Corvette Auction Results Mecum Indy 2018

We have broken down the Corvette Auction Results from the Mecum 2018 Indianapolis Auction by the Corvette Generations, i.e., C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, and C7, and at the end is the result from the complete collections sold as a lot.  We also have the Corvette results from the ones that sold for over $90,000 and the ones that bid over $90,000 but did not sell.  The event took place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E 38th Street, and ran from May 15th through the 20th, 2018.  You can read our complete coverage in the Vette Vues Magazine August 2018 issue.

The highest price Corvette COLLECTION sold at the Mecum Indy 2018 collector car auction was the Richard Cohen Big-Tank Corvette Collection. Although this did not sell as one unit, the collection achieved a 100-percent sell-through rate with all five cars selling for a combined $1.82 million. As we mention, two of the N03-optioned ‘Vettes also achieved places among the top ten sold vehicles.
The highest price Corvette COLLECTION sold at the Mecum Indy 2018 collector car auction was the Richard Cohen Big-Tank Corvette Collection. Although this did not sell as one unit, the collection achieved a 100-percent sell-through rate with all five cars selling for a combined $1.82 million. As we mention, two of the N03-optioned ‘Vettes also achieved places among the top ten sold vehicles.
Another outstanding collection was the Keith Busse Corvette Pace Car Collection (Lot S91) which sold for $1,760,000 for all sixteen cars as one lot. The sixteen car collection included two Official Pace Cars—one of which is a factory Pilot Car—four Official Track Cars, five IMS-authorized duplicate pace cars, and a Corvette Pace Car Edition from every year ever offered by Chevrolet, of which four have been Bloomington Gold Certified and NCRS Top Flight award winners. This is the only complete Pace Car Collection in private hands. Proceeds from the sale of the lot will go toward Busse's own charity, the Keith Busse Automotive, and Classic Art Foundation, which helps to financially support higher education institutions and charitable organizations in northeast Indiana. Also, as an option to the buyer of the collection is the 2019 Corvette ZR1 Pace Car from the Indy 500 this year. Keith has one allocated, so he will give the person who bought the collection the option to negotiate with him to get his 2019 Pace Car ZR1.
Another outstanding collection was the Keith Busse Corvette Pace Car Collection (Lot S91) which sold for $1,760,000 for all sixteen cars as one lot. The sixteen car collection included two Official Pace Cars—one of which is a factory Pilot Car—four Official Track Cars, five IMS-authorized duplicate pace cars, and a Corvette Pace Car Edition from every year ever offered by Chevrolet, of which four have been Bloomington Gold Certified and NCRS Top Flight award winners. This is the only complete Pace Car Collection in private hands. Proceeds from the sale of the lot will go toward Busse’s own charity, the Keith Busse Automotive, and Classic Art Foundation, which helps to financially support higher education institutions and charitable organizations in northeast Indiana. Also, as an option to the buyer of the collection is the 2019 Corvette ZR1 Pace Car from the Indy 500 this year. Keith has one allocated, so he will give the person who bought the collection the option to negotiate with him to get his 2019 Pace Car ZR1.

Our first chart are Corvettes that Sold over $90,000 at the Mecum Indianapolis Auction 2018

DateLotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
5/19/2018S154.11963ChevroletCorvette Z06/N03 SOLD
5/19/2018S91 The Keith BusseCorvette Pace Car Collection $1,760,000
5/19/2018S1541967ChevroletCorvette N03 $418,000
5/19/2018S156.11966ChevroletCorvette N03 $412,500
5/19/2018S1181967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $385,000
5/19/2018S1561965ChevroletCorvette N03 $368,500
5/18/2018F144.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $242,000
5/19/2018S1551964ChevroletCorvette N03 $231,000
5/19/2018S242.11967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $198,000
5/19/2018S1321955ChevroletCorvette Roadster $187,000
5/18/2018F741961ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie $181,500
5/19/2018S75.11963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $170,500
5/18/2018F1891967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $159,500
5/19/2018S1671963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $159,500
5/18/2018F1341963ChevroletCorvette Convertible $154,000
5/19/2018S571967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $151,250
5/18/2018F831962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $148,500
5/18/2018F1621967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $142,500
5/18/2018F2451967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $130,900
5/18/2018F2011967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $126,500
5/19/2018S1601960ChevroletCorvette Convertible $121,000
5/18/2018F1161957ChevroletCorvette Convertible $101,750
5/19/2018S1411961ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie $99,000
5/17/2018T168.11965ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
5/18/2018F1711961ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
5/19/2018S2261967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
5/19/2018S142.11962ChevroletCorvette Fuelie Convertible $99,000
5/18/2018F321963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $99,000
5/16/2018W1221956ChevroletCorvette Convertible $96,800
5/17/2018T1191967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $94,600
5/19/2018S1391967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $94,600
5/18/2018F701962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $93,500
5/19/2018S1641966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $93,500
5/19/2018S48.11963ChevroletCorvette Resto Mod $93,500

Our next table is Corvettes that bid over $90,000 but did not sell

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
F1511967ChevroletCorvette L88 Coupe$2,200,000 
S132.1 The Serial #35Corvette Collection$500,000 
F134.11969ChevroletCorvette L88 Convertible$500,000 
F154.11957ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Airbox$400,000 
S1581963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe$220,000 
S1431965ChevroletCorvette Coupe$200,000 
F1561967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$190,000 
S2351961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$175,000 
S1961967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$160,000 
S138.11966ChevroletCorvette Coupe$160,000 
F1961967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
S84.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
S1611967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
U591962ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
F1601972ChevroletCorvette ZR1 Coupe$150,000 
U76.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$145,000 
S1891971ChevroletCorvette LS6 Coupe$140,000 
S1311954ChevroletCorvette Roadster$135,000 
S1971967ChevroletCorvette Coupe$130,000 
S54.11962ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie$125,000 
W1501965ChevroletCorvette Convertible$110,000 
S58.11967ChevroletCorvette Coupe$110,000 
F1151960ChevroletCorvette Convertible$105,000 
S401959ChevroletCorvette Convertible$100,000 
S1091957ChevroletCorvette Convertible$100,000 
F2101962ChevroletCorvette Convertible$95,000 
U115.11960ChevroletCorvette Convertible$90,000 

Our next chart has the results for the C1 Corvettes at the Mecum Indy 2018 Auction

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
T1581954ChevroletCorvette Roadster $74,800
F98.11954ChevroletCorvette Roadster $56,100
F1531954ChevroletCorvette Roadster $82,500
S1311954ChevroletCorvette Roadster$135,000 
S1321955ChevroletCorvette Roadster $187,000
W1221956ChevroletCorvette Convertible $96,800
F154.11957ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Airbox$400,000 
F1161957ChevroletCorvette Convertible $101,750
F2961957ChevroletCorvette Convertible$72,000 
S1091957ChevroletCorvette Convertible$100,000 
F1001958ChevroletCorvette Convertible $66,000
W2541959ChevroletCorvette Convertible $77,000
F1301959ChevroletCorvette Convertible $89,100
S401959ChevroletCorvette Convertible$100,000 
F1151960ChevroletCorvette Convertible$105,000 
F156.11960ChevroletCorvette Convertible$80,000 
S1601960ChevroletCorvette Convertible $121,000
S2131960ChevroletCorvette Convertible $50,600
U99.11960ChevroletCorvette ConvertibleNo Info 
U115.11960ChevroletCorvette Convertible$90,000 
S621960ChevroletCorvette Fuelie Convertible$71,000 
F741961ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie $181,500
S1411961ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie $99,000
W107.11961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$42,000 
T781961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$50,000 
T1031961ChevroletCorvette Convertible $39,600
F1711961ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
S241961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$55,000 
S25.11961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$57,000 
S521961ChevroletCorvette ConvertibleNo Info 
S2351961ChevroletCorvette Convertible$175,000 
U1671961ChevroletCorvette Convertible $48,400
S1371961ChevroletCorvette Fuelie Convertible $75,900
S54.11962ChevroletCorvette Big Brake Fuelie$125,000 
T136.11962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $83,600
F701962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $93,500
F831962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $148,500
F2101962ChevroletCorvette Convertible$95,000 
F3011962ChevroletCorvette Convertible$65,000 
S136.11962ChevroletCorvette Convertible $71,500
U591962ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
S142.11962ChevroletCorvette Fuelie Convertible $99,000
T1511962ChevroletCorvette Resto Mod $77,000
T1831962ChevroletCorvette Resto Mod$65,000 
S771962ChevroletCorvette Resto Mod $60,500

