The number of vehicles available for auction at the Mecum Kissimmee 2023 auction is approaching 4,000, its leaders have announced.
With the recent addition of 50 cars from the Rick Grant III Estate Collection, along with several other private collection offerings, the tally board of consignments for Mecum Kissimmee 2023 continues to climb.
They will be offered Jan. 4-15 at Osceola Heritage Park. Last year’s Mecum Kissimmee auction saw $217 million in sales, the first-ever live collector car auction to exceed $200 million according to Mecum.
“When my dad (Dana Mecum) left the auction arena at the conclusion of Mecum Kissimmee in January, he said ‘4,000 next year,’ and he meant it,” Vice President of Consignments Frank Mecum said. “Despite the demanding auction schedule that remains for this year, our consignment agents have been hustling to achieve Dana’s goal.”
A 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Center Seat, a 1936 Bugatti Type 57 and a 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster will headline The Rick Grant III Estate Collection, and the impressive group also includes a variety of other well-preserved classic sports cars from Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MG and others. And that doesn’t even include the annual selection of American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, exotics, trucks, Hot Rods, customs and more that the Kissimmee auction has come to be known for.
Joining the Rick Grant III Estate Collection and the previously announced Kissimmee-bound Chuck Cocoma Judge and GTO Ram Air IV Collection— headlined by a rare Orbit Orange 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV Convertible—is a growing list of private collections. They include the Kenny & Marilyn Newcombe Mustang Collection, featuring classic “Ponies” from the 1990s and 2000s.
