Mecum Kissimmee 2020 collector car auction, held Jan. 2-12, saw overall sales skyrocket to $105.1 million with 2,140 vehicles changing hands throughout the 11-day auction.
While attendance throughout the duration of the event was exceptional with another marked increase over last year, the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park was filled to absolute capacity as the auction-headlining Bullitt Mustang of movie fame approached the block for its turn under the gavel.
Amidst a sea of cell phones held high in the air to capture the inevitable historic moment, a lengthy bidder battle from all sides of the floor ensued, and the gavel finally dropped with the car reaching a total sale price of $3.74 million, crowning the Bullitt as the most valuable Ford Mustang in history.
Mecum’s newest division, Guitar Search by Domino, welcomed some amazingly unique and desirable instruments and several celebrity musicians to Osceola Heritage Park. A total of 163 guitars were sold for a total of $779,489. The top-most seller, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard previously owned by Rush’s Geddy Lee, was purchased by renowned guitar collector and lead musician of Cheap Trick, Rick Nielsen.
In typical showman fashion, Nielsen took to the Mecum stage and ripped off a few riffs with his new purchase driving the crowd wild.
The complete top 10 collector-car sales include:
1. 1968 Ford Mustang GT “Bullitt” (Lot F150) at $3,740,000.
2. 2019 McLaren Senna (Lot S113) at $1,430,000.
3. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder (Lot S111) at $1,430,000.
4. 2015 McLaren P1 (Lot S159) at $1,089,000 5. 1967 Ford Mustang “Eleanor”® (Lot S135) at $852,500.
6. 1968 Challenger 2 Streamliner (Lot S130) at $561,000.
7. 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (Lot S192) at $544,500.
8. 1932 Duesenberg Model J Tourster (Lot T170.1) at $522,500.
9. 1966 Superformance Ford GT40 MkII (Lot S203) at $484,000.
10. 1967 Shelby GT350 Fastback (Lot F178) at $440,000.
The complete top 10 guitar sales include:
1. 1959 Gibson Geddy Lee Les Paul Standard (Lot F198.2) at $253,700.
2. 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Scarface Electric (Lot F198.1) at $212,400.
3. 1960 Gibson Geddy Lee ES-355 (Lot S187.1) at $49,560.
4. 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric (Lot Q233) at $44,840.
5. 1955 Fender Geddy Lee Stratocaster (Lot Q259) at $44,840.
6. 1960 Gibson Geddy Lee ES-345 (Lot Q260) at $24,780.
7. Rickey Medlocke’s Boat, Guitar & Lake Okeechobee Fishing Trip (Lot Q269) at $24,780.
8. 1990 Gold Warwick John Entwistle Buzzard Customized Bass (Lot Q232) at $20,060.
9. 1957 Gibson Les Paul TV Special Electric (Lot Q242) at $11,800.
10. 1963 Gibson ES-175 DN (Lot Q243) at $8,260.
Mecum Auctions has announced their return to Osceola Heritage Park in 2021. The auction will be held Jan. 7-17.
More details will be released at a later date.
