Mecum Collector-Car Auction - Block Party

Another of our favorites of the auction was this classic '57 fuelie car that sold for a reasonable $74,000. We love that Arctic Blue paint and white cove, too. It's just so 1950s.

How much is a VIN worth? This '60 Corvette is distinguished with VIN 0001 for the model year. It was bid to $290,000, but the seller thought it was worth more.

Despite their rarity-only 216 were built between 1967 and 1969-L88-powered cars are frequent auction finds. This green coupe was bid up to $425,000 but ultimately didn't sell. Given the current market conditions, it seemed a strong bid.

A red roadster with side pipes is always desirable, but more so if it's motivated by a big-block. This '67 was powered by a 327/automatic combination, which kept interest down. The high bid was $65,000.

This '68 427 car had low miles, a unique color, and was cleanly represented. Its selling price of $41,000 seemed more than reasonable and represents the deals available in a market that has seen a noticeable correction.

The Callaway Speedster was a stunner when new in 1991, and it remains one today. The original MSRP was $107,000 (the equivalent of about $168,000 in 2010 dollars) and only 10 twin-turbo examples were built. This one was bid up to $140,000 but didn't sell.

A great-looking C1, but this '54 model suffers from the problem that it's not a first-year '53 or a V-8-powered '55 car. This one was bid up to $60,000.

It looked like a big-block, with its red-painted Stinger hood, but this '67 Corvette was a 327 car that was bid to $60,000-a price that seemed more than reasonable for a replica.

The '90 ZR-1 always warms our heart. This great-looking, red-on-red example was bid up to $27,500, which is competitive with the sale prices we've seen of late for these cars.

A good example of a spot-on sale price was the $45,500 paid for this '61 327-powered roadster. It was a 250hp car with a four-speed transmission. The buyer did well.

It was red, but this '69 coupe was otherwise saddled with a base 350. The crowd was looking for the big-block stuff and only bid it up to $22,000.

In the "Umm...yeah" category was this assemblage of Corvette bodies that constituted an odd-looking limousine. And, oddly enough, it found a new home for the princely sum of $25,000.

Another '57 fuelie, this red roadster sold for a strong $79,000. More than 1,600 of the 6,339 '57 Corvettes came with fuel injection, either in 250- or 283hp form. This was one of the 756 built with the 283-horse engine.

Shades of "Corvette Summer." This late-1970s-style custom Corvette started life as a '68 model. A high bid of $12,000 was way less than what it cost to build years ago, but its dated features will likely make it a tough sell at any venue.