Mecum Monterey 2024 Results - $54 Million
Mecum shocked some viewers with prices they achieved on some of the cars offered at their 2024 Monterey Auction, selling 11 lots for more than $1,000,000. Total sales for 2024 in Monterey were $54 million and their top seller was the 4th most expensive car sold during Monterey Car Week – the 1969 Ford GT40 Lightweight at $7,865,000. Mecum set a new record price for a 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona at $3,360,000.
Mecum Monterey 2024 Top Sellers
The top ten lots sold by Mecum at their 2024 Monterey Auction are listed here:
- 1969 Ford GT40 Lightweight – $7,865,000
- 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona – $3,360,000
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 – $3,080,000
- 2003 Ferrari Enzo – $2,860,000
- 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible – $2,576,000
- 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS – $2,530,000
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible – $2,352,000
- 2005 Porsche Carrera GT – $1,732,500
- 1930 Packard 734 Speedster Boattail Runabout – $1,375,000
- 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster – $1,237,500
Steve McQueen's Porsche 917K Consigned
As fast paced as the collector car world can be, Mecum wasted no time in announcing one of their key consignments for the upcoming 2025 Kissimmee Auction, stunning all those in attendance by revealing the 1970 Porsche 917K that was driven by Steve McQueen in the movie “Le Mans.”
Back in 2017 we saw another 1970 Porsche 917K used in the production of “Le Mans”, chassis 917-024, cross the block at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction with an estimate of $13,000,000 to $16,000,000 and that example served as a camera car during filming. It ended up selling for $14,080,000.
The example to be offered by Mecum at their 2025 Kissimmee Auction served as the hero car in the film and was driven extensively by Steve McQueen during production. He ended up purchasing the car for himself following filming and subsequently has a completely documented ownership history that includes some well-known Porsche racing drivers following McQueen’s ownership.
The 1970 Porsche 917K Chassis 917-022 carries all the history of the example that sold in 2017 and then some. January seems a long time from now, but it also seems moments away and we will be watching the bidding on this car very closely.