How many times have we heard from a Corvette enthusiast that their love of Corvettes began the first time they saw the 1963 Corvette Split-Window Coupe? I could name several friends as well as a couple of people who work on the Corvette team who say it was the ’63 Corvette that started them down the Corvette path, and they’ve been hooked on America’s Favorite Sports Car ever since.
Our friends at Mecum Auctions are coming off their biggest sale ever at Kissimmee which saw 400 Corvettes run through the block that resulted in a near 90% sell-thru rate and brought in over $24 million in sales. Next up on the auction schedule for Mecum is a return to Glendale, Arizona in mid-March with the schedule featuring the sale of the Hooked on Vettes Corvette collection.
The Hooked on Vettes Collection was assembled over the last few decades by our friend Michael Brown, the filmmaker behind The Quest Documentary which detailed the search, restoration, and return of the 1960 Cunningham Corvette that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Over the years, we featured a bunch of Michael’s videos that included everything from looking at other Corvette Collections to producing fun Corvette-related videos for the Super Bowl.
The genesis of the Hooked on Vettes Collection began just a few months after a younger Michael Brown first got his driver’s license and that’s when he saw a new 1963 Corvette Split-Window for the first time. Michael says he was instantly smitten with the new Corvette, but he never really thought he would ever own one at the time. Fast forward to the mid-1980s and that’s when Michael’s dreams of Corvettes began to take shape. Not only has he filled his garage with a great collection of classic and newer Corvettes, he also assembled a top-shelf collection of 200 neon signs and other Road Art which he used to enhance the presentation of his Corvettes.
At the Glendale, AZ auction, Mecum will be selling 13 Corvettes from the Hooked on Vettes collection, as well as Michael’s extensive Road Art collection and everything will be offered at No Reserve!
The automotive collection begins with the main attraction being one of only four Black 1954 Corvette Roadsters and ends with a 2020 Corvette Stingray. Let’s take a look at each of the Corvettes offered:
1954 Corvette
LOT R103 – 235 Blue Flame Six, 1 of 4 in Black
1957 Corvette
LOT R104 – Fuel-Injected 283/283 HP, 4-Speed
1962 Corvette
LOT R105 – 327/340 HP, 4-Speed
1963 Corvette Coupe
LOT R106 – 327/340 HP, 4-Speed
1964 Corvette Coupe
LOT R107 – Fuel-Injected 327/375 HP, Top Flight
1966 Corvette Coupe
LOT R108 – 427/425 HP, 16,479 Miles
1967 Corvette Convertible
LOT R109 – 427/435 HP, 4-Speed
1978 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car Edition
LOT R110 – 350/220 HP, 4-Speed
2006 Corvette Z06
LOT R111 – 7.0L/505 HP, 1,991 Miles
2009 Corvette ZR1
LOT R112 – 6.2L/638 HP, 6-Speed, 2,925 Miles
2012 Corvette ZR1 Centennial Edition
LOT R113 – 1,494 Miles, Serial No. 100
2015 Corvette Z06 Coupe
LOT R114 – 6.2L/650 HP, 7-Speed, 1,009 Miles
2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Coupe
LOT R115 – 1,639 Miles, Z51 Package
Mecum will hold their Glendale Arizona sale this March 16-19 at State Farm Stadium with an estimated 1,500 classic and collector cars expected to cross the auction block. You can follow all the gavel action from Mecum on MotorTrend TV.
Source:
Mecum Auctions
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Does anybody know why he is selling his corvette collection?
Only selling 12 or 13 of them. Not the whole collection
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