While Mecum built its reputation on “Muscle Cars and More,” they’ve been broadening their spectrum quite a bit in the past few years, with exceedingly high-end vehicles sharing the block with the usual suspects.
This year’s Monterey event showed a seemingly higher number of exotics with some doing well and others not doing so well, a mixed bag so to say, not too dissimilar to other auctions happening during the week.
One surprising unsold car was this 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. A stunning example, it’s seen less than 8,000 miles and is known as one of the family’s bad boys, with mind-melting performance that may well elicit a time warp – it’s literally that quick and that fast. A racecar for the streets, it is, and with just a notion of civility to its name, it’s one of those cars diehard sportscar and racing fanatics dream about.
Another shocker was this 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL Convertible. Watching these on offer through various online auction sites shows a growing interest in them, with prices on the rise. While the examples in the best condition with the lowest mileage obviously bring the highest sale prices, there seems to be a lot of blue sky available for the 560SL. This one has just over 52,000 miles, and shows some use and wear, such as an aftermarket radio head unit, slight fade to the interior wood, and some wear on the leather; but overall, it presents in seemingly better than average shape. It’s also an ’89, the final year for the R107 SL chassis with 1990 ushering in the all-new R129 SL. The white with blue interior is very cool, it’s got the chrome wheels, and all things considered, it’s shocking it didn’t sell.
These, and others, are awaiting a new keeper; maybe drop Mecum a line.
