THE FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE was pervasive at Mecum’s annual Kissimmee, Florida, event, which the company promotes as the “World’s Largest Collector Car Auction.” While nearly 3,500 collector vehicles crossed the block at Osceola Heritage Park, play-by-play was broadcasted through the sound system so spectators, buyers, and sellers could keep up with the happenings on stage, as they strolled through the sea of consignments that covered 60-plus acres. A bustling Midway, live entertainment, and the “Dodge Thrill Ride” also enthralled attendees.
Muscle cars, classics, exotics, and more were offered, thus the top-sales ranks were inhabited by multiple collector-car genres. A 2014 Ferrari La-Ferrari wearing custom-ordered Rosso Fuoco paint earned the number-one position at $3,300,000. The 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake took number two at $2,200,000. In a dream package deal, two…