Mecum’s Glendale 2023 basic and collector automotive public sale, held March 28-April 1 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, reached $56 million in complete total gross sales as 1,266 heaps hammered offered. With a complete 1,667 heaps provided all through the five-day public sale, a sell-through fee of 76% was achieved, and particular person gross sales have been led by a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing that introduced in $1.815 million.
A various choice of accessible basic and collector vehicles in Glendale resulted in a equally different prime 10 sellers listing, with a big selection of each American-built machines and coveted imports making the lower. The auction-leading Gullwing, wearing hardly ever seen Mittelgrün inexperienced, had undergone a meticulous restoration by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum within the late-2000s, the place it was displayed periodically from 2015-2020—qualities that made it an particularly fascinating basic. A 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS grabbed seat No. 2, bringing $605,000, and a 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 4X4 Squared grabbed seat No. 3 with a sale value of $489,500.
Whereas all the pieces from prewar antiques to just about new supercars and extra have been on scene in Glendale, six of the highest 10 vendor spots have been claimed by an distinctive cross-sampling of American muscle and sports activities vehicles, together with a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Cut up Window Coupe that offered for $390,500, a 2005 Ford GT that introduced $374,000, and a pair of Yenkos that every exceeded $350,000—a 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro and a 1968 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro RS/SS—to call just a few.
Collections have been one other spotlight of the Glendale public sale lineup, and the headlining Mile Excessive Assortment was exceptionally nicely acquired with all 19 of its autos promoting for an total complete of $1.78 million. The Premier Corvette Tempo Automobile Assortment additionally noticed a heat reception from bidders with 12 of its car choices promoting for greater than $1 million in complete.
The entire prime 10 collector automotive gross sales on the Mecum Glendale 2023 public sale embody:
1. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing (Lot S132) at $1,815,000
2. 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (Lot S114.1) at $605,000
3. 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 4×4 Squared (Lot S158) at $489,500
4. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Cut up Window Coupe (Lot F135) at $390,500
5. 2005 Ford GT (Lot S98.1) at $374,000
6. 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro (Lot S142) at $363,000
7. 1968 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro RS/SS (Lot F168) at $357,500
8. 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (Lot S215.1) at $308,000
9. 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 seventieth Anniversary Convertible (Lot S87) at $302,500
10. 2020 McLaren 720S Spider (Lot S144) at $302,500
Mecum’s subsequent basic and collector automotive public sale might be held this April 13-15 in Houston, Texas, with roughly 1,000 autos anticipated to cross the public sale block.
