Corvette Auction Preview: Mecum Kissimmee 2021

Mecum Auctions has kicked off the 2021 collector car season with their annual colossal Kissimmee, Florida sale. The action began on Thursday, January 7th, and will run through Saturday, January 16th. We’ve already shown you a few of the Corvettes up for grabs, but now it’s time for a rapid-fire look at 12 more of our favorites.

The current docket has 233 Corvettes listed with all generations well represented. The 2nd and 3rd generation cars make up nearly 50% of the Corvettes in Kissimmee with 62 and 53 available examples respectively. Interestingly, there are also 6 2020 Corvettes for sale in Kissimmee including the final production 2020 car. Here’s how the generations stack up:

• C1: 37 Corvettes
• C2: 62 Corvettes
• C3: 53 Corvettes
• C4: 39 Corvettes
• C5: 14 Corvettes
• C6: 17 Corvettes
• C7: 4 Corvettes
• C8: 6 Corvettes

Perusing the docket, we see all of Corvette’s greatest hits. The early cars are represented by fuelies and restomods. The midyears include the first L88 yet again, Mickey Thompson’s personal Z06, and too many big blocks to count. In the 3rd generation we more L88’s, a yellow LS6 convertible, and some nice, low mile later C3’s. The C4’s and C5’s consist of ZR1’s and Z06’s while the C6’s feature some nice Grand Sports, pace cars, and a 60th anniversary 427 convertible. The quartet of C7’s includes a Callaway Stingray. Pick your favorite color among the C8 sextuplets by choosing from red, orange, silver, black, or white.

Here’s a look at 12 of our favorites running through Mecum Kissimmee this week and next.

1. Lot S147 1958 Panama Yellow Big Brake Fuelie
NCRS Top Flight, 1 of 144, 4-speed, 2 tops

2. Lot S240 1958 Silver/Red Restomod
LT4 engine, 8-speed automatic, Street Shop chassis, C7 suspension, power hood

3. Lot F167 1967 Green / Saddle 427-425 Roadster
1 of 267 with J56 brakes, NCRS Top Flight, 4-speed, tank sticker

4. Lot F189 1963 Blue / Red Fuelie Coupe
1 of 2,610 with 360hp engine, 4-speed, power windows and brakes, knock off wheels

5. Lot S138 1967 Silver / Tan restomod Coupe
525hp LS3, Tremec 5-speed, C6 rear and C5 front suspension, Z06 brakes

6. Lot T148 1972 Corvette Coupe VIN #1
The First 1972 Corvette built, Warbonnet Yellow on Saddle, LS5 454 with M40 auto transmission, formerly in the Bob McDorman collection

7. Lot F64 1975 Maroon / Black L82, 4-speed Coupe
2,018 original miles, 1-owner until 2020, Firestone 500 tires

8. Lot T191 1970 Laguna Gray / Blue LT-1 Coupe
NCRS Top Flight, J56 brakes and F41 suspension, dealer special order with tank sticker

9. Lot S38 1988 Corvette Challenge Car
1 of 56 made, 7,905 original miles, includes stock motor, Challenge seat, and racing logs

10. Lot F8 1999 Nassau Blue / Black Fixed Roof Coupe
546 original miles, 1-owner, 1 of 202 Nassau Blue FRC’s in 1999

11. Lot F26 2013 60th Anniversary 427 Convertible
30 original miles, 1-owner, 505hp LS7, 60th anniversary package

11. Lot S23 2020 Arctic White / Sky Cool Gray Coupe
700 miles, 2LT package, Z51 suspension, black Trident Spoke wheels, HUD, front end lift

And, that’s a look at our dirty dozen from Mecum Kissimmee. Have a favorite on the list or see a good one we missed? Let us know in the comments below.

Mecum’s Kissimmee auction is underway and runs through January 16th. NBC Sports will have TV coverage starting Thursday, January 14th through Sunday, January 17th. The entire auction can be viewed online through their livestream. For more information on the Mecum Kissimmee auction head on over to Mecum.com.

Source:
Mecum Auctions

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