{"id":493137,"date":"2013-06-01T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=17699"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:37:31","slug":"mecum-fetches-25-million-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mecum-fetches-25-million-in-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecum Fetches $25 Million in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-557943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/ROADn6-201306-p1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>It was not a quiet weekend for Houston\u2019s Reliant Center as Mecum Auctions brought its second annual classic car auction to the Lone Star state. During the three-day auction held April 4-6, 1,034 cars crossed the block, along with nearly 200 pieces of Road Art and memorabilia. With a sell-through rate of 72 percent, auction sales reached a $25,062,931 total.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hammering at $220,000 and garnering the top sale was a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback with its original drivetrain and interior. Bringing a $185,000 sale and grabbing the second seat on the top 10 sales list was an extremely rare production Cadillac, a 1931 V12 Roadster complete with accessory trunk and rumble seat complementing its distinguished vintage flair. Other lots rounding out the top 10 sales of the weekend included a 1954 Buick Skylark selling for $140,000, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe selling at $125,000 and a 1970 Plymouth Superbird selling for $107,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was not a quiet weekend for Houston\u2019s Reliant Center as Mecum Auctions brought its second annual classic car auction to the Lone Star state. During the three-day auction held April 4-6, 1,034 cars crossed the block, along with nearly 200 pieces of Road Art and memorabilia. With a sell-through rate of 72 percent, auction sales reached a $25,062,931 total. 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