- 12 Dec 2019 15:50
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This may be a uniquely American thing, but does anyone here watch or attend collector car auctions, such as Mecum or Barrett-Jackson?
I attend the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida every January. It's the single largest collector car auction in the world, and they always have some stunning vehicles going across the block.
This year, they're auctioning off the Mustang that Steve McQueen drove in the movie "Bullitt":
"Bullitt" Mustang
They're also auctioning off the first L88 Corvette, a 1967 Corvette convertible. It's expected to sell somewhere in the $2 million range:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397340/1967-chevrolet-corvette-l88-convertible/?utm_source=AAInfoNet+Master&utm_campaign=0c3a5f5932-FL20_S177_L88&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa410e9114-0c3a5f5932-115903089&goal=0_fa410e9114-0c3a5f5932-115903089&mc_cid=0c3a5f5932&mc_eid=eff7e911ac
I've bought cars there over the years and, while I'm not looking for anything in particular this year, you never know what could happen. They always have "consumer grade" cars that sell for next to nothing. A few years back they had a 2004 Mini Cooper, with 4,600 miles on it, sell for $4,800.
This year they're going to have a 2015 Zagato Perana going across the block, but I'm pretty sure my accountant will have a stroke if I did that.
Zagato Perana
Anyone?
I attend the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida every January. It's the single largest collector car auction in the world, and they always have some stunning vehicles going across the block.
This year, they're auctioning off the Mustang that Steve McQueen drove in the movie "Bullitt":
"Bullitt" Mustang
They're also auctioning off the first L88 Corvette, a 1967 Corvette convertible. It's expected to sell somewhere in the $2 million range:
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397340/1967-chevrolet-corvette-l88-convertible/?utm_source=AAInfoNet+Master&utm_campaign=0c3a5f5932-FL20_S177_L88&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa410e9114-0c3a5f5932-115903089&goal=0_fa410e9114-0c3a5f5932-115903089&mc_cid=0c3a5f5932&mc_eid=eff7e911ac
I've bought cars there over the years and, while I'm not looking for anything in particular this year, you never know what could happen. They always have "consumer grade" cars that sell for next to nothing. A few years back they had a 2004 Mini Cooper, with 4,600 miles on it, sell for $4,800.
This year they're going to have a 2015 Zagato Perana going across the block, but I'm pretty sure my accountant will have a stroke if I did that.
Zagato Perana
Anyone?
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