9 days of public sale motion ended Could 18, with a complete of two,877 tons promoting all through the period of the Indianapolis-based occasion. This 12 months’s occasion marked the fourth consecutive 12 months that general gross sales exceeded $100 million.
The Indy public sale lineup featured a wealth of bread-and-butter muscle automobiles, ‘50s classics, high-end Ferraris and different exotics, together with numerous home muscle automobiles from Corvettes and Camaros to the extra obscure and unknown cult favorites.
Prime-selling automobiles on the Indianapolis occasion included a extremely authentic 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster (primary picture), the final of the preliminary order of 100, which bought for $2.145 million. Different prime muscle automotive gross sales included a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle LS6 Convertible that bought for $660,000, a 1965 Shelby GT350 Fastback that bought for $495,000.
Among the many most readily recognizable public sale attendees in Indianapolis have been Roger Penske, Rick Mears and different members of Staff Penske, with Roger Penske and Rick Mears taking to the public sale block as 17 Indy tempo automobiles from the Penske Assortment have been bought to the best bidders with all being provided at no reserve.
Pat McAfee—American sports activities analyst, former NFL punter and host of the favored ESPN and YouTube reside program “The Pat McAfee Present”—was additionally current in Indianapolis and bid on and received a number of automobiles whereas in particular person on the occasion. He additionally bought one automobile whereas streaming reside on his YouTube present: a 2002 Cadillac Escalade exhibiting simply 16,000 miles.
“I really feel prefer it embodied the electrical energy that’s Mecum auto auctions by means of the display,” McAfee stated. “We’re delivering happiness right here at Mecum, and it was enjoyable. It was a blast. This place is superb.”
One other attention-grabbing sale in Indianapolis was that of a 2024 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop that was constructed to duplicate GM’s 50 millionth vehicle. Completed in a flashy shade of sensible gold and boasting varied components plated in genuine 24K gold, the a number of award profitable and extremely publicized automotive demanded a remaining sale value of $434,500.
