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Everyone insists the deals are gone from major collector car auctions — so a channel built on proving that wrong went to Mecum Kissimmee 2026 with an $18,000 ceiling and came back with a Pontiac Le Mans, a Mach 1 Mustang, and a 1958 Thunderbird that gave one lifelong owner a lump in their throat. Is the market really as brutal as everyone claims?
Mecum’s 2017 Kissimmee auction ran ten days, moved nearly 2,700 cars across the block, and closed with more than million in total sales. Headline results included a ,000 Maserati Ghibli Spider and a rare ,000 Tuxedo Black Corvette convertible, while online viewership set records of its own. Here’s a look back at the auction that traditionally sets the tone for the entire collector car year.
Mecum’s January 2016 Kissimmee auction closed with more than 91 million dollars in sales across ten days, led by four Hemi-powered Mopar convertibles that combined for over 7.5 million dollars. A 78 percent sell-through rate and a 30 percent year-over-year jump in totals made it the highest-grossing sale in company history. See the full top-10 list and what each car brought.