Congrats to Mecum Auctions on another highly successful flagship auction in Indianapolis. Dana Mecum’s 38th Original Spring Classic, also known as Mecum Indy 2025, brought in over $100 million in overall sales this year. It's the fifth year in row the auction in has topped the $100 million milestone. During the nine day event in May, a grand total of 1,732 individual cars, trucks, motorcycles and more were sold, not to mention hundreds of Road Art items, resulting in a strong 77% sell-through rate.
Top 10 Sellers
Top auction sales at Indy 2025 were led by the 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari (Lot S150) that sold for $3.85 million, followed by two others that broke the million-dollar mark, including a 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (Lot S152) that brought $2.64 million and a 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione Coupe (Lot F160.1) that sold for $1.54 million. Both the LaFerrari and the Bugatti were from the highly anticipated Dave Frecka Collection, while the 812 hailed from the aptly named Apex Collection.
Here's a look at the top ten sellers:
- 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari (Lot S150) at $3,850,000
- 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (Lot S152) at $2,640,000
- 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione Coupe (Lot F160.1) at $1,540,000
- 1965 Shelby Cobra CSX4000 Series Roadster (Lot F152) at $990,000
- 2018 Ford GT Coupe (Lot S222) at $808,500
- 2022 Ford GT (Lot F160) at $770,000
- 1963 Pontiac Catalina Super Duty Swiss Cheese (Lot S114) at $742,500
- 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Camaro (Lot S170) at $715,000
- 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot F150) at $627,000
- 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird (Lot S217) at $605,000
John Kraman Collection
In total, more than 40 private collections were offered in Indianapolis, including the estate collection of Mecum’s own John Kraman. Kraman, a legend in the automotive world and the voice of Mecum during auction broadcasts, passed away suddenly earlier this year. Mecum says with an emotional reception from a crowd full of Kraman’s friends, fans and followers, the collection sold in its entirety, led by the $101,750 sale of his low-mile and long-owned 1964 Pontiac GTO Hardtop and the $93,500 sale of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe that he bought new. Top-performing collections in Indy included The Bobby Knudsen Collection, which was led by a selection of eight Pontiac Catalinas, including two of the ultra-rare 1963 “Swiss Cheese” racing editions. One of the pair, a car campaigned by Jim Wangers, became a top-10 seller with a $742,500 sale price, and the other achieved a strong $473,000. In addition to the aforementioned Ferrari 812, The Apex Collection saw some additional excellent individual sales, with several other cars from the offering earning spots among the auction’s top-sellers list. Among them were a 1965 Shelby Cobra CSX4000 Series Roadster that brought $990,000, a 2022 Ford GT that sold for $770,000 and a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback in a rare color combo that sold for $627,000.
Tulsa Mecum 2025
Next up on the Mecum auction calendar is its Tulsa auction featuring 600 vehicles on June 6-7. Visit Mecum.com for more info.
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