Mecum’s Collector Car auction wrapped up the 2 day sale at the Bloomington Gold Corvette Show in suburban Chicago on Saturday. When the last gavel fell, Mecum had sold 138 of 321 Corvettes for a sales success rate of 43% and a sales total of $4,553,550.
The top seller on for the auction was a rare 1956 Cascade Green roadster equipped with the high-lift cam 240 HP V8 engine. Only 111 of the 3,467 Corvettes produced (3%) had that special-optioned engine. The Corvette was given an NCRS restoration which resulted in a Top Flight award (98.6%) in May 2010. Although other Corvettes were bid higher during the two days, the $150,000 received for this 1956 Corvette set the high for sold Corvettes at Bloomington Gold.
What’s interesting about the sales results is that only 4 Corvettes broke past the $100,000 barrier. The other three Corvettes were all C1s as well with the number 2 seller being a 1960 roadster with a 579D RPO 283/290 fuel injected V8 that sold for $117,000. Number three was a 1959 Corvette which sold for $110,000 and rounding out the top 4 was a 1958 283/250 Fuelie which sold for $106,000.
Saturday’s sales were more tempered than Friday’s with only 38% of Corvettes selling. I’ve often wondered if selling Corvettes at the Bloomington Gold show is harder than elsewhere due to the knowledgeable buyers at the sale as well as the sellers who are firm on their price. This appears to be evident in bidding for Corvettes that didn’t sell.
Here is the list of Auction Results of Corvettes sold on Satuday. You can see Friday’s results here.
| Lot | Year | Model | Sold Price |
| S119 | 1954 | Roadster 235/150 HP, Auto | $65,000 |
| S164 | 1954 | Coupe | $32,750 |
| S80 | 1956 | Convertible 240 HP | $150,000 |
| S149 | 1956 | 283 CI, 3-Speed | $95,000 |
| S57 | 1957 | 270 HP, 4-Speed | $92,500 |
| S91 | 1958 | Convertible 283/250 HP, Auto | $106,000 |
| S83 | 1959 | Convertible 283/270 HP, 4-Speed | $110,000 |
| S128 | 1960 | Convertible 283/290 HP, 4-Speed | $117,000 |
| S175 | 1960 | Convertible 283/270 HP, 4-Speed | $59,000 |
| S64 | 1960 | Convertible 283/230 HP | $37,500 |
| S53 | 1961 | 283/270 HP, 4-Speed | $82,500 |
| S123 | 1961 | Roadster 283/315 HP, 4-Speed | $47,500 |
| S70 | 1961 | Convertible 283/245 HP, 4-Speed | $40,000 |
| S177 | 1961 | Coupe 283 CI, 4-Speed | $37,000 |
| S145 | 1962 | Convertible 327/340 HP, 4-Speed | $46,000 |
| S75 | 1963 | Convertible 327/300 HP, 4-Speed | $37,500 |
| S165 | 1963 | Coupe | $32,250 |
| S73 | 1964 | LS2 Resto Mod 405 HP, 5-Speed | $91,000 |
| S136.1 | 1964 | Coupe Auto | $43,250 |
| S31 | 1965 | Convertible 327/375 HP, 4-Speed | $59,000 |
| S18 | 1965 | Convertible 327 CI, 4-Speed | $52,500 |
| S58.1 | 1965 | 327/365 HP, 4-Speed | $50,000 |
| S74.1 | 1965 | Convertible 4-Speed | $35,000 |
| S66 | 1966 | Convertible 427/425 HP , 4-Speed | $98,000 |
| S108 | 1966 | Coupe 427/390 HP, 4-Speed | $73,500 |
| S155 | 1966 | Convertible 327/350 HP, 4-Speed | $54,000 |
| S43 | 1966 | Convertible 327/350 HP, 4-Speed | $50,000 |
| S61 | 1966 | Coupe 427/390 HP, 4-Speed | $49,500 |
| S138.1 | 1966 | Convertible 327/350 HP, 4-Speed | $43,000 |
