KANSAS CITY – This will be one of the best weekends of the year for Kansas City car enthusiasts.
Mecum Auctions will hold its 31st annual classic and collector car auction in Kansas City at the Convention Center Thursday through Sunday, with some 850 vehicles on offer.
The auction will include classic muscle and sports cars, Hot Rods, exotics, antique autos and more, including a 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister Special Fastback with a 428 CI Super Cobra Jet V-8 engine. The Twister Special Mustangs are what’s known as a “territorial special,” delivered exclusively to dealers in the Kansas City region, starting in 1969.
Other noteworthy offerings include a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup built by RealTruck in collaboration with MeatEater that comes with a charitable twist. The custom “hunting rig” will be offered with proceeds to benefit Folds of Honor, an organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of fallen or disabled U.S. service members and first responders.
A 2024 ArtCar project completed by students at Olathe North High School will also be offered, with the proceeds to benefit the Kansas City Automotive Museum. The 2017 Ford Mustang Convertible served as an amazing hands-on learning opportunity for art students who worked with a wrap artist to design the graphic wrap for the car, automotive students who ensured that the car is mechanically in excellent condition, and journalism students who created a “making of the art car” video.
Some other noteworthy vehicles up for offer are a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 with just 27,954 miles, a 1957 convertible Corvette in red with white coves, and a 1959 Corvette Fuelie convertible.
