{"id":28920,"date":"2016-03-30T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=28920"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:44:03","slug":"mecum-indy-auction-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mecum-indy-auction-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecum Indy Auction Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 29<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Mecum Original Spring Auction returns once again to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on the weekend of May 17-21 for an event headlined as usual by American muscle cars. The five-day sale attracts consignments from across the nation and tens of thousands of spectators annually, with this year\u2019s event offering some 2,000 consignments.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the pack this year will be 17 cars from the Joe McMurray Collection, including a 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra roadster (above, David Newhardt photo Courtesy Mecum Auctions), a <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=6de10d66f4&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">1965 Shelby GT350 Fastback<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=35a90231f7&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">1967 Shelby GT350 Fastback<\/a>. Other notable offerings include: from the Mike Guarise Collection, a pair of 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 four-speed convertibles, two of just 67 ever built, and a 1971 Stage 1 convertible that is one of just 11 built; from the <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=419a7b83d6&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Jeffrey Cohen Collection<\/a>, one of 50 factory-built 1968 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Lightweights; and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=3b4d3f1324&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Kirt Fryer 1971 Mustang Collection<\/a> that comprises six 1971 performance Mustangs\u2014two Boss 351s and four Cobra Jets, all offered with no reserves. For complete auction information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mecum.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 29th Annual Mecum Original Spring Auction returns once again to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on the weekend of May 17-21 for an event headlined as usual by American muscle cars. The five-day sale attracts consignments from across the nation and tens of thousands of spectators annually, with this year\u2019s event offering some 2,000 consignments. 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