| S100 | 1967 | Coupe 427/400 HP, 4-Speed | $92,500 |
| S102 | 1967 | Convertible 4-Speed, A/C, Bloomington Gold | $75,500 |
| S13 | 1967 | Coupe 427/390 HP, Auto | $63,000 |
| S72 | 1967 | Coupe 427/390 HP, 4-Speed | $60,000 |
| S67 | 1967 | COPO Convertible 327/300 HP, Auto | $43,500 |
| S38 | 1967 | Coupe 427/390 HP, 4-Speed | $43,000 |
| S40.1 | 1967 | Convertible 327/350 HP, 4-Speed | $40,000 |
| S141 | 1968 | L89 Coupe 427/435 HP, 4-Speed | $71,000 |
| S156 | 1969 | 427/400 HP, 4-Speed | $50,500 |
| S11 | 1969 | Convertible 427/390 HP, Auto | $35,000 |
| S59 | 1969 | Coupe 427/435 HP, 4-Speed | $35,000 |
| S51 | 1969 | Convertible 350/350 HP, 4-Speed | $22,000 |
| S55 | 1970 | LT1 Convertible 350/370 HP, 4-Speed | $36,000 |
| S135.1 | 1970 | 350/350 HP | $32,000 |
| S97 | 1971 | Convertible 350/330 HP, 4-Speed | $41,500 |
| S136 | 1971 | Coupe 454/365 HP, 4-Speed | $24,000 |
| S88 | 1972 | LT1 Convertible Rare Factory A/C | $72,500 |
| S112 | 1972 | $23,500 | |
| S26 | 1972 | 350 CI, 4-Speed | $15,000 |
| S27 | 1973 | Convertible 350 HP | $15,750 |
| S22 | 1974 | Coupe 350/190 HP, Auto | $12,250 |
| S61.1 | 1976 | Coupe | $7,250 |
| S160 | 1978 | Indy Pace Car | $25,000 |
| S45 | 1978 | Silver Anniv 350/220 HP, 4-Speed | $22,000 |
| S54 | 1978 | Pace Car 350/220 HP, 3-Speed Auto | $17,200 |
| S170 | 1979 | Pro Street 350, 5-Speed | $17,500 |
| S139 | 1979 | L82 350/225 HP, Auto | $11,500 |
| S1 | 1981 | 350/190 HP, Auto | $7,750 |
| S146 | 1981 | Coupe | $38,000 |
| S174 | 1984 | Auto | $2,600 |
| S127 | 1986 | Coupe 350/230 HP, 4-Speed | $12,000 |
| S37.1 | 1986 | Pace Car 350/230 HP, 4-Speed | $8,500 |
| S2 | 1986 | $5,500 | |
| S19 | 1988 | 35th Anniv Edition 350/275 HP, Auto | $24,000 |
| S5 | 1988 | 350/245 HP, Auto | $18,500 |
| S176 | 1992 | 350 CI, Auto | $8,250 |
| S163 | 1993 | ZR1 350/405 HP, 6-Speed | $52,000 |
| S23 | 1993 | ZR1 2-Door 405 HP, 6-Speed | $26,000 |
| S14 | 1994 | Indy Festival Car Auto | $32,500 |
| S49 | 1995 | ZR1 Coupe 350/405 HP | $29,000 |
| S50 | 2001 | Custom 350 HP, Auto | $51,500 |
| S120.1 | 2003 | Convertible | $29,500 |
| S85 | 2004 | 350 CI | $24,500 |
| S104 | 2004 | Coupe 350 HP, Auto | $20,750 |
| S173 | 2006 | Coupe 400 HP | $25,750 |
| S17 | 2008 | Z06 505 HP, 6-Speed | $48,000 |
| Total Saturday Sales: | $3,354,800 | ||
| Total Friday Sales: | $1,198,750 | ||
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| 2010 Bloomington Gold Sales: | $4,553,550 | ||
Mecum’s next auction is the Muscle Cars and More sale held July 16-17 in Des Moines, Iowa. That auction will be carried live on HD Theater.
Source:
Mecum Auctions
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Lot #S164 a 1954 Coupe was a steal for only $32,750 it is the only one made to the best of my knowledge.
I’m just kidding you Keith!!
Thanks for posting the results.
Thanks for the comment, Lee. I rechecked the catalog listing and that’s how it was titled on the Mecum site. I figured they knew something about the car that I didn’t! There is no description of the car itself though so I wonder if it really was a steal at $32,750.
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