Mecum Chicago
 

Did anyone attend from the site. Seems there was some reasonable cars there. Maybe not the BLUE CHIP 1000 point stuff, but some very respectable cars and some that would have made GREAT drivers.

Just wondering was this different then the norm? Seems Mecum has a wide variety of cars and some good buys usually? Or is it just that they look nicer on the internet then in real life?

I thought this would make a GREAT driver:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...-ford-mustang/

BB/auto, air Mustang coupe

Or this

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...et-camaro-z28/

OG 74 Z28 with AC

A bunch of "possibly" good buys from the Petrozzini Estate, even though there could be some working on them after.

I was there on Friday and I thought this car was a real bargain. A 1969 Camaro ZL1 re creation....real aluminum Winters ZL1 block, heads, and intake, 4 core curved neck radiator, smog equipment, and really nicely detailed. Only fault that I could see was that the underside of the hood was painted body color rather than satin black, and the tires were polyglass rather than Goodyear Wide treads. IMO this car was a steal at 38K plus fees! Check it out here:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...vrolet-camaro/

Anyone know what Lot #S197 sold for,if at all? https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...t-chevelle-ss/

https://i.postimg.cc/L5hTQXcK/screenshot-7428.png

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The video on YouTube goes from S196 to S198, so it was probably pulled for some reason.

That's what I thought too,but wasn't certain.The car was there when I was there,but didn't cross the stage.

WOW!!!!!!
If it looked as good in person as it does in the pics, that is an amazing deal. Period correct ZL1 engines bring good money all by themselves. Thinkng someone took a serious haircut on that one.

I saw that one cross the block. I was stunned at the price. Someone got a great deal on that car.

I was there. Mecum had a very good crowd.

As always a good crowd does not translate to buyers!!

This '79 Trans Am seemed like a solid buy?
$9,500 plus fees-
https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH1019-38...tiac-trans-am/

No, That seems like a GREAT buy!!

There have been a number of "good buy" 1969 ZL1 Camaro clones over the last 5 years at Mecum auctions. I can remember a Red/Red one a few years ago . . . had an brand new Anniversary ZL1 in it with a 4 speed. All the goodies: 4 row rad, PFDB, PS, 12 bolt 4.10 posi rear and it sold for less than $40,000.

Yes seems like more then a couple "buys/good deals" went through that auction.

The ones I posted was more for DRIVER cars. One like you could buy and give to your wife to drive to work and such.

It appeared to me that for the most part there was some good buys at this auction. As always there is exceptions here and there on the high side that we just shake our heads in disbelief over but generally it looked like a buyers market to me.

Did it feel rushed to anyone there? I have a friend who tried to buy F190 (65 Galaxie XL 4sp survivor) via phone and they hammered it at $32k before his verbally accepted bid could be relayed to the auctioneer. (I just watched the video on Youtube, there's a slight pause before the hammer, but not much) He's really disappointed in how it went down and I'd have to assume it really cost the consignor as well, as I know my friend was willing to stay in the hunt for another $5-10k to add that particular car to his collection. I know auctions are imperfect, but letting anxious bidders spend their money is their core goal, and when that fails...

T-minus 11 days until MCACN 2019!! Wahoo!!