is. This car deserved a higher bid and the consignor knew it, so we shall see this car again. Perhaps it will be at a Barrett-Jackson auction where the clientele is all about taking a car like this home with them.
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