Back To The ’50s Expects More Than 10,000 Rods
With an expected attendance of more than 10,000 hot rods and street rods, Back To The ’50s ranks as one of the premier rod events in the upper Midwest and one of the largest in the country. The 32nd...
View ArticleMopar Madness Continues
The craziness surrounding high-priced Mopar muscle continues. At the recent Mecum in Rockford auction in Belvidere, Illinois, a 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda, reportedly never in a public forum until May 2005,...
View ArticleFall Auctions Gearing Up
With winter’s icy-cold temperatures on the way, the major auction companies are lining up some really hot muscle cars, which will cross the block soon. If you are near St. Charles, Illinois, get on...
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ZL-1 Camaro Hauls in $800,000 at Auction
This unassuming-looking ultimate muscle car recently rolled off the block for $800,000. photo courtesy Mecum Auction We all know that the prices of Hemi cars are crazy and they are routinely selling...
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Mecum auction to boast 250 cars
This red 1969 Firebird with a desirable Ram Air III 400-cu.in., 360hp engine will cross the block this weekend at Mecum Minnesota photo courtesy Mecum As the summer auction season rolls on, there is...
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Mecum goes HD
Mecum Auctions is broadcasting its sales on high-def. The next show is April 5 on Discovery HD Theater. Mecum Auctions cleared the way for better home viewing of collector-car auctions when their...
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The General and the Stocker: Tales from Mecum
I just recently returned from several days of Florida sunshine where, among other things, I attended the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, held on January 22-24. Technical glitches plagued me once again,...
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Harley Earl’s 1963 Corvette heads for sale in Chicago
This unique 1963 Corvette was given to Harley Earl by General Motors. Photos by Sam Murtaugh, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Harley Earl retired from a long and glorious career at General Motors in 1958,...
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200 motorcycles set to cross the stage at Mecum Harrisburg auction
1911 Harley-Davidson Model 7-A. Photo by Dan Duckworth, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Mecum’s Harrisburg motorcycle auction is part of the three-day collector car sale taking place from July 24-27 at the...
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Things we learned during the 2014 Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula
A 1941 Chrysler Town & Country station wagon takes the field at Pebble Beach. Photos by the author. Once again, the Hemmings editorial team has done our best to cover the extensive events on...
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First Camaro delivered to Yenko Chevrolet sells for $300,000 in Dallas
1967 Chevrolet Camaro, said to be the first delivered to Yenko. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. The Yenko name adds a considerable amount of value to any early Chevrolet Camaro, even...
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Rare 1967 Mercury Comet R-Code cracks the top-10 at Austin sale
1967 Mercury Comet 202 R-Code. Photos by Justin Shaffer, courtesy of Mecum Auctions, unless otherwise noted. The words “Mercury Comet” and “auction top-10″ are not often used in the same sentence, but...
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What price (concours) glory? $33,000, for a 1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner in...
1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. To win concours d’elegance gold, one must be prepared to spend whatever it takes to achieve automotive perfection, or so says conventional...
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Topplers: the cars that set auction records in 2015
Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions. Maintaining a list of automotive auction records isn’t exactly easy or straightforward. Every auction house wants to claim a record every time it has an astounding sale,...
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