Next, we have the Indianapolis Mecum Auction Results for the C2 Corvettes

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
G2591963ChevroletCorvette Convertible $41,800
W142.11963ChevroletCorvette Convertible $55,000
F1341963ChevroletCorvette Convertible $154,000
S48.11963ChevroletCorvette Resto Mod $93,500
F321963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $99,000
S75.11963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $170,500
S891963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $85,250
S1581963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe$220,000 
S1671963ChevroletCorvette Split Window Coupe $159,500
S154.11963ChevroletCorvette Z06/N03 SOLD
T221964ChevroletCorvette Convertible $42,900
S611964ChevroletCorvette Convertible $56,100
U1081964ChevroletCorvette Convertible$35,000 
F171964ChevroletCorvette Coupe $36,300
S1551964ChevroletCorvette N03 $231,000
G3031965ChevroletCorvette Convertible $43,450
W1501965ChevroletCorvette Convertible$110,000 
T168.11965ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
F2791965ChevroletCorvette Convertible$52,000 
S561965ChevroletCorvette Convertible $68,200
T196.11965ChevroletCorvette Coupe $52,800
F1331965ChevroletCorvette Coupe$85,000 
S1431965ChevroletCorvette Coupe$200,000 
S1561965ChevroletCorvette N03 $368,500
G139.11966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $30,800
G2661966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $50,600
T421966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $46,750
T1311966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $49,500
T1681966ChevroletCorvette Convertible$77,500 
S371966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $66,000
S781966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $74,800
S1641966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $93,500
U821966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $75,900
U1341966ChevroletCorvette Convertible $49,500
T2741966ChevroletCorvette Coupe$45,000 
T2761966ChevroletCorvette Coupe $47,300
F661966ChevroletCorvette Coupe $61,600
S1211966ChevroletCorvette Coupe$85,000 
S138.11966ChevroletCorvette Coupe$160,000 
S156.11966ChevroletCorvette N03 $412,500
T751967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $77,000
T1191967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $94,600
T1671967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$80,000 
T2681967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $30,800
F144.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $242,000
F1561967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$190,000 
F1571967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $73,700
F1621967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $142,500
F1961967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
F2011967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $126,500
F2451967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $130,900
S84.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
S1611967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$150,000 
S1961967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$160,000 
S2261967ChevroletCorvette Convertible $99,000
U76.11967ChevroletCorvette Convertible$145,000 
U88.11967ChevroletCorvette ConvertibleNo Info 
U107.11967ChevroletCorvette ConvertibleNo Info 
T2731967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $84,700
F1891967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $159,500
S571967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $151,250
S58.11967ChevroletCorvette Coupe$110,000 
S1181967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $385,000
S1391967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $94,600
S1971967ChevroletCorvette Coupe$130,000 
S242.11967ChevroletCorvette Coupe $198,000
F1511967ChevroletCorvette L88 Coupe$2,200,000 
F1521967ChevroletCorvette L88 Engine $33,000
S1541967ChevroletCorvette N03 $418,000

These are the auction results for the C3 Corvettes from the 2018 Indy Mecum Auction

