Mecum auction - Your favorites!

ORIGLS6 · #1 05-18-2009, 11:24 PM

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Just goes to show what an impecable restoration and sales description can do besides the fact that its rarely seen and appealing color combination did not hurt.

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Too bad Don didn't get a chance to show the car a few times before it found a new home. But for those of you who didn't get a chance to see it, .............

Nice work Sir!

**gb70** · #2 05-18-2009, 11:49 PM

Like the color combo

**bkhpah** · #3 05-19-2009, 12:27 AM

I watched the auction Saturday night with a room full of car and non-car guys. The one thing everyone could not believe was the way Dana Mecum would literally lean into, and on every single car that crossed the block. That was hard to watch. After awhile it just became a game. I would not want anyone leaning on my cars like that...BKH

bruno17 · #4 05-19-2009, 04:54 AM

Both 69 Trans ams were very nice matching number cars that sold for more than what I thought was market as well as the 64 Grand Prix 421 Tripower 4spd. The 68 GTO 400HO 4spd Convert was an "over the top" resto that sold for 60K? You couldn't restore the car for anywhere near that number. Big surprise was 37K for the 72 442 350 4spd. What an outstanding father and son resto!!!!
Stood there in the staging lanes and tried to guess sale prices but I was way off on some. Anyone know what the sale percentage was?

BTW......Indy rocks big time!!! Best car auction I've ever been to in my life.

SBR · #5 05-19-2009, 06:24 PM

I heard that the sales % was around 65% which is a very strong number.

mchriscad · #6 05-19-2009, 08:18 PM

Agree. I frequent all different auctions and Dana's is by far the best and at the best location.

COPO 70 RS/Z28 · #7 05-19-2009, 08:49 PM

I missed the Friday stuff, Did get to see Don's car up close the car & colors were truly stunning, I also noted that someone drove it through a puddle (Bob ??

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I liked the 427 Tom Payne cobra competition roadster

And I really liked S86 the black on black 62 09-09 Impala.

Had a great time.

Chevy454 · #8 05-19-2009, 11:04 PM

While I'm a bow-tie guy @ heart, and the black COPO Chevelle was *stunning* and is the epitome of my favorite body style, it was simply gravy, considering I made the trip solely to see that many Cobras rumbling by, within inches of my pants legs. I'm normally a "more go, less show" type guy, but what a grouping of cars. My oh my, the things I'd do with one of those 427 cars...

Well worth the 8 hours up, hang out for a bit, then 8 hours home *road trip* with the old man...

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