Photo: John Hollansworth Jr. Mecum Auctions’ annual spring auction in Kansas City, Missouri, held in late April, yielded $8,678,668 in...
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 Houston 2017 sale was held April 6-8 at NRG Park in Houston, Texas, resulting in $21.7 million in...
For more than a quarter of a century, Mecum Auctions has staged a collector-car auction in Kansas City, Missouri, and that tradition continues this March 24-25 when the world’s largest collector-car auction company returns to the Kansas City Convention Center with some 700 American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, Hot Rods,...
The Mecum Kissimmee 2016 auction was held January 15-24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, resulting in nearly $93...
Mecum Auctions, Spring Classic, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13-16, 2015 Mecum’s Spring Classic is a marathon, four days...
Mecum Auctions, Spring Classic, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 15-20, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Since moving from the fields north of Belvidere, Illinois to Indianapolis, Mecum Auctions’ Spring Classic has grown nearly exponentially. Even though the 2012 Spring Classic didn’t replace Mecum’s January Kissimmee...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the...
Mecum Auctions started the year with a bang! During the recently concluded Mecum Kissimmee2022 held in Kissimmee, Florida, Mecum Auction...
Mecum Auctions will be featuring more than 3,000 vehicles at its January 6-15 sale in Kissimmee, Florida, including a 72-car offering from the Bobby Williams Collection that will be offered at no reserve on Sunday, January 8. Williams’ collection is comprised of mostly American-made cars, from early 20th-century Fords and...
The Mecum Kissimmee Auction 2014 was held January 17-26 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, resulting in $63,435,490 in...
Mecum Auctions held its second annual Monterey sale on August 13-14, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa...
The Mecum Kansas City 2014 Auction was held April 24-26 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in $8,678,668 in total sales and a sell-through rate of 65 percent. Of the 574 cars that crossed the block, 370 were purchased during the three-day auction. The all-indoor...
Mecum Auctions’ annual Denver sale sent 611 vehicles across the auction block in early July, with 402 of the classic...
Kansas City, MO, April 23-25, 2015 1970 Plymouth Road Runner sold for $58,000. 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Resto Mod sold for...
Mecum Auctions held their 2nd annual Houston sale on April 4-6, 2013 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, resulting in total sales exceeding $20 million and a 72% sell-through rate. Mecum offered more than 1,000 vehicles during the three-day auction, in addition to nearly 200 pieces of Road Art...
Automotive history abounds with stories of visionary thinkers whose creations, seemingly destined for greatness, instead became case studies in unrealized...
After setting a new record during the Mecum Kissimmee 2021 wherein they had an awe-inspiring $147 million in sales, Mecum...
Mecum Auctions Spring Classic, State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13-18, 2014 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor [First an apology to readers for the lateness of this report. May and June were two months of nearly continuous travel, with barely enough time to take a shower and get...
Mecum Auctions held their inaugural Houston sale on April 13-14, 2012 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, resulting in...
The winningest competition Shelby Cobra will be offered for sale at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction 2011, scheduled for January 26-30...
The Mecum Kansas City 2019 auction was held December 5-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri, resulting in $9 million in total sales and a 70 percent sell-through rate. A total of 410 vehicles were hammered sold during the three-day auction. Both modern and classic cars made a...
A selection of important race cars will be among the headline offerings at the 2013 Mecum Monterey Auction, scheduled for...
A strong selection of sports and racing cars are among the headline offerings at the 2014 Mecum Auctions Houston sale,...
When Mecum Monterey 2016, “The Daytime Auction,” returns to the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa – Del Monte Golf Course on August 18-20, the event’s 600-car docket will be headlined by a spectacular array of supercars and sports cars from the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, McLaren, Ford, Bugatti...
The Mecum Seattle 2015 auction was staged June 5-6 at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington, resulting in...
Mecum Auction held its Kansas City Auction, Spring 2010 on April 9-10 at Kansas City Convention Center/Bartle Hall, with total...
Richard A. Stephens, former Academy of Art University president, always had a penchant for cars, a sentiment that has been passed down to his daughter and current president of the Academy, Dr. Elisa Stephens. Desiring to offer automotive design at the Academy, Mr. Stephens wanted to give students a design...
Mecum Auction held its Kansas City Auction on December 4-5, 2009, at Kansas City Convention Center/Bartle Hall, with total gross...
The Mecum Monterey 2019 auction was held August 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel in Monterey, California, resulting in...
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...