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    Auction Express

    Jan 20, 2020 9 minutes

    Chad Ehrlich reporting

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Mecum Auctions held its annual Kansas City Auction Dec. 5-7 at the Kansas City Convention Center. 2019 marked the 26th year of Mecum bringing this auction to the Kansas City area and anticipation was high for the sale with a diverse lineup heading into the week of the sale. There was a large selection of Corvettes on the docket for the weekend, but Ford fans also had a wide array of favorites to choose from with three Ford GTs, to a Boss 429, to 1 of the 96 original Twister Special Mach 1 Mustangs. MoPar fans had a pair of late-model Dodge Challenger Demons and Vipers from which to choose. Mecum Auctions always has a wide variety of vehicles to admire, and Kansas City was no exception.

    The sale started on Thursday afternoon and concluded at the end of the day Saturday. When the last vehicle left the block, 410 vehicles had changed hands for a total of $9 million in sales. This gave Mecum a strong 70 percent sell-through rate and produced a successful sale.

    The top seller of the weekend was a 2005 Ford GT, black with white stripes and 15,000 miles, that hammered at $247,500. This was followed by another Ford, a white 1969 Boss 429 Mustang that hammered at $231,000. The third and fourth spots were mid-year Corvettes, a 1967 427 roadster and a 1963 “split window” with fuel injection. The top 5 was rounded out by one of the Dodge Challenger Demons.

    There was only one private collection offered at this sale, the

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