1969 CHEVROLET CORVETTE L88 CONVERTIBLE GOES ON BLOCK A MECUM MONTEREY AUCTION

1969 CHEVROLET CORVETTE L88 CONVERTIBLE

Tank Sticker, Protect-O-Plate, Two Tops

LOT S102 Goes on the block at the Monterey 2016 Mecum Auction 

ESTIMATE $600,000 - $750,000

Only 116 L88s were built in 1969 - Photos by David Newhardt, Courtesy of Mecum Auctions 

$16.7 Million In Total Sales At Mecum Harrisburg 2016 Auction

70 Percent Sell-Through Rate, Standing-Room Only Crowds Mark Great Event

WALWORTH, Wis. – July 26, 2016 – Mecum Auctions celebrated a great three days in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with $16.7 million in total sales and an impressive 70 percent sell-through rate for the auction. The results further validate why Harrisburg is such a great central location to properly serve the incredible enthusiasm for collector cars in the northeastern United States. Evidence of this passion could be found in the standing-room only crowds that made their presence known throughout the entirety of the event and the fact that consignments came in from 26 states.

Top 10 sales at the Mecum Harrisburg 2016 auction include (all individual sales reflect hammer prices):

1. 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot S124) at $220,000

SOLD: 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (Lot S140) at $160,000

1967 Corvette 427/435 HP, Unrestored with 15,050 Miles to be offered at the Mecum Auction in Monterey

The Mecum Auction, scheduled for Aug 18-20, is at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course. This stunning 1967 Corvette convertible, Lot F102, will be offered on Friday. It has only 15,050 unrestored miles on it and is estimated to be worth $225,000 - $275,000.
Photo Credits: Courtesy of Mecum Auction

Probably one of the prettiest places to hold an auction would be Monterey, California. The Mecum Auction, scheduled for Aug 18-20, is at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa on the Del Monte Golf Course.

The event has a spectacular array of supercars and sports cars from makers such as Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, McLaren, Ford, Bugatti, and Aston Martin as well as classics such as Duesenberg, Packard, and Peugeot. Some 600 cars will be offered including racing cars pony cars, muscle cars, and Corvettes. The auction also boasts 50 of the finest collectible motorcycles from around the world.

1,500 Collectible Signs And Memorabilia Items At Mecum Kissimmee Auction, Jan. 15-24

1,500 Collectible Signs And Memorabilia Items At Mecum Kissimmee, Jan. 15-24
Thousands of Collector Vehicles, Vintage Signs, Neons, Gas Pumps and More to be Auctioned

Kim and Mary Kokles Collection

Walworth, Wis. – Dec. 29, 2015 – This Jan. 15, 2016, Mecum Auctions will commence its Road Art sale in Kissimmee, Fla.—with roughly 1,500 pieces on offer through Jan. 24, it’ll prove to be one of the largest automobilia and petroliana sales of the year, anywhere. Major, well-known collectors will be presenting their collections of signs, neons, pumps and oilers for sale, many for the first time in decades, most original and in near-mint to mint condition. Massive, original signs that once hung outside dealerships promoting in vivid neon various brands such as Packard, Lincoln, Ford, Chevrolet, Willys and so many more will be presented for sale along with a multitude of porcelain signs promoting an ocean of products ranging from the oil and manufacturing to the food industries, to mention a few. Offered in conjunction with a lineup of 3,000 classic and collector vehicles constituting the largest collector-car auction in the world, the Kissimmee sale at Osceola Heritage Park is a must-attend for collectors and enthusiasts alike.

McNamara 1967 Corvette Coupe Brought $725,000 at Mecum Auction in Houston

1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (Lot S128) Photo by David Newhardt, Courtesy of Mecum Auctions

Mecum Auction Results Kissimmee 2014

232 Corvettes Changed Hands for a Total of $11,896,560 at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction 2014

WALWORTH, Wis. – Jan. 31, 2014 – The largest collector car auction in the world lived up to its moniker once again with Mecum’s Kissimmee, Fla., event, held Jan. 17-26, offering a grand total of 2,750 cars and more than 3,000 items of Road Art throughout the 10 days of heated bidding and hard-hammering sales. Auction sales reached a hefty $63,435,490 in total with 1,759 of the vehicles exchanging hands for a sell-through rate of 64 percent.

Ten Days And 3,000 Cars At Mecum Collector Car Auction In Kissimmee

WALWORTH, Wis. – Jan. 6, 2014 – Mecum Auctions will bring the world’s largest collector car auction to the Osceola Heritage Park grounds in Kissimmee, Fla., this Jan. 17-26 with 3,000 vehicles and 3,000 items of Road Art and memorabilia set to cross the auction block throughout the 10 days of hard-hammering action. The immense lineup includes everything from high-performance muscle cars to ‘50s era cars as well as vintage racers, European sports and exotics and of course an impressive and vast offering of Corvettes.

From investment-grade collector cars to entry-level vehicles, the lineup includes something for everyone. Vehicles will range from several thousand to several million dollars and will include marques ranging from the unique and obscure to the automotive industry giants. With such significant Corvette sales over the years, the Kissimmee auction has become an epicenter for the buyers and sellers of America’s Favorite Sports Car and this year’s auction is filled with incredible investment-grade offerings wearing the Corvette name.

The Real McCoy

Mecum Auction Kissimmee, Florida January 2014

Lot S132 1956 Chevrolet Corvette Sr Prototype 'The Real McCoy'

The Car That Saved The Corvette Brand

1963 Harley J. Earl Corvette Sells for $1,500,000 at the Mecum Chicago Auction

Mecum Tops $18.6 Million In Chicago
Harley Earl Corvette leads all Sales at $1.5 Million

1963 Harley J. Earl Corvette (Lot S110)
Photo by David Newhardt, Courtesy of Mecum Auctions

Walworth, Wis. – Oct. 15, 2013 – The windy city welcomed Mecum Auctions with an exceptional sale and enormous crowds at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., this past weekend. With 965 cars crossing the block throughout the three-day event, 615 hammered sold for a 64 percent sell-through rate and $18,634,223 in sales. The one-of-a-kind personal driver of Corvette’s original designer Harley J. Earl led auction sales with a hammer price of $1.5 million.

1967 Corvette L88 Convertible Tops Mecum’s Record-Setting Dallas Auction

1,400-Car Lineup Achieves 70 Percent Sell-Through and $38 Million in Sales

Walworth, Wis. -Sept. 11, 2013– Some things are just meant to be, and Mecum and Dallas are like engines and horsepower. As an event that began with an anticipated 1,000-vehicle lineup, the third annual Dallas auction exploded with 1,432 classic and collector cars crossing the Mecum block throughout the four-day event and 986 of them hammering sold. The auction is now in the books as one of the most successful Mecum auctions on record with an impressive overall sell-through rate of 70 percent and sale totals of a whopping $37,913,093, which includes the unsurpassed sale of collector Buddy Herin’s 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible (Lot S123) that brought a healthy $3.2 million.