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Mecum to return to central Florida for Summer Special Collector Car Auction


1963 Chevrolet Corvette split window coupe

(July 10, 2021) Following the record-setting Kissimmee 2021 auction that reached $141 million in sales this past January, Mecum Auctions will return to Central Florida July 28-31 to host the 2021 Mecum Summer Special, offering an estimated 1,000 consignments at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. The event was originally planned to span just three days, July 29-31, but due to an overwhelming response from customers eager to participate, it was expanded to include Wednesday, July 28.



Shelby Cobras and race-conquering R-Model join Mecum Monterey lineup


1965 Shelby GT350R

(July 7, 2021) WALWORTH, Wis. — Momentum and excitement continue to grow in the lead up to Mecum Auctions’ return to Monterey, Calif.,  Aug. 12-14 as more headline-worthy consignments join the lineup for the Daytime Auction at the Del Monte Golf Course at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa. Among the top-shelf additions is a group of three heavy hitters from the Shelby American camp — a 1967 Shelby 427 “Semi Competition” Cobra, 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster CSX2495 and SFM5R538, the winningest 1965 Shelby GT350R Fastback ever.

Mythbusting — The truth about the GM EV1

By Gary Witzenburg
Hagerty

(July 4, 2021) About halfway down the long hill leading to the General Motors Proving Ground test tracks in Milford, Michigan, it hit me that the electric concept car I was driving rolled on a cobbled-up show-car suspension and was armed with barely functional brakes. Uh-oh! It would be a supremely stupid, costly, career-ending blunder to crash this incredibly significant hand-built prototype EV by plowing off the fast 90-degree corner that awaited down the hill. Though the concept was called the Impact, I had no intention of putting that name to the test.

SpeedKore unveils mid-engine, Hellcat-powered 1968 Dodge Charger

(June 28, 2021) GRAFTON, Wis.  — Built as a road-going version of the movie car driven by character Dominic Toretto in Universal Pictures’ new Fast & Furious blockbuster, F9, SpeedKore’s “Hellacious” Charger is the custom car builder’s first mid-engine classic muscle car. SpeedKore has worked with the Fast franchise since 2015 when its 1970 Dodge Charger “Tantrum” appeared in Furious 7. Both SpeedKore Chargers will appear in F9, which arrived in U.S. theaters over the weekend.

Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas auction hits $48 million in sales


1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

(June 23, 2021) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. —  Barrett-Jackson continues to fuel the hobby with another record-breaking live Las Vegas Auction, June 17-19, at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Among the notable collector cars sold during the three-day auction were a 2015 McLaren P1, which sold for $1,567,500, and a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster that brought in $1,045,000.

Mecum Tulsa tallies up $21.2 million in sales led by three Ford GTs


1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code

(June 20, 2021) WALWORTH, Wis. — Highly anticipated by customers and fans from the Midwest region, Mecum’s inaugural Tulsa collector car auction attracted crowds of enthusiasts to gather in attendance at River Spirit Expo at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla., for the June 11-12 occasion. The auction ultimately continued the company’s streak of highly successful events and exceeded expectations with total overall sales cruising past $21.2 million. Of the 660 cars to cross the auction block in Tulsa, 539 hammered sold for an impressive sell-through rate of nearly 82%.

The Country Buggy from down under

(June 17, 2021) In nature, there’s a phenomenon known as “convergent evolution” – the way different creatures in different places evolve the same traits to solve common problems. It also describes what happened in the early 1960s when people worldwide realized the Volkswagen Beetle could transform into an off-roader with only slight modifications.

Headline consignments rolling in for Mecum Monterey 2021


1936 Delahaye Type 135

(June 6, 2021) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions has announced today that headline consignments are rolling in for the company’s return to the Del Monte Golf Course at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa in Monterey, Calif., this Aug. 12-14. An estimated 600 classic and collector vehicles are expected to cross the auction block along with approximately 100 vintage and antique motorcycles.

Memories of a California junkyard


A Model A Ford coupe was one among many elderly Fords in Bunch’s junkyard

By Michael Lamm
The Old Motor

(June 2, 2021) I’ve always had a soft spot for automotive junkyards. And yes, I know I’m not supposed to call them that, but I use the word with great respect and fondness. I never met a junkyard I didn’t like; in fact, I even worked in one for a short time. But that’s another story. When my family moved to Northern California in the mid 1960s, I discovered all sorts of vintage junkyards in the area, each one chocked full of marvelous old cars. One of my favorites was Bunch’s, an archeological wonder on the outskirts of the little Central Valley town of Escalon.

'The Fast and the Furious' Supra among 'no reserve' vehicles in Las Vegas


"Fast and Furious" 1994 Toyota Supra

(May 31, 2021) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barrett-Jackson will light up the Las Vegas Strip with a star-studded docket of No Reserve vehicles during the 2021 Las Vegas Auction, June 17-19 at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Among the most notable a 2015 McLaren P1  originally owned by electronic music producer and professional DJ Deadmau5. The original “10-second car,” a 1994 Toyota Supra that starred in two of “The Fast and the Furious” films, along with a 2003 West Coast Choppers (WCC) custom chopper owned by Pro American wrestler Bill Goldberg are also selling with No Reserve during this year’s Las Vegas Auction.

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