Corvettes at Auction

01Aug 2021 by vettevues

Corvette Auction Results From Mecum Summer Orlando Auction 2021

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We are looking at the Corvette Auction results from the 1st Summer Orland Mecum Auction. There was 125 Corvette registered for the Orlando auction. Ninety-five of them sold. We have the Corvette auction results sorted by model year as well as the highest-to-lowest price sold. Photos Courtesy Mecum Auction Source: Mecum Auction Website We are looking at the 1971s recently on our blog so that we will start with them. There ended up being three 1971 Corvettes sold at the Mecum Orlando Auction on January 28-31, 2021. Lot F67.1 is a War Bonnet Yellow Convertible that sold for $50,600 Lot F67.1 is a War Bonnet Yellow Convertible that sold for $50,600. It has the LS5 454/365 HP engine option, which added $295 to the purchase price. There were 5,097 that…

29Jul 2021 by vettevues

1971 Corvette ZR2 Convertible Sold $380,000 at Mecum Auction 2019

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As we continue to look at the 1971 Corvette, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, we look at a 1971 Corvette ZR2 Convertible that sold for $380,000 at the Mecum Kissimmee 2019 auction and a ZR2 that sold for $495,000.00 at Barrett-Jackson in 2014 and Mecum Sold a 1971 ZR2 for $440,000 in Monterey 2010. Photos Courtesy Mecum Auction Source: Mecum Auction Website 1971 Ontario Orange Corvette ZR2 Convertible Sold $380,000 at Mecum Auction 2019 The engine in 1971 Ontario Orange Corvette ZR2 Convertible Sold $380,000 at Mecum Auction 2019 Here are the highlights: 1 of 12 produced in both Coupe and Convertible1 of 2 known ZR2 ConvertiblesExport per NCRS/GM Shipping Data ReportAluminum Heads, heavy-duty radiator, radio deleteM22 heavy-duty 4-Speed, J50/56 power heavy duty brakesSpecial heavy-duty suspension, 3.55…

19Jun 2021 by vettevues

1957 Big Brake Airbox Corvette

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Today we are looking back at the 1957 Big Brake Airbox Corvette Serial No. 4007 and some of its history. We originally covered this in 2018 when it was headed to Mecum Auction in Kissimmee. The earliest known Airbox Corvette, Lot S140, will be auctioned Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction. What a unique opportunity to own one of 43 Airbox Cars produced of which only twenty-two are known to exist. UPDATE: The 1957 Airbox Corvette bid to $500,000 but did not sell on the block. This award-winning 1957 Corvette is Serial No. 4007 and was completed on May 15, 1957. The car was ordered by a Chevrolet dealer and racer, Bill Howe, in Middleton Ohio during a special SCCA event in which GM announced the car's…

01Jun 2021 by vettevues

2021 Mecum Indy Corvette Auction Results

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We are looking at the recent Mecum Auction results for Corvettes at the Spring 2021 Indy auction. There were a total of 168 Corvettes sold out of 213 offered. That's a pretty nice selection! The Mecum auction was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 14-22. 213 Corvettes were auctioned, and 168 SOLD. The Corvette generations available broke down as follows: C1 37, C2 70, C3 64, C4 14, C5 12 (although one was a Malibu C4 Corvette Ski Boat sold for $25,300), C6 6, C7 8, C8 2. 1963 ZO6 Corvette 36-gallon Fuel Tank sold at Mecum Auction - Photo Courtesy Mecum Auction The highest sold Corvette was F189 Corvette Z06 Split Window Coupe sold for $404,000 and is one of just 63 built with…

03Apr 2021 by vettevues

1960 Briggs Cunningham #1 Le Mans Race Car Going to RM Auctions May 22, 2021, at Amelia Island

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1960 Chevrolet Corvette Briggs Cunningham LeMans Race Car Theodore W. Pieper ©2021 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's One of the earliest cars from Corvette’s endurance racing past is headed for auction at RM Sotheby’s 2021 Amelia Island auction. The 1960 Briggs Cunningham #1 Le Mans Race Car could bring over $1.3M. This will be sold at No Reserve! The RM Sotheby’s auction at Amelia Island is May 22, 2021. The preview starts Thursday the 20th from 10 AM until 7 PM and continues on Friday. Saturday the preview starts at 9 AM and the Auction begins at 11 AM. Also during the Amelia Island Concours, on Friday, May 21, 2021, Chevrolet Motorsports will present Chevy Thunder Seminar at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Talbot Ballroom during the Amelia Island Concours. The seminar…