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
W2321968ChevroletCorvette $15,950
F2271968ChevroletCorvette Convertible $49,500
F891968ChevroletCorvette Coupe $50,600
G2101969ChevroletCorvette $20,900
G1281969ChevroletCorvette Convertible$18,000 
W701969ChevroletCorvette Convertible $26,400
F391969ChevroletCorvette Convertible $40,700
S681969ChevroletCorvette Convertible $79,200
W1811969ChevroletCorvette Coupe $29,150
W215.11969ChevroletCorvette Coupe $23,650
W2931969ChevroletCorvette Coupe $23,100
U1311969ChevroletCorvette Coupe $37,400
F134.11969ChevroletCorvette L88 Convertible$500,000 
F81.11970ChevroletCorvette LT1 Convertible $66,000
T1531970ChevroletCorvette LT1 Coupe$45,000 
W1751971ChevroletCorvette Coupe$25,000 
F191971ChevroletCorvette Coupe $36,300
F112.11971ChevroletCorvette Coupe $31,900
F2971971ChevroletCorvette Coupe$40,000 
S1891971ChevroletCorvette LS6 Coupe$140,000 
T231972ChevroletCorvette LT1 $46,750
S166.11972ChevroletCorvette LT1 Convertible $59,400
F1601972ChevroletCorvette ZR1 Coupe$150,000 
T571973ChevroletCorvette Coupe$35,000 
S1881973ChevroletCorvette Coupe$45,000 
F2841975ChevroletCorvette Convertible $19,800
U95.11975ChevroletCorvette Convertible$25,000 
G521975ChevroletCorvette Coupe$9,500 
G165.11975ChevroletCorvette Coupe $9,900
W2021975ChevroletCorvette Coupe$30,000 
W262.11975ChevroletCorvette Coupe $8,250
F731975ChevroletCorvette Coupe$12,000 
U741975ChevroletCorvette Coupe$7,000 
G531976ChevroletCorvette Coupe $12,650
W341976ChevroletCorvette Coupe $12,100
W391976ChevroletCorvette Coupe $21,450
U1411976ChevroletCorvette Coupe$9,500 
W135.11977ChevroletCorvette Coupe $13,200
G2141978ChevroletCorvette 25th Anniversary$15,000 
G121.11978ChevroletCorvette Coupe$14,000 
T151978ChevroletCorvette Coupe $17,050
T911978ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition$65,000 
F411978ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $20,900
S1861978ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $48,400
S1871978ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $52,800
G731978ChevroletCorvette Silver Anniversary $8,800
T141978ChevroletCorvette Silver Anniversary $19,800
G2871979ChevroletCorvette Coupe $14,850
W561979ChevroletCorvette Coupe $11,000
G501980ChevroletCorvette Coupe $7,700
G84.11980ChevroletCorvette Coupe$18,000 
G971980ChevroletCorvette Coupe $8,250
G2191980ChevroletCorvette Coupe$15,000 
U351980ChevroletCorvette Coupe$9,000 
U1371980ChevroletCorvette Coupe$7,000 
U1401980ChevroletCorvette Coupe $7,700
W601981ChevroletCorvette Coupe$11,000 
W2951981ChevroletCorvette Coupe $9,350
T161981ChevroletCorvette Coupe $11,550
T91.11981ChevroletCorvette Coupe $17,600
U1161981ChevroletCorvette Coupe $16,500
G105.11982ChevroletCorvette Collector Edition$18,000 
W45.11982ChevroletCorvette Collector Edition $23,650
F2811982ChevroletCorvette Collector Edition $19,800
G71982ChevroletCorvette Coupe $4,125

