The auction in Wisconsin failed to close the deal for the SR-71 Mustang at $500,000 as targeted. It was not a losing one though as Airventure show was able to fetch $375,000 for the Mustang made through the collaboration of Carroll Shelby and Jack Roush. The proceeds of the sale will go to the EAA Young Eagles which is a non-profit org that helps with the education of children. The winning bidder remains to be unnamed.

EAA has been benefiting from the unique cars put into auction by Ford through the years. The proceeds of these auctions for the past fifteen years have been donated to charity.

The Mustang SR-71 was made as tribute to the reconnaissance plane, SR-71 Blakckbird used for long range missions designed by Lockheed Martin. The “SR” portion of the tag represents the autoworld icons Shelby and Roush who made this rare collaboration possible.

The SR-71 Mustang features an aluminum block V8 5.0L Ti-VCT powerplant jacked up with a 2.3L twin supercharger, Roush intake, and racing calibration by Ford.

Several upgrades were also injected into this special Mustang including Ford’s racing handling package, exhaust, and wheels.