21Mar 2021 by vettevues

1967 Corvette L88 Coupe sells for $2,695,000 at Mecum Glendale Auction

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An Original Engine, Duntov Mark of Excellence, 1967 Corvette L88 Coupe sold for $2,695,000 at Mecum Auction held at Glendale on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Mecum Glendale 2021 Records $42.3 Million in Sales. A total of 712 of the 829 offered vehicles hammered sold for an exceptional 86% sell-through rate, and the auction’s top seller achieved a sale price of $2.7 million. The top-selling 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe (Lot S122.1) was an award-winning car that boasted an original legendary L88 engine, easily shooing it into the multimillion-dollar collector car category. Photos and text courtesy of Mecum Auction One of 20 L88 Corvettes produced in 19671967 L88 Corvette Interior1967 L88 Corvette RearThe only known Sunfire Yellow L88 CorvetteThe only Duntov and Triple Diamond-awarded 1967 Corvette L88 still equipped with its…

26Jan 2021 by vettevues

Mecum Answers the January Call in Florida—Auction Sales Surpass $141 Million

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World's Largest Collector Car Auction Welcomes 2021 with Most Successful Auction in Company History Walworth, Wis -- All eyes looked to Mecum Auctions in Florida to carry the torch for the January collector car auction action with hopes that the company would kick-off 2021 with positive news and successful sales. Not only did Mecum answer the call, it delivered the message with $141.2 million in sales and an overall sell-through rate of 90% in January. For 10 straight days at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, Mecum put on a spectacle of automotive entertainment, sending 2,030 collector cars home with new buyers for a whopping 89% sell-through of the total number of cars offered, an unprecedented sales percentage for a reserve-based auction of this magnitude. Less than a week later, Mecum…

30Dec 2020 by vettevues

Corvettes From Rick Treworgy’s Muscle Car City in Punta Gorda, Florida Goes to Auction

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After fourteen years in Punta Gorda, Muscle Car City owner Rick Treworgy has decided to close the doors of his museum. There are 48 Corvettes and Corvette memorabilia going to be auctioned at no reserve! In addition to the Corvettes to add to your collection, there will be a Corvette Mini Car, Corvette Bennett Gas Pump, 1953 Corvette Pedal Car, and two Corvette Gibson Electric Guitars. The list of Corvettes is at the end of the article. After 14 years in Punta Gorda, Muscle Car City owner Rick Treworgy has decided to close the doors of his museum of around 200 GM muscle cars. Photo courtesy of Muscle Car City Rick Treworgy announced his closing on the Muscle Car City's Facebook page. Muscle Car City closing, Word is spreading like…

04Jun 2020 by vettevues

Cliff Gottlob’s 1967 L88 C2 Corvette Goes to Auction

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Cliff Gottlob's 1967 Corvette L88 Goes to Auction. Photos Courtesy of Mecum Auctions, Inc Today on our blog, we are looking at a 1967 L88 Corvette with a great story to tell that will soon be going to the Mecum Auction. This car is the most successful L88 Corvette race car of all time during its eight-year racing career with its original owner, Cliff Gottlob. We will share with you a short version of the history of this Corvette race car. On the Mecum Auction website, you can read the complete story in a great book by Stephen Cox, "Against All Odds." https://mecum.dcatalog.com/v/The-Ultimate-L88/ Our story starts with the original owner, Cliff Gottlob of Arkansas City, Kansas. Cliff worked full time as an engineer and operated a self-sponsored and underfunded privateer…

22May 2020 by vettevues

Barrett-Jackson Auction Helps Raise $425,000 for COVID-19 Relief

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Barrett-Jackson Online Only Auction Sets World Records, Helps NASCAR Team Owner Richard Childress Raise $425,000 for COVID-19 Relief SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – May 20, 2020 – Barrett-Jackson, The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions, set two world collector car auction records and raised $425,000 for charity during its successful Online Only May 2020 Auction. During the online auction, which closed on May 17, Barrett-Jackson offered a limited selection of carefully curated vehicles and automobilia that brought in more than $3.79 million, including an amazing $425,000 for charity with the help of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress. Barrett-Jackson set two world auction records for collector cars, including a 2010 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Race Car (Lot #100) that sold for $61,600, and a 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo (Lot #217), which closed bidding at…