Will Paul Walker’s Classic 1969 Ford Mustang be a Boss at Auction?
Paul Walker is the new Steve McQueen of auto auctions — on a much lesser scale, of course — in that his name carries a lot of clout when his vehicles cross the block. Look no further than January 2020, when 21 of Walker’s cars and motorcycles sold for $2.33 million at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction.
Perhaps it’s not just The Fast and the Furious effect, or that Walker was killed in a high-speed car crash, of all things, and at a relatively young age (40). Like McQueen, Walker was a famous and well-financed version of the rest of us. He was a true car guy.
So, when Mecum announced that Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 was headed to its Indianapolis Online Auction July 10–18, we took notice. Then John Wiley, Hagerty’s Manager of Valuation Analytics, asked this simple question: “With this being a traditional muscle car, will it have the same appeal to Paul Walker fans as some of the other cars from his collection?”
