Mecum’s Houston Auction Sells $34.5 Million, Continuing A Record 2022

With $300 million marketed in the initially 3 reside auction events this yr, Mecum is on a roll.

And the momentum of that file-location complete ongoing with Mecum’s Houston auction, which marketed a file overall of $34.5 million in 3 times, with 86% of the 1047 vehicles that crossed the block going property to new entrepreneurs. With cars and trucks in the auction ranging from Hollywood replicas to pieces from unbelievable collections like the Triple J Ranch Car Assortment and Dr. Sonny Rush’s collection, the Mecum Houston auction was really the exhibit.

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The top vendor was an officially certified Tribute Version of the “Eleanor” Mustang that starred in “Gone In 60 Seconds,” which finally marketed for $253,000. Adhering to that was a replica of the 1967 Pontiac Monkeemobile, which as the identify indicates, was manufactured well-known by the Monkees. It bought for $242,000. Finishing the leading 3 with Hollywood-inspired cars was a 1959 Cadillac Ghostbusters Ecto 1 Reproduction, which bought for $220,000. The Monkeemobile, Ecto 1, and the 10th optimum advertising Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster all arrived from the Triple J Ranch Automobile collection, which in complete contributed approximately $7.4 million to the whole sale total.

The fourth best seller was a 1966 Corvette Convertible, and it tied with a 1991 Ferrari Testarossa, which the two marketed for $203,500. Sixth area belonged to a 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo, which bought for $189,750, and the seventh and eighth spots belonged to more modern cars and trucks: a 2018 Dodge Demon and a seriously modified and lifted 2017 Ford F250 Super Responsibility, which both of those marketed for $187,000. The ninth highest seller was an iconic 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, which offered for $178,750, and the tenth greatest seller arrived from the Triple J Ranch Vehicle selection, a 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster that marketed for $162,250. Mecum’s future auction will be Dana Mecum’s 35th primary Spring Common in Indianapolis, Mecum’s flagship party, which will be held May well 13-21.

Resource: Mecum Auctions