(October 11, 2017) WALWORTH, Wis.— The Mecum Chicago 2017 collector-car auction held this past weekend achieved $12.6 million in overall sales with 72-percent of the 795 vehicles offered hammering sold.

Attendance was strong as enthusiasts flocked to the Schaumburg Convention Center to dive into a sea of beautiful cars and to watch the Chicago Blackhawks’ tenor soloist Jim Cornelison perform the “Star-Spangled Banner” to open the auction on Friday morning.

Top sales at the Chicago 2017 auction included several Corvettes from the Mercurio collection with the couple’s 1967 Corvette Convertible and their 1963 Split-Window Coupe grabbing the top slots at $115,000 and $110,000, respectively.


1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe

A 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible also brought $110,000, and a 2017 Ford F150 Shelby Super Snake Pickup changed hands for $100,000.

The complete top 10 sales at the Chicago 2017 auction include (individual prices do not include buyer’s premiums):

    1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible at $115,000
    1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe at $110,000
    1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible at $110,000
    2017 Ford F150 Shelby Super Snake Pickup at $100,000
    2010 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible at $96,000
    2011 Audi R8 Spyder at $95,000
    1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible at $85,000
    1967 Chevrolet Camaro at $78,000
    1987 Porsche 911 Turbo at $78,000