I attended the mecum auction in Indy last night. It was a cool experience. I got to check out all 3 pagodas that went through. I spent a good hour with the cars. Actually being right next to the cars, before and after they went to the stage. A 280Sl went for $90,000.00--On a scale of 1 to 5, ( 5 being the best) with Michael Salemi's or Alex D's cars being a 5, this car was a 2 or 3 at best. Too much wrong to even discuss. It had some kind of wooden steering wheel, with a Mercedes emblem on it. It was not a Nardi steering wheel. I have no idea where they got this thing. It looked like someone carved it. I will end discussions on that. I wanted to drive back to WV to pick up my car to take it to Indy to get some of that money. The second one sold for $55,000. It had a round rear muffler, with one exhaust pipe. The paint was chipped all around the hood area where it rubbed when opening. The grill had many large and small dents. The engine bay was not detailed at all. It looked like it had never been cleaned. Too many incorrect things to discuss. The 3rd was the worst. The paint was not good, and had very large treaded tires. Looked like snow tires. They had done something to the springs, because the car set way too high. It had a shag carpet set in it. The owner refused a $40,000. bid . Must have had a higher reserve after seeing the money the other 2 brought. I don't intend disrespect to the owners of these cars. I'm making a point that for the conditions of these cars, they brought a lot of money... You can go to mecum auction website. Then log on with a e-mail address only. No password needed. Click Indianapolis auction. Then click results. Then check both Friday and Saturday results. The pictures look way better than the cars actually were.
