Mecum's High Performance Auctions are different than the usual predominately-Corvette affairs we see at Bloomington or down in Kissimmee, Florida at the NCRS Winter Regional. At the St. Charles, Illinois auction during the October 5-7th weekend, just 80 of the 550+ unique muscle and collector cars were Corvettes. Yes, that mix seems to guarantee a wider audience as the larger auction field brings in the special cars and with the special cars comes the guys with the checkbooks that can afford them. Included in the group of Corvettes at the St. Charles auction was a 1953 Corvette, a 1969 L88 and a very unique 1967 Black 'N Blue L71 427/435 coupe. We detailed the top two Corvette sales from this auction earlier this week, the 1969 L88 Coupe selling for $446,250 and the 1967 L71 Coupe selling for $393,750. unfortunately, the '53 Corvette was a no-sale with a high bid at $225,000. Total Corvette sales reached $2.8 million and the selling percentage was a solid 61%. Mecum's slogan is "Nobody Sells More Muscle Than Mecum" and while were not about to enter the debate of whether a Corvette is a muscle car or not, their slogan could in all reality by modified to "Nobody Sells More Fiberglass..." Here is the full list of Corvettes and their sales price or high bids: Lot Year Model Color High Bid Sell Price U80 1953 Corvette White $225,000.00 S35 1957 Corvette Red $71,000.00 S87 1957 Corvette Silver $145,000.00 S159 1957 Corvette Fuelie Turquoise $103,950.00 U78 1957 Corvette Black $107,625.00 S242 1959 Corvette Red $59,063.00 F258 1960 Corvette White/Silver $62,475.00 S147 1960 Corvettte Turquoise $95,000.00 S163 1961 Corvette White $82,950.00 F164 1963 Corvette Red $78,750.00 F229 1963 Corvette Blue $56,175.00 S85 1963 Corvette Maroon $155,000.00 S168 1963 Corvette Red $210,000.00 U79 1964 Corvette Blue $110,000.00 F13 1965 Corvette Red $29,000.00 F119 1965 Corvette Red $40,425.00 S157 1965 Corvette Black $65,000.00 U72 1965 Corvette Black $37,000.00 F177 1966 Corvette White $94,500.00 F197 1966 Corvette Yellow/Black $50,400.00 F224 1966 Corvette White $45,000.00 F251 1966 Corvette Yellow $46,000.00 S23 1966 Corvette Maroon $50,000.00 S70 1966 Corvette Blue $53,000.00 S76 1966 Corvette Maroon $65,000.00 S273 1966 Corvette Blue $51,725.00 F249 1967 Corvette Green $89,250.00 F309 1967 Corvette Maroon/White $41,000.00 S99 1967 Corvette Black $393,750.00 S158 1967 Corvette 427/435 Silver $170,000.00 S200 1967 Corvette Blue $70,875.00 U57 1967 Corvette White $54,075.00 F27 1968 Corvette Bronze $28,000.00 S86 1968 Corvette Blue/White $17,000.00 S171 1968 Corvette L89 Maroon $90,000.00 S245 1968 Corvette Blue $71,400.00 F121 1969 Corvette White $25,000.00 F181 1969 Corvette Black $35,000.00 S88 1969 Corvette L88 Red $446,250.00 S143 1969 Corvette Red $37,500.00 S216 1969 Corvette White $35,000.00 S244 1969 Corvette Red $70,875.00 U101 1969 Corvette Gold $26,000.00 F89 1971 Corvette Blue $22,050.00 U84 1971 Corvette Blue $21,000.00 F60 1972 Corvette Red $17,500.00 F72 1972 Corvette Gold $12,863.00 F74 1972 Corvette Black/Silver $9,000.00 S68 1972 Corvette Red $29,000.00 F2.1 1973 Corvette Red $11,000.00 S62 1974 Corvette Red $20,475.00 F38 1975 Corvette Orange $12,600.00 F86 1975 Corvette Red $16,800.00 S67 1975 Corvette Yellow $20,475.00 F33 1978 Corvette Black/Silver $18,375.00 F65 1978 Corvette Red $25,463.00 F81 1978 Corvette Gray $7,900.00 F122 1978 Corvette Silver $23,000.00 F173 1978 Corvette Black/Silver $25,988.00 S260 1978 Corvette White $7,400.00 F7 1982 Corvette White $9,000.00 F10 1982 Corvette Red $14,700.00 F118 1982 Corvette Silver $10,500.00 F11 1986 Corvette Yellow $16,275.00 F313 1986 Corvette Yellow $11,550.00 U160 1986 Corvette White $13,125.00 S257 1987 Corvette Silver/Grey $15,000.00 U30 1987 Corvette Gold $15,750.00 F266 1988 Corvette Bronze $9,500.00 F165 1989 Corvette White $11,550.00 F255 1990 Corvette ZR-1 Red $31,000.00 U124 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Blue $12,600.00 F93 1993 Corvette Red $15,000.00 F290 1993 Corvette Red $28,000.00 F302 1993 Corvette Turquoise $8,500.00 F291 1996 Corvette Silver $20,000.00 F186 1997 Corvette ZR-1 Black $16,500.00 S266 2001 Corvette Yellow $32,000.00 S254 2007 Corvette Z06 Black $65,000.00 Total Sales: $2,802,952.00
The final High Performance auction for 2007 will be held in Kansas City November 30th through December 2nd. Details and car list can be found at the Mecum website.
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Auction Results: Rare Black N Blue 1967 L71 Corvette Sells for $393,750
Auction Results: Record Sale of 1969 Corvette L88 at St. Charles Technorati Tags:
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The final High Performance auction for 2007 will be held in Kansas City November 30th through December 2nd. Details and car list can be found at the Mecum website.
Source:
Mecum Auctions Related:
Auction Results: Rare Black N Blue 1967 L71 Corvette Sells for $393,750
Auction Results: Record Sale of 1969 Corvette L88 at St. Charles Technorati Tags:
Corvette | Auction | Mecum | 1967 | 1953 | L71 | L88
More...