Insiders look at Mecum’s $9 million Los Angeles sale

Of the 600 cars offered at Mecum’s 2018 Los Angeles auction, held at Fairplex at Pomona, a 2006 Ford GT crossed the block for $327,250 which earned it the highest sale of the event and contributed to the $9 million overall sales total.

Following the sale of the Ford GT was a matte-black 2016 Lamborghini Huracan fitted with a Vorsteiner Novara Kit that brought $236,500, while a 1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon, one of just 36 built with the dual-quad 354 Hemi engine, scored the third highest sale with $214,500.

The auction also featured an assortment of road art. The highest selling piece of automobilia was the neon sign that hung over the Harley-Davidson visitor/employee entrance at the Milwaukee factory, the sale brought the final sale price to $88,500.

The complete top 10 sales at the Mecum Los Angeles 2018 auction include:
2006 Ford GT at $327,250
2016 Lamborghini Huracan at $236,500
1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon at $214,500
1959 Porsche 356 at $200,200
2014 Aston Martin Vanquish at $140,250
1959 Volkswagen 23-Window Samba Bus at $137,500
2010 Ferrari California Spyder at $115,500
2012 Ferrari California Spyder at $112,750
1968 Shelby GT350 Fastback at $99,000
2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE at $99,000

Mecum’s next auction will be this March 16-17 in Kansas City, Missouri, with a 700-vehicle offering, followed by the April 5-7 auction in Houston, Texas.

For more details on upcoming auctions, visit Mecum Auctions. 

Photography by Nicole Ellan James