Mecum Auctions’ 2013 grand finale event at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 5-7 was the cherry on top of yet another amazing year of success for the world’s largest collector car auction company. Of the 795 cars that went under the hammer in Kansas City, 490 sold for a 62 percent sell-through rate bringing auction sales totals to $11.5 million.
A beautiful Fleetwood-bodied 1931 Cadillac V12 Convertible Coupe (right) took the spot as the high seller of the weekend, hammering at $175,000. The top-performing muscle car came in the form of an Alpine White Plymouth Hemi Cuda. The 1970 numbers-matching car gaveled at a strong $160,000. Two Twister Special Mustangs (left) found themselves in the top 10 sales for the second year in a row in Kansas City. When first produced, the Twister Specials were only offered in the Kansas City area, and these local favorites continue to draw a big crowd and big sales with each example selling for $107,500 and $82,000, respectively.
