Walworth, Wis. – June 30, 2023 – Mecum Auctions, host of The World’s Largest Collector Car Auction® and the world’s largest motorcycle auction, recently added The World’s Largest Road Art® Auction to its impressive list of annual events, bringing the auction...
Held in collaboration with the ACO, RM Sotheby’s Le Mans Centenary sale grossed a remarkable $22,040,783 in front of a packed salesroom and conducted close to the paddock of the iconic race. Boasting a sell-through rate of 75%, 18 countries were represented by...
Introducing the inaugural World's Largest Road Art Auction, a live, in-person celebration of the finest Road Art pieces globally, set to be held at Mecum Auctions' headquarters in Walworth, Wisconsin from June 20-25. This event is the latest addition to Mecum's...
A wealthy bidder has splashed out a world-record 55 million dirhams ($15 million) for a prestigious car license plate in Dubai, smashing a bar set in the United Arab Emirates more than a decade ago. Emirates Auction sold plate number P 7 — which, at first...
Wealthy car collectors spent a record amount at the classic-car auctions at Amelia Island over the weekend, suggesting the market remains strong despite recession fears and falling stocks. Total sales at the Amelia Island auction reached $178.4 million — a record...
February 14 – 16 unreserved auction attracted 14,500+ bidders to compete for 6,500+ items HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - With its first Houston, TX site auction of the year, Ritchie Bros. attracted more than 14,500 bidders...
Craig Stowell loves what he does for a living. He gets to follow his passion and go car shopping as a profession. Stowell owns Flying Wheels, a car dealership in Danville, New Hampshire. The business, which is valued at an estimated $3 million, buys about 80% of...
PARIS -- Bugatti sold its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction Wednesday for more than $10 million, setting a world auction record for a new car. Originally a special development model that was never intended to be sold, the one-of-a-kind Bugatti...
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — The 2019 Honda Civic that kicked off a used-car auction earlier this month would have been nothing special before the pandemic. But as automotive dealer Brad Wimmer watched, the online bidding quickly became, to quote him, "bananas." As a new...
The Mecum lead auctioneer passed a day before his 60th birthday. Today is Mark Delzell's 60th birthday, and he sadly passed away yesterday at 59. After putting in some serious work over the years, and being an integral part of the auction industry surviving the...
