Final 12 months, Dana Mecum declared that Mecum Kissimmee 2023 would play host to a record-setting 4,000 autos. Slated for a January 4-15 return to Osceola Heritage Park, Mecum Kissimmee 2023 has formally reached that objective with the consignment of its 4,000th car: a 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot F158.1).
From the unique public sale in 2004 that passed off beneath a single tent and reached simply $4 million in whole gross sales, the annual Mecum Kissimmee public sale has grown to eat all accessible acres at Osceola Heritage Park and, in 2022, achieved a world-record $217 million in gross sales to turn out to be the first-ever stay collector automotive public sale to exceed $200 million. The public sale additionally set an organization single-day document of $72 million on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.
Greater than 30 non-public collections comprising 530-plus autos—greater than 430 of which shall be provided at no reserve—plus 1,200 plenty of Street Artwork are presently consigned to Mecum Kissimmee 2023. Famous consignments from The Rick Grant III Property Assortment embrace a 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Centerseat (Lot K151.1), 1959 BMW 507 Roadster (Lot K147) and a 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster, CSX2516 (Lot K145), to call just a few. The 50-lot assortment consists of a wide range of well-preserved basic sports activities vehicles from Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Bugatti and extra.
Different headlining collections embrace The Chuck Cocoma Choose and GTO Ram Air IV Assortment, that includes an Orbit Orange 1970 Pontiac GTO Choose Ram Air IV Convertible (Lot F111) produced with the uncommon computerized transmission, The Gary Edwards Wing Automotive & Mopar Assortment that options 12 meticulously curated wing vehicles, and a choose 20 further heaps From the Lindley Assortment.
The Gary Thomas Assortment of 19 autos may also cross the block in Kissimmee, together with 10 Fox-body Mustangs and 15 heaps in whole from The Kenny & Marilyn Newcombe Mustang Assortment, 10 heaps provided at no reserve from The David Disiere Assortment, 9 heaps From the Wendlinger Assortment together with a number of boasting frame-off restorations, and 6 Choose Automobiles From the Wellborn Musclecar Museum Assortment.
Distinctive and important attraction choices in Kissimmee will additional embrace the 1962 Lockheed 1329 JetStar (Lot L104) beforehand owned by Elvis Presley, the 1968 Eagle Offenhauser Indy Automotive (Lot S140) pushed by Dan Gurney to a second place end on the 1968 Indianapolis 500, a 7,334-mile 2003 Ferrari Enzo (Lot S175), a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing (Lot S169), a 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster, CSX3270 (Lot F177) and numerous others.
Greater than 40 bikes are presently consigned for Kissimmee, together with a gaggle of newly imported European fashions seldom seen within the U.S. Headlining the various choice of classic and collector bikes is a uncommon and fascinating 1926 BMW R42 Twin (Lot F34) and an excellent rarer 1922 Brough Superior Mark I 90 Bore (Lot S172).
Street Artwork Monday, Jan. 9, will characteristic 600 plenty of the greater than 1,200 heaps in whole of Street Artwork to be provided at Mecum Kissimmee 2023. All through the week, 9 collections, together with 125 gadgets From the Lindley Assortment, may also be provided one hour previous to the autos. Among the many featured heaps From the Lindley Assortment are a Sixties Pontiac Goodwill Single-Sided Porcelain Neon Signal (Lot Z654), 1960 Chrysler Airtemp Double-Sided Porcelain Neon Signal (Lot Z667) and a Thirties Polly Gasoline Fry Seen Gasoline Pump (Lot Z761).
Public sale Schedule:
Automobiles
Wednesday by means of Sunday, Jan. 4-8 at 10 a.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 10-11 at 10 a.m.
Thursday by means of Sunday, Jan. 12-15 at 9 a.m.
Street Artwork
Monday, Jan. 9 at 9 a.m.
Street Artwork may also be provided previous to autos Jan. 4-8 and Jan. 10-15
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