Mecum Auctions’ Los Angeles collector car sale posted only a 49 percent sell-through rate and total sales of $9 million, some $300,000 less than the same auction the previous year.
The top sale of the two-day event was a 2006 Ford GT that sold for $327,750 (Mecum now reports prices that include buyer’s fees). A 2016 Lamborghini Huracan equipped with a Vorsteiner Novara kit sold for $236,500 as modern supercars topped the sales chart.
Third and fourth on the list, however, were a couple of classics: A 1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon, one of only 36 built with a dual-quad 356 Hemi V8, sold for $214,500 and a 1959 Porsche 356 cabriolet brought $200,200.
Also in the top 10 was a 1959 Volkswagen 23-window Samba bus that sold for $137,500.
Top 10 sales, Mecum Auctions Los Angeles 2018
- 2006 Ford GT, $327,250
- 2016 Lamborghini Huracan, $236,500
- 1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon, $214,500
- 1959 Porsche 356 cabriolet, $200,200
- 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish, $140,250
- 1959 Volkswagen 23-window Samba bus, $137,500
- 2010 Ferrari California Spyder, $115,500
- 2012 Ferrari California Spyder, $112,750
- 1968 Shelby GT350 Ford Mustang, $99,000
- 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE, $99,000
(Prices include buyer’s fees.)
Mecum’s next auction is scheduled for March 16-17 in Kansas City, Missouri.