2021 Mercedes-Benz GMG GT Black Series

(August 8, 2022) Mecum Auctions has spent the vast majority of 2022 breaking and setting new auction records with unprecedented success beginning with the highest grossing collector car auction ever held in Kissimmee, Fla., this past January. The company’s most recent auction in Harrisburg, Pa., held July 27-30, followed the year’s record-setting trend with a total of $40 million in overall sales for a nearly 30% increase over the 2019 Harrisburg record of $31 million.

With massive and enthusiastic crowds present for all four days of the auction event, 863 vehicles hammered sold for an 81% sell-through rate.


1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

Sales in Harrisburg were topped by a 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series that sold for $473,000, followed closely by a 1985 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S that brought $467,500. While a 14-mile 1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE came in as the auction’s third highest seller with a $440,000 sale price, the top 10 sellers list was dominated by Corvettes, which took up six of the top-seller slots in total.

Leading the string of high-selling Corvettes was a 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster that achieved a $407,000 selling price, followed by two convertibles from model years 1967 and 1958, two 2019 ZR1 coupes and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe. Rounding out the top 10 sellers in Harrisburg was a 1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible that brought $236,500.


1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE

The complete top 10 collector car sales at the Mecum Harrisburg 2022 auction include:

    1    2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series at $473,000
    2    1985 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S at $467,500
    3    1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE at $440,000
    4    1953 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster at $407,000
    5    1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible at $297,000
    6    2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe at $286,000
    7    1958 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible at $275,000
    8    2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe at $258,500
    9    1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe at $253,000
  10    1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible at $236,500