Mecum Monterey delivered exactly what the collector car world hoped it would. The 2026 Monterey sale generated $114 million in overall sales and handed Mecum Auctions a milestone no other auction company can claim this season: three separate $100 million-plus auctions in the same calendar year. Coming on the heels of Kissimmee’s $450 million result and a $200 million performance at Indianapolis, Monterey confirms that Mecum’s momentum is not a one-market phenomenon.
The headline car was a 1996 Ferrari F50 that brought $14,575,000, a towering number for one of Maranello’s most revered analog supercars and further proof that the very best 1990s Ferraris now trade squarely in blue-chip territory. It was the kind of result that sets the tone for an entire weekend, and the room responded accordingly.
Right behind it, a 2003 Ferrari Enzo crossed the block at $12,100,000, giving Monterey a pair of eight-figure Ferrari hypercars in a single sale. Together the two accounted for more than $26 million and anchored a consignment list that stayed remarkably strong well past the marquee lots.
Depth, though, is what really built the $114 million total. A 2004 Gemballa Mirage GT sold for $3,960,000, a 2017 Ferrari F12tdf followed at $3,657,500, and a 2014 McLaren P1 HDK and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT each found a new home at $3,575,000. A 1933 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing-Top Convertible Coupe proved prewar coachwork still commands serious money at $3,410,000, while a 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione brought $3,355,000, a 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO made $3,300,000 and a 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta closed at $2,750,000.
That spread is the most encouraging part of the weekend. Modern hypercars, limited-run Ferraris, analog German icons and a Classic Era Duesenberg all found strong money in the same room, which suggests Monterey bidders are not simply chasing one narrow corner of the market. For sