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LOT U151 1986 Wellcraft 38’ Scarab KV 38 From the Hit TV Series Miami Vice

This 1986 Wellcraft Scarab KV 38 was the first boat Wellcraft sent to Universal Studios for use in it then hit show Miami Vice. It is 38 feet long. This particular boat being the first was used in all aspects of filming the show. When additional Scarabs were delivered to Universal, this boat became the camera platform for most “ in cockpit”

filming. It has underwent a complete bow to stern restoration. Nothing was missed and includes all wiring electronics controls engines and outdrives. Engines are twin 565CI 650HP GM blocks. It is capable of 80+ MPH. Has an Alpine Stereo, Flat screen TV, Fridge and Head. It sits on a triple axle Eagle trailer and is ready to go.

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The Fall auction season is upon us, and our event in St. Charles, Illinois is the perfect way to kick it off. For those of you joining us here at the Pheasant Run Resort, please enjoy over 1,000 collector cars to choose from including some of the greatest muscle cars ever to grace the pavement. For those of you watching at home or on the internet, get ready for some incredible fun and excitement! The month of September is extra special this year as we will join the ACBS International Boat Show at the Abbey Resort on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin to hold our first ever all boat consignment auction! There are some great boats and truly something for every taste and budget at this unique event on September 25. Our Dallas debut continues to produce exciting news and this issue is stacked with great information about the event. Just this week, we announced our next motorcycle auction segment to be held at Dallas and are thrilled to be teaming up with MidAmerica Auctions to bring you an unparalleled motorcycle auction experience. Joining over 525 collector cars already consigned, Dallas 2011 has become a “must attend” event. Finally, the consignment book is now open for our Kansas City auction in December and Kissimmee 2012 is right around the corner!

Mecum Auctions has been specializing in the sale of collector cars for 24 years, and has become America’s largest Collector Car Auction Company offering over 7,500 vehicles per year. With auctions spanning coast to coast, Mecum is able to provide the utmost in customer service while giving both buyers and sellers the greatest of options.

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Mecum Collector Car Auctioneers950 Greenlee Street

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Office: (815) 568-8888 Fax: (815) 568-6615

E-mail: info@mecum.com

SELL A VEHICLEAT A MECUM AUCTION?Download a “Request for Position”

form today. Visit www.MECUM.com. Click on the Seller info tab at the top of the home page to download all forms. Print out and fax completed forms to 815-568-6615. Be sure to fill out separate forms for each vehicle when requesting positions.

BUY A VEHICLEAT A MECUM AUCTION?Mecum provides three ways to become

a registered bidder and purchase vehicles at our auctions. In addition to conventional onsite bidding (recommended), we also offer absentee services to bid online or via the telephone. For complete bidder registration information, visit www.MECUM.com, click on the Bidder info tab at the top of the home page. For any questions contact the bidder department at 815-568-8888.

MONTEREY2011 DELIVERS

Thousands flocked from around the world to the Del Monte Golf Course to participate in the third annual Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 18-20, 2011. More than 700 vehicles crossed the auction block at the daytime auction in Monterey, which had a 65% sell-through rate. Combined with off-the-block sales, known as Mecum’s The Bid Goes On, total sales are approaching $25 million. The event’s top seller was a 1931 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special that sold for a hammer price of $2 million and is said to be the only winning two-place Indy car ever sold at public auction. “We are very pleased with the impressive growth of our Monterey Auction in just our third year on the peninsula,” said President Dana Mecum. “The convenience and

2011 Monterey Top 10 Sales (all sales reflect hammer prices)

1. 1931 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special (Lot S147.1) ...$2,000,000

2.1912 Mercer Raceabout (Lot S148) .............................$625,000

3. 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (Lot S85) ........$585,000

4. 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Coupe (Lot S146) ...........$350,000

5. 2005 Porsche Carrera GT (Lot S157) ..........................$335,000

6. 1980 McLaren M29 F1 Grand Prix Race Car (Lot S171) ..$325,000

7.1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder (Lot S162) ...$300,000

8. 1947 Ford Sportsman Woody Convertible (Lot S115) ....$285,000

9. 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot S141) ....$280,000

10. 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Barn Find (Lot S88) .......$270,000

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comfort of our spacious auction venue combined with the diversity of vehicles offered created an ideal climate for collectors. Our top 10 sales - an incredible mix of classics, European sports cars, race cars and muscle - clearly illustrates what Mecum is all about. From a $2,000 scooter to a $2 million Indy winner, there was truly something for everyone.” Mecum kicked off the three-day auction with a variety of high-quality motorcycles, including a Yamaha YZF-R1 presented by guest auctioneer and noted auto

enthusiast Jay Leno. The bike raised $87,000 for the Bailey’s Café School of the Arts in the Bronx. Mecum also offered antique and wooden boats, selling, among others, a 1938 19-foot Chris-Craft Race Boat (Lot F162) for $80,000, just one week after winning Best of Show at Lake Tahoe. Complete Monterey Auction results are available to Mecum InfoNet members, which is free to join at www.Mecum.com. Mecum InfoNet members can log in to see car-by-car results by visiting the Results Page. M

For over twenty years Mecum Auctions has been presenting high performance classics at auction in venues around the country. The past few years have been marked by unprecedented growth for Mecum, which has successfully expanded across the country with new auction locations, more days per event, increasing car counts to best serve its customers and extensive live television coverage. Now the company is poised to serve the increasing interest from enthusiasts and collectors in Texas with its inaugural Dallas Auction. Originally planned as a two-day event, the Mecum Dallas Auction has been expanded to three days due to popular demand and is now scheduled for October 6-8, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center. Dallas is one of America’s largest and most dynamic cities. Headquarters to twenty-five Fortune 500 companies, it also offers a broad spectrum of performing arts centers, museums, art galleries and restaurants and hosts teams in major league basketball, baseball, soccer, football, and hockey. Located in downtown Dallas, the Dallas Convention Center is home to internationally acclaimed symphonies, art museums and cultural

centers, and is famed for its ability to accommodate a wide variety of events, from intimate conferences to international conventions and expositions. Everything is bigger in Texas, including Mecum’s giant offering of 600 classic and collector cars during the expanded three-day event, making it one of the largest collector car auctions ever held in Texas. The long list of high-caliber consignments includes an unrestored Black-on-Black 1969

EXCITEMENT DALLAS

MAIN ATTRACT IONLOT S190 1957 Ford phase 1

Corvette L88 Bloomington Gold Survivor (Lot S106); one of the seventeen 1971 GTO Judge Convertibles produced (Lot S75); a rare, factory supercharged Phase I 1957 Ford 2-Door Custom (Lot S90) that is one of three known to exist, and over two dozen classics from the Kizziar Estate Collection crossing the block at No Reserve. The auction will be broadcast live nationally, airing all three days on the television series “Mecum Auto

Auction: Muscle Cars & More” on Discovery Communications Velocity Network. The inaugural Mecum Dallas Event is open to the general public with tickets available for just $15 per day and complimentary admission for children 12 and under. For more information about bidder registration or to consign a vehicle for this new Mecum auction event, visit www.Mecum.com or call 815-568-8888. M

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MAIN ATTRACT IONLOT S106 1969 Corvette L88

MAIN ATTRACT IONLOT S75 1971 GTO Judge

Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, has teamed up with MidAmerica Auctions, the world’s largest seller of antique motorcycles, for a collaborative effort to bring collectors the greatest auction experience for both market platforms under one roof. Dana Mecum and Ron Christenson announce the MidAmerica Motorcycle Auction Segment during Mecum’s inaugural Dallas Auction at the Dallas Convention Center. Consisting of 60 select antique and special interest motorcycles, the motorcycle segment will take place Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 and will join nearly 600 quality muscle cars, classics and street rods on the auction block. As respective colleagues from the Midwest, Mecum

and Christenson bring more than 50 years of knowledge and experience to the auction block. Buyers and sellers can enjoy MidAmerica’s antique motorcycle expertise while

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experiencing the convenience and excitement of Mecum’s well-oiled auction machine. Among the motorcycles being offered is a 1973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane, one of the finest, untouched original Hurricanes available. Designed for Triumph by Craig Vetter of the famous Vetter Motorcycle Fairing Company, this motorcycle is one of only 1,200 produced. Mecum and MidAmerica will also offer a 1946 Indian Chief that has been restored to factory correct standards by Bob Stark on Starklite Indian in Riverside, California.

LOT T241971 BSA A65L Lightning

LOT T321940 Indian Scout

LOT T541968 BSA Firebird Scrambler

LOT T521970 BSA B44 Victor

LOT T261959 Matchless G80

LOT T281922 NSU 350 Single

LOT T381964 Triumph TR6SS Trophy

LOT T401948 Vincent Rapide

LOT T651971 BSA Rocket 3

LOT T711967 Triumph T120 Bonneville

The motorcycle auction segment will broadcast on Discovery’s new network Velocity (formerly HD Theater) during the “Mecum Auto Auction: Muscle Cars & More” show. The entire auction is open to the general public with tickets available in advance or at the door for just $15 per day. To consign a motorcycle for this event, visit www.Mecum.com or call 815.568.8888. You can also pre-register to bid with onsite, telephone and Internet bidding available. M

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LOT T361973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane

LOT T301946 Indian Chief

LOT S70 1967 ChEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 427/435 hp, 4-Speed

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A number of important facts and features converge to make this 1967 Corvette Sting Ray convertible one of the rarest of its kind and one of the best. Factory equipped with the Tri Power 427/435 HP engine and finished in vibrant Red on Red, it is one of only nine such cars

k n o w n to still retain its original engine. Interestingly, it was restored by the famous Nabers Brothers in 1987 and scored Bloomington Gold honors in 1988 with a score of 99.8, a clear testament to its exceptional

quality. Since that time, the car has accumulated a mere 40 miles and remains in top Concours condition. Also NCRS Top Flight-certified, it features a total of 17 factory options as listed on the original tank sticker, including an auxiliary hardtop, bolt-on finned aluminum wheels, side exhaust, telescopic steering, tinted glass and an AM/FM radio. M

LOT S141.1 1964 FORD ThUNDERBOLT427 CI, Automatic

hired Dearborn Steel Tubing Company to build a batch of special lightweight Ford Fairlanes for its top drag racing clientele. Stripped down, painted Wimbledon White and stuffed with 427 cubic inches of Galaxie V-8, the cars were dubbed “Thunderbolts”, and they struck drag racing like lightning. The 1964 Thunderbolt offered here is finished in factory correct Wimbledon White and displays the Thunderbolt’s trademark reverse teardrop hood

Ford’s “Total Performance” program was well underway when Lee Iacocca

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STARS

LOT S1751954 Pontiac Star Chief

LOT S1512011 Shelby Super Snake

LOT S1671973 Jaguar XKE Convertible

LOT S1681950 Mercury Monterey

LOT S1731972 Chevrolet Cheyenne Pickup

LOT S1741954 Oldsmobile Holiday 88

LOT S1761948 Lincoln Continental

LOT S1801949 Oldsmobile Coupe

LOT S1811956 Buick Century

LOT S1821950 Kaiser Virginian

LOT S1861968 Chrysler Imperial Convertible

LOT S1871950 Nash Ambassador

LOT S1881950 Studebaker Commander

personal passion was the vast gathering of classic automobiles he began collecting in the 1970s, and which grew to include automotive memorabilia, antique tractors, gas pumps and motorcycles. In 1979 Don built the Old Car Garage in his home town of Altus to house his growing collection,

A fourth generation Oklahoman and a graduate of Oklahoma A&M University, Don Kizziar was a pioneer in the cattle ranching and feedlot business, developing techniques that eventually led to the Cattle Management System that revolutionized the industry. A man of many interests, Don’s

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LOT S1701953 Oldsmobile Fiesta Convertible

LOT S1711950 Oldsmobile 88

LOT S1721950 Oldsmobile 98

LOT S1771951 Lincoln Lido

LOT S1781957 Ford Fairlane Convertible

LOT S1791970 Plymouth AAR Cuda

LOT S1831974 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

LOT S1841971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28

LOT S1851972 Chevrolet Suburban

LOT S1891985 Ford Mustang Convertible

LOT S1921949 Correct Craft

LOT S1931973 Sanger Hydroplane

which he shared with the public in the Garage’s storefront museum, in his annual family Christmas cards and in local parades and events. Mecum Auction is proud to present this offering of 28 vehicles from the Don Kizziar Estate Collection. Spanning 80 years of automotive

excellence, it includes such rare classics as a 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta, a supercharged 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 and a 1970 Plymouth AAR Cuda, each and every one the product of Don Kizziar’s talents as a restorer, but more importantly his love of all things automotive. M

LOT S1691957 Ford Fairlane 500 Supercharged

ESTATE COLLECTIONAll to be offered at No Reserve.

MEET ThE MECUM TEAM

ALEX McGLOThLEN belongs to the proud parents, Bobby and Lori McGlothlen, who are also key members of the Auction Staff. Alex became a team member during the Monterey 2009 Auction, originally hired to be the Internet Bidders Assistant. During the inaugural event and amongst a packed audience, Alex was asked to fill in on the floor. From that point forward, there was no question as to where he belonged and has been a front man in the auction arena ever since. When asked what he enjoys about Mecum, Alex quickly responds, “Mecum is an incredible business! Not only do I get to spend time with my family, I get to have fun at the same time. My grandfather has always said that as long as you love what you do you will never work a day in your life and that statement holds true when working for Mecum!” M

LOUISE OSTERhOLZ started working for Mecum Auctions in 2004, assisting the office while preparing for the Spring and Summer auction extravaganza. Louise, an absolute quick study, was then asked to join the traveling staff and be part of the Bidder Department at Dana Mecum’s 17th Annual Original Spring Classic, then located in Belvidere, Illinois. For more than seven years Louise has played a significant role in relaying positive customer service within the Bidder Department at the auction. With her smile and contagious laughter she is a genuine team player. When asked what her future brings, she responds, “Working for Dana and helping his company continue to be the best auction company around! M

STEFANO BIMBI, a long time friend of Dana, was actually an attendee of the very first Mecum Auction while on summer break from college. As a lifelong car enthusiast, one of Bimbi’s greatest accomplishments was resurrecting the iconic Nickey Chicago name in 2005 and bringing back the Nickey Super Camaro when GM re-released the model in 2009. As Mecum has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years, Dana Mecum has set out to grow his staff with experience and knowledge to best serve his customers. Joining the Mecum consignment team at the beginning of 2011, Stefano brings his knowledge and experience in the collector car hobby to Mecum and is eager to help with all aspects of the business. M

Mitsubishi began producing the iconic Eclipse in 1989, selling four generations of the model over the last 22 years. Total sales since production started is 980,000 cars, making the Eclipse the best-selling Japanese brand sports car of the last 20 years. “Our goal with this Mitsubishi Eclipse SE was to create a very special car that would best honor the closing of this vehicle families’ chapter, built at our Normal, Illinois facility,” said Greg Adams, VP Marketing & Product Planning at Mitsubishi Motors North America. “We believe this one-off 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE will become a highly collectible automobile, and we are excited to work with Mecum Auctions to offer it to collectors at their high-energy events.” Mecum will auction the Mitsubishi Eclipse (Lot S100) on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1:55 p.m. The sale will be broadcast live on Mecum’s national TV show “Mecum Auto Auction: Muscle Cars & More” on Discovery Communications’ HD Theater. M

Mecum Auctions will sell a special 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE 3.8L – after 22 years, the very last production Eclipse to ever come off the assembly line and the only V-6 to receive the SE package – during their annual St. Charles Auction, Sept. 15-18, 2011, at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill. The special-edition Eclipse was custom built by Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. to commemorate the end of Eclipse production and to be auctioned at No Reserve with all proceeds to be donated to the Japan Red Cross earthquake relief. This rare, one-of-one vehicle features a Kalapana Black paint scheme that was selected by the Mitsubishi Facebook community, 18-inch Dark Argent wheels, SE lower side graphics, sunroof, leather interior, 650w Rockford Fosgate 9-speaker audio system with SiriusXM, hands-free Bluetooth phone interface, rearview camera and HID headlights.

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John,Many of my colleagues have invested in collector cars due to the volatile market trends in recent years. What are the pros and cons of diversifying my portfolio with tangible investments like collector cars?- Teddy B.

Hi Teddy,Although investors represent only a portion of the collector car market they continue to have an impact. Certainly there are many categories of investment grade cars that command attention from investors around the world. Over the past 30 years, collector cars in general have proven to be great tangible investments and will remain so into the future. The fact that they can be enjoyed, admired, and driven only enhances the experience compared to other investment options. As the stock market and world currency is in flux, vintage cars continue to be sought after and bought at a feverish pace. Cars from our past represent much history and nostalgia that can be experienced, enjoyed and savored by all generations. That is why this market has so much appeal to investors and enthusiasts alike! - John Kraman M

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