C4 Corvette Auction Results from the Indianapolis Mecum Auction 2018

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
G115.11984ChevroletCorvette Coupe $5,225
T2291984ChevroletCorvette Coupe$14,000 
U1201984ChevroletCorvette CoupeNo Info 
S1981985ChevroletCorvette Coupe $25,300
W501986ChevroletCorvette Convertible $14,850
U1451986ChevroletCorvette Convertible $16,500
G1531986ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $17,600
U231986ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $19,800
W1671989ChevroletCorvette Convertible $17,600
W2891989ChevroletCorvette Convertible$10,000 
G120.11990ChevroletCorvette Convertible $10,175
W891990ChevroletCorvette Convertible $13,200
W2391990ChevroletCorvette ZR1$22,500 
U761990ChevroletCorvette ZR1$33,000 
G2431991ChevroletCorvette Coupe $7,425
G511992ChevroletCorvette Coupe $6,875
W721993ChevroletCorvette 40th Anniversary $8,250
U611993ChevroletCorvette Convertible $7,975
T931994ChevroletCorvette Pace Car Edition $18,700
G1401995ChevroletCorvette Coupe $10,175
S2.11995ChevroletCorvette Coupe $5,500
G24.11996ChevroletCorvette Convertible $9,900
T61996ChevroletCorvette Convertible $17,050
S61996ChevroletCorvette Grand Sport Coupe $26,400

C5 Corvette Auction Results 2018

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
G180.11998ChevroletCorvette Convertible $22,000
G2071998ChevroletCorvette Coupe $9,625
W261998ChevroletCorvette Coupe $8,800
T2521998ChevroletCorvette Coupe $19,800
U1441998ChevroletCorvette Coupe $7,150
U1531998ChevroletCorvette Coupe$8,000 
W832000ChevroletCorvette Convertible $19,250
W202001ChevroletCorvette Convertible $12,100
S1.82001ChevroletCorvette Z06 $20,900
G1342002ChevroletCorvette Coupe $16,500
F1232003ChevroletCorvette 50th Anniversary $40,700
U80.12003ChevroletCorvette Convertible $10,450
G112003ChevroletCorvette Z06 $18,700
S2.32003ChevroletCorvette Z06 $17,600
S3.12003ChevroletCorvette Z06 $18,150
S2082004ChevroletCorvette CE Sport Wagon $58,300

C6 Auction Results from the Mecum Indianapolis 2018

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
W258.12005ChevroletCorvette Convertible $39,050
F1242005ChevroletCorvette Coupe $34,650
S3.32005ChevroletCorvette Coupe $14,300
F124.12006ChevroletCorvette Z06 $52,800
W462007ChevroletCorvette Convertible$19,000 
W72008ChevroletCorvette Convertible $25,300
S128.12009ChevroletCorvette ZR1 $88,000
F2482010ChevroletCorvette ZR1$47,000 
W1452012ChevroletCorvette Convertible $36,300
F692013ChevroletCorvette 60th Anniversary$50,000 

Mecum Indy 2018 C7 Corvette Auction Results

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
S322014ChevroletCorvette Coupe $61,600
S382015ChevroletCorvette Z06 $70,400
W1192016ChevroletCorvette Convertible$50,000 
S162016ChevroletCorvette Z06 $84,700
F2052016ChevroletCorvette Z06 Coupe $71,500
T1912017ChevroletCorvette Grand Sport Coupe $60,500

Corvette Collection Sold as a complete Lot Auction Results from Mecum Indy 2018 at Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, IN.

LotYearMakeModelHigh bidSold Price
S132.1 The Serial #35Corvette Collection$500,000 
S91 The Keith BusseCorvette Pace Car Collection $1,760,000

Here are some articles we ran on our blog prior to Dana Mecum’s 31st Original Spring Classic Auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds:

Most Valuable Player Award 1967 Corvette Goes to Auction
Most Valuable Player Award 1967 Corvette Goes to Auction
Keith Busse Corvette Pace Car Collection Offered at 2018 Mecum Auction Indy
Most Valuable Player Award 1967 Corvette Goes to Auction
Five N03 Big Tank Corvettes from The Richard Cohen Collection Goes to Mecum Auction
Five N03 Big Tank Corvettes from The Richard Cohen Collection at Mecum Indy Auction

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