Mecum Auctions’ most up-to-date occasion at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, March 5-9, noticed general gross sales totals eclipse $54 million as 942 basic and collector automobiles hammered offered all through the five-day public sale occasion. Headlined by the $1.815 million sale of a extremely awarded L88 Corvette, high gross sales outcomes on the public sale included a wide range of American-built favorites from Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge and Cadillac.
Ford dominated high gross sales, grabbing seats two by means of 5, with a 2021 Ford GT Studio Assortment Sequence main the pack. As one in every of solely 20 constructed and exhibiting a scant 754 miles on its odometer, the Serial No. 3 automobile achieved a $946,000 sale. A 2005 Ford GT and a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega GPT Particular adopted, promoting for $440,000 every, and a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback rounded out the group, bringing $363,000.
Star-studded gross sales have been additionally a fundamental a part of the Arizona pleasure, with a 1969 Cadillac Eldorado as soon as owned by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll Elvis Presley inflicting a buzz amongst bidders and leading to an astonishing $253,000 sale after an brisk spherical of bidding. One other sturdy sale with ties to American historical past royalty was the presidential limousine that served then-First Girl Jacqueline Kennedy and President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The 1964 Imperial Crown Ghia is one in every of simply 10 produced, and with a well-documented background together with photographs of the automobile as a presidential chauffeur, it finally offered for a powerful $181,500.
The highest collector automobile gross sales on the Glendale 2024 public sale included:
1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe at $1,815,000
2021 Ford GT Studio Assortment Sequence at $946,000
2005 Ford GT at $440,000
1969 Ford Torino Talladega GPT Particular at $440,000
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback at $363,000
2017 Dodge Viper ACR VoooDoo II Version at $357,500
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06/N03 at $346,500
1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible at $302,500
1969 Cadillac Eldorado at $253,000
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Massive Tank Fuelie at $247,500
