The January auction at Mecum Kissimmee provided some interesting fodder for commentary. I’ll concentrate on the at least fairly stock 1980s cars (and a few trucks) that sold (remember that this is not a no reserve auction—a blue 1986 Porsche 930 Turbo custom coupe with 29,000 miles was a no sale bid up to $85,000) and add some of my opinions. Mecum Kissemmee is a huge event, so I’m going to separate it into two posts—this second covers from Thursday to the final and rather spare Sunday.
Thursday:
- 1980 silver Chevrolet Corvette coupe with the L82/automatic combination and 66 miles—$24,000
- 1984 black/silver two-tone Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds custom coupe – $29,500. An interesting and unusual resto-mod which retained the original lightning rod shifter. How much would it have gone for if it was stock?
- 1981 brown Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 custom coupe—$15,000
- 1986 white Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS custom coupe with an aftermarket five-speed manual—$9,500
- 1981 red Chevrolet Corvette coupe with 55,000 miles—$13,000
- 1989 red Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z convertible with the LB9/ automatic combination and 9,300 miles—$20,500
- 1985 red Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z coupe with the LB9/ automatic combination and 963 miles—$21,000
- 1980 platinum Porsche 911SC Weissach Edition coupe with a five-speed manual and 9,500 miles—$56,000 for this handsome car with multiple awards
- 1989 red/tan two-tone Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer Edition SUV with 42,000 miles—$8,500
Friday:
- 1980 red Porsche 928 coupe with the automatic and 46,000 miles—$9,500
- 1987 black Buick Regal Grand National coupe with 6,900 miles—$28,000
- 1987 black Porsche 911 Carrera Targa coupe with 66,000 miles—$37,500
- 1981 red Chevrolet Corvette very custom convertible (by definition, since Chevrolet didn’t make any “shark” convertibles after 1975) with 45,000 miles—$19,000
- 1981 white Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 coupe with 58,000 miles—$17,000
- 1987 black Buick Regal GNX coupe with 276 miles—at $80,000, the fourth highest eighties sale of the auction and hitting the lower limit of Mecum’s estimate
- 1983 red Porsche 930 Turbo coupe with the power sunroof and 33,000 miles—at $65,000, not quite making Mecum’s lower estimate
- 1987 white Porsche 930 Turbo coupe with power sunroof and 40,000 miles—at $85,000, the second highest eighties sale of the auction
- 1988 white Rolls-Royce Corniche II convertible with 65,000 miles—$47,000
Saturday:
- 1987 red Porsche 930 Turbo coupe with 34,000 miles—at $84,500, the third highest eighties sale of the auction
- 1987 black Buick Regal GNX coupe with 10,000 miles—at $67,500, the fifth highest eighties sale of the auction
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette Corvette Challenge race car with 5,300 miles, driven in five 1988 races by R. K. Smith and Brad Murphey—$45,000
- 1988 white Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary coupe with the 4+3 manual, the Z51 sport suspension, and 9 miles—$38,000
- 1989 red Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition coupe with 6,500 miles—at $350,000, by far the highest eighties sale of the auction
Sunday:
- 1985 red Jeep CJ-7 SUV—$7,500
- 1988 red Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$6,000
- 1984 blue Chevrolet Corvette coupe with 60,000 miles—$4,000
- 1980 white Chevrolet Corvette coupe—$5,000
- 1988 black Porsche 944 coupe—$3,000
What do you think of this year’s results?
Eighties Cars 