British racing star Stirling Moss rocked the Grand Prix establishment in 1958 with his victory in the season-opening Argentinian Grand...
Mecum Auctions
Mecum calls themselves “The World’s Largest Collector Car Auctions” and if you have ever been to any of their events you can see why. Mecum Auctions is a known leader in live auctions of collector and classic cars, antique motorcycles, vintage tractors and Road Art memorabilia with events across the US. Catch previews of their upcoming auctions and highlights from those past in our coverage.
The Mecum Indy 2021 Auction is to be held on May 14 -22 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, with the...
No story of Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing would be complete without a significant mention of the team’s ambitious foray into the glamorous world of Formula One racing. This 1974 Parnelli VPJ-4 Chassis 4/002 was one of three bespoke Formula One cars built by the operation, which carried Team USA livery...
2021 Mecum Glendale Records $42.3 Million in Sales with a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe achieving the top sale price of...
Affectionately known as “Big Oly,”—the world’s most renowned Ford Bronco is set to cross the Mecum auction block at Mecum’s...
March 18-20 will see Mecum Auctions hosting its third annual auction at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The 2021 Mecum Glendale auction will have an anticipated 1,200-car lineup with the highlight of the event being Steve Todhunter’s magnificent collection of 20 vehicles. Feature vehicles of the collection include seven...
The collector car auctions started the year in full force with the 2021 Mecum Kissimmee Auction collecting $122.8 million in...
One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra, CSX3178, was owned by Carroll...
American racing legend Mickey Thompson was a man in a hurry. He competed in numerous types of motorsport during his career and was always at the leading edge. Among his many accomplishments, he was credited with inventing the “slingshot” dragster that put the driver behind the rear wheels for better traction;...
Mecum Kissimmee 2021 to auction CSX3178, Carroll Shelby’s 1965 427 Cobra Roadster Mecum Auctions starts the new year with the...
On December 3 to 5, Mecum successfully hosted its 2020 classic and collector car auction in Houston. The event amassed...
Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public’s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. One of the most inspired and brilliantly targeted products in automotive...
Mecum Auctions hosted another highly successful live auction in Las Vegas on November 13-14. A total of 431 classic and collector...
On October 15th-17th, Mecum’s live auction was held in Dallas with 612 cars sold over a three day period. The Dallas...
Hosted in Kissimmee, Florida, the Mecum ‘Summer Special’ auction achieved over $18.6 million in sales between the 27- 29th of August 2020. Out of the entire 800+ car lineup, 518 vehicles were sold, representing a 65% sell-through rate for reserve-based auctions. Despite the logistical challenges brought about by 2020, Mecum...
Mecum will return in 2020 to Kissimmee, Florida, to host a 1000-car live auction on the 27-29th August. The event...
Mecum Auctions 33rd annual Indianapolis event, held over July 10th-18th, was the most successful in company history with just over...
This July 10-18 Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic auction will makes its return to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The auction is a highly anticipated occurrence each May, with thousands of classic and collector car enthusiasts pouring into the Fairgrounds every year from across the United States. With this...
The awe-inspiring collection of John Atzbach—highlighted most notably by the first 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model built, known as the...
The Mecum Kissimmee 2020 auction was held January 2-12 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, resulting in $105 million...
Today, at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” sold for a stunning hammer price of $3.4 million. One of just two Mustangs used to fill the role in the 1968 action/thriller “Bullitt,” named after main character Lt....
The Mecum Kansas City 2019 auction was held December 5-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri, resulting in...
Mecum’s recent Kansas City auction, held Dec. 5-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri, saw sales reach an...
The Mecum Chicago 2019 auction was held October 24-26 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Illinois, resulting in $18.3 million in total sales and a 79 percent sell-through rate. A total of 730 cars changed hands over three days in Chicago, with the top results going to a 1970...
Dubbed “Challenger 2,” this twin-Hemi-powered streamliner holds the certified record run as the fastest naturally aspirated, piston-powered vehicle in history—an...
Mecum’s recent auction in Dallas, held Sept. 4-7, saw 743 cars change hands in just four action-packed days. Overall sales...
The Mecum Dallas 2019 auction was held September 4-7 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, resulting in $23.5 million in total sales and a 70 percent sell-through rate. Mecum’s four-day auction saw 743 cars change hands. The top result at the Mecum Dallas 2019 auction went...
Mecum’s recent collector car auction, held Aug. 15-17 in Monterey, California, brought $32.2 million in overall sales by auction close,...
The Mecum Monterey 2019 auction was held August 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in...
Mecum’s recent auction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held July 31-Aug. 3 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, saw overall sales totals exceed $31.1 million as more than 70% of all 1,301 offered vehicles hammered sold. The solid lineup of rare and desirable collector cars helped propel Harrisburg 2019 sales to a...
