(March 16, 2016) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions’ momentum into 2016 continued in Kansas City last weekend following the company’s highest-grossing sale in history in January. The auction house’s annual spring auction held March 11-12 at the Kansas City Convention Center saw 572 vehicles cross the auction block with 409 classic and collector cars hammering sold for a strong 72-percent sell-through rate.

Auction sales totals reached a grand total of $10,212,687— a 15-percent increase over last year’s Kansas City event — with top sales crowned by a factory four-speed 1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback, pictured below, which gaveled for $210,000.



The Kansas City Convention Center has long been one of Mecum’s staff and customers’ favorite venues at which to hold auctions with ample space for all-indoor events. Able to comfortably accommodate the near 600 vehicles at this year’s event as well as the thousands of auction attendees made for another epic auction experience that area enthusiasts agree is a can’t-miss.

The sale of the 428 Cobra Jet-equipped Shelby GT500KR was just one of many auction highlights, as a 1,000-mile 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe demanded a hammer price of $185,000 and another Shelby, a ’67 GT500 Fastback, brought $170,000.

The complete top 10 sales at the Mecum Kansas City Spring auction include:

    1968 Shelby GT500KR Fastback at $210,000
    2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe at $185,000
    1967 Shelby GT500 Fastback at $170,000
    2015 Chevrolet Camaro SVE Yenko at $100,000
    1955 Chevrolet 210 Resto Mod at $85,000
    2007 Bentley Continental GTC at $85,000
    2008 International MXT Pickup at $83,000
    1970 Pontiac GTO Convertible at $70,000
    1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe at $70,000
    1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible at $69,000