The Mecum’s 27th annual Las Vegas Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction brought in an impressive, record-setting $13.9 million, accompanying a 91% sell-through rate. Many vintage bikes, mostly American-made, found themselves on the top-10 list of highest grossing motorcycles on the auction block, fetching prices well north of the six-figure mark. These are only reports from the Mecum auction; the Bonhams auction took place last week as well in Las Vegas and brought in equally impressive numbers, witnessing a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning go for nearly one million dollars.
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WALWORTH, WI ? January 31, 2018 ? Overall sales totals reached a record-setting $13.9 million at Mecum?s 27th annual Las Vegas Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction, again demonstrating its massive appeal and ability to grow year after year. As the world?s largest such event, the auction presented an extraordinary lineup of 1,324 motorcycles, of which 1,207 successfully changed hands Jan. 23-27 for an exceptional sell-through rate of 91 percent. These totals, together with those achieved at the world?s largest collector-car auction held in Kissimmee, Florida, Jan. 5-14, made January 2018 Mecum?s most successful month in company history. 1911 Harley-Davidson Twin (Lot F133) at $154,000
Sales were topped by an incredibly rare and comprehensively restored 1911 Harley-Davidson Twin (Lot F133) that brought $154,000, followed closely by a 1917 Henderson Four (Lot F191) previously own...