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\"\"<\/a>Over 12,000 attendees filled the auction ring as 708 vehicles crossed the block April 13-14, 2012 at The Reliant Center in Houston, Texas.\u00a0 Mecum offered an exceptional variety of cars during their two-day inaugural auction, achieving an incredible 80% sell-through rate with total sales exceeding $18.5 million for the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Photo: John Hollansworth Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dana Mecum, President and CEO of Mecum Auctions commented, \u201cThere has always been a perception that no collector car auction company has ever been able to have a successful auction in Houston.\u00a0 I am happy to report that Mecum certainly made it happen in Houston.\u00a0 We received a warm Texas welcome from the moment our crew set foot on the grounds until the final fall of the gavel at The Reliant Center. We certainly look forward to coming back to Houston in 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mecum\u2019s expansion of diverse consignments continues to grow and the Houston auction was certainly a testament to that.\u00a0 Muscle cars and Corvettes were both well represented, however the top two sales of the auction were a 2010 Ferrari California Spyder ($177,500) (pictured right) and a 1931 Cadillac V12 Roadster ($165,000) (pictured above)\u00a0 showcasing quality offerings of pre-war classics and late-model exotics to eager buyers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 12,000 attendees filled the auction ring as 708 vehicles crossed the block April 13-14, 2012 at The Reliant Center in Houston, Texas.\u00a0 Mecum offered an exceptional variety of cars during their two-day inaugural auction, achieving an incredible 80% sell-through rate with total sales exceeding $18.5 million for the weekend. Dana Mecum, President and CEO of Mecum Auctions commented, \u201cThere has always been a perception that no collector car auction company has ever been able to have a successful auction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":535844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10112,11577],"tags":[7366,10847],"class_list":["post-492436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auctions","category-auction-action","tag-auctions","tag-mecum-auctions"],"yoast_head":"\nMecum Claims Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mecum Claims Houston\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mecum-claims-houston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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