Mecum Monterey 2013 – Auction Report - Sports Car Digest
Mecum Auctions, Del Monte Hyatt, Monterey, California, August 15-17, 2013. Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor. ‘The Daytime Auction’ has now firmly established itself as an important part of the Monterey car week. Mecum Auctions’ presence has been bolstered by a welcome consignment of old, classic, competition and high value cars but remains balanced, and in fact heavily weighted toward, reasonably priced cars accessible to great numbers of the spectators... There is something inherently pleasing about Mecum’s presentation and openness that attracts spectators, positions them to see accessible collector cars and encourages them that the hobby is much more than the headline seven- and eight-figure cars... It also offers collectors whose access to the other Monterey auctions, particularly the high-roller sales at Bonhams, RM and Gooding, is limited or is discouraged by their insistence that modestly-valued cars be offered without reserve. To the vast majority of car collectors their $40 or $50 thousand Chevy, Dodge or Mustang is a major investment. This year’s Mecum Monterey auction was marked by a number of high value offerings. It also featured a huge collection of midget, sprint and other oval track racers, the McMurrey Family collection of Mustangs and the Paul and Cheryl Dunkel collection. Source: www.sportscardigest.com
