The Top 11 Corvette Sales from Mecum Kissimmee 2025

Jan 28, 2025

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The Top 11 Corvette Sales from Mecum Kissimmee 2025

Photo Credits: Steve Burns, Keith Cornett

Mecum Auctions kicked off their 2025 campaign a couple weeks back in Kissimmee, Florida. The 13-day Kissimmee event was billed as the World’s Largest Collector Car Auction and offered over 4,600 cars on the docket. That’s an increase over 2024’s 4,383 cars. Last year realized $275 million in sales and 2025 looks to be on pace to meet or exceed that number though Mecum hasn’t released final numbers as we write this.

Corvettes represented more than 10% of the diverse Kissimmee docket. By our count, 569 Corvettes rolled across Mecum’s signature red carpet. Of those, 384 found new homes which equates out to a 67% sale rate. As usual, the Corvette mix included unrestored originals, meticulously restored classics, racers, and restomods. Name your favorite Corvette RPO code there was likely 1 or more of them for sale in Florida. Buyers could select between L88, L71, Z06, ZR1, N03, L89, LT1, and many, many more.

With that, let’s dive into the Top 11 Corvette sales from Mecum Kissimmee 2025. Note that all of our numbers below include the 10% buyers fee and a few cars are shown on the Mecum site as sold, but don’t have a value listed. Topping the charts was a stunning yellow 1-of-20 1967 L88 coupe which sold for $2.25 million. The decorated car is highly documented and has won Bloomington Gold, NCRS Top Flight and Duntov, and MCACN Triple Diamond awards. That impressive midyear was followed up by an even rarer 1-of-16 1967 L89 coupe. The aluminum head Corvette laid claim to all the same awards as its L88 brother. Interestingly, both of those cars once belonged to our friend Corvette Mile Vietro. A 5,000-mile 1969 L88 convertible once owned by Chip Miller and Ed Foss found a new home at $759,000. Next up was a mean 1957 Airbox fuelie which sold for $715,000.

Big tank Corvettes remain strong with 3 finding themselves in our Top 11 list. A pair of 1963 Z06 tankers sold for $511,500 and $489,500 respectively to take the 5th and 6th spots. A black 1965 export fuelie tanker traded hands at $379,000 to sneak into 10th place.

Kissimmee’s Top 11 also included the 1970 ZR1 pilot car convertible at $451,000, a 1958 fuelie at $396,000, and a flashy 1958 restomod at $385k. a Corvette Bronze 1968 L88 coupe rounded out the Top 11 with a $363,000 sale. As far as we can tell, the 1967 L89 and 1958 sales could be world records for each of those Corvette variants.

Top 11 Corvette Sales at Mecum Kissimmee 2025

1. Lot S239.1 – 1967 Corvette L88 Coupe – $2,250,000

2. Lot F299.1 – 1967 Corvette L89 Coupe – $1,705,000

3. Lot F270 – 1969 Corvette L88 Convertible – $759,000

4. Lot S215 – 1957 Corvette Big Brake Airbox – $715,000

5. Lot S203.1 – 1963 Corvette Z06/N03 Split Window Coupe – $511,500

6. Lot S225 – 1963 Corvette FI Z06/N03 Split Window Coupe – $489,500

7. Lot F294 – 1970 Corvette ZR1 Pilot Car Convertible – $451,000

8. Lot F151 – 1958 Corvette Convertible – $396,000

9. Lot S290.1 – 1958 Corvette Convertible – $385,000

10. Lot S227 – 1965 Corvette Fuel-Injected Tanker Coupe – $379,500

11. Lot F315 – 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe – $363,000

Zooming back out a bit we see the total cost of the Kissimmee 2025 Top 11 was $8,404,000 and the average price was $764,000. The total cost is up about $100k and the average is up about $34k over our 2024 Kissimmee Top 11. The breakdown of cars aligns with both 2023 and 2024. The list contains 10 factory-correct rarities from generations 1 through 3. Just 1 lone restomod populates the Top 11 list again this year.

Expanding out to the Top 100 Corvette sales, we see 88 cars from the first 3 generations. The remaining 12 cars were comprised of 7 C7 ZR1’s, 2 C7 Z06’s, and 3 C8 Z06. In total, 125 Corvettes sold for over $100k while another 32 did not meet reserve with a six-figure bid. In other words, 32% of all the Corvettes sold cost over $100k while 27% of the entire docket bid to 100k or more. The cost of admission to the Corvette hobby doesn’t appear to be getting cheaper.

Other notable sales included a pair of 1953’s at $330,000 and $319,000 respectively. 29 1963 coupes were offered with 19 of them selling at an average of $204k. The least expensive SWC was a barn find A/C car that needed essentially everything for $99,000.

1967 Corvettes are always popular and 32 showed up Kissimmee. 26 of them now reside in new garages. 28 of the 32 offered were big block cars.

ZR1-mania is running wild right now and that spread to Florida as well. All 4 of the C3 ZR1’s offered sold at an average of $177k (excluding the pilot ZR1 above). A total of 9 4th generation ZR1’s from 1989 – 1995 were offered with 6 of them selling at an average price of $64.9k. All of these cars were low-mile, original examples. In our opinion, the 1989 pilot ZR1 was one of the best bargains of the entire auction. The preproduction King of the Hill sold for $60,000 – well below the presale estimate of $250k – $275k. Lastly, all 7 C7 ZR1’s sold at an average of $218k. A Sebring Orange ZTK coupe with 18 miles was the high seller at $275,000 while a white ZTK convertible sold at $162.8k.

Looking at C8’s we see 4 of the 8 Z06’s offered changes hands at an average of $138,900. A 2025 E-ray was a no sale for $150,000.

Speaking of no sales, several Corvettes received lucrative bids but failed to meet reserve. Some of the “Bid Goes On” cars included the red/red 1967 L88 coupe at $2.5 million, a 1968 L88 coupe at $400,000, a 1963 Z06 at $375,000, and a 1964 fuelie tanker at $225,000.

And finally, last AND least is our traditional El Cheapo award for the most cost-effective Corvette. Unsurprisingly, it’s a C4 again. This time a white 1992 coupe sold for the bargain price of $4,950.

That wraps up our look at the 2025 Mecum Kissimmee auction. Based on our patent pending and semi famous Top 11 list, we don’t really see anything new here. Rare cars in great condition with a solid pedigree still bring top dollar. 1963 SWC’s and 2019 ZR1’s continue to be red hot along with big block C2’s. C4 ZR1’s could be seeing a slight bump, so we’ll have to keep an eye on them at future sales.

If you’re looking for more results from Kissimmee, head on over to the Mecum website where you search, sort, and study all day long.

Next up on the Mecum calendar is Mecum Glendale which takes place March 18th – 22nd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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Mecum Auctions

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