50 Coolest Muscle Car Facts and Photos

1. The Most Expensive Muscle Car Ever Sold At Auction

First Ever Shelby Mustang

There’s a reason we’ve discussed Carroll Shelby and his distinct line of muscle cars so much on this list, that’s because they’re legendary. Well-built, high-performance, visually appealing, long-lasting, so on and so forth. The reasons that Shelby’s are so popular are never-ending. But one Shelby Mustang in particular, the 1962 Shelby Cobra CSX2000, is the most expensive muscle car ever sold at auction. It fetched $13.5 million! Granted, much of that sum is due to the fact that the car was the first Shelby Mustang ever made. But still, $13.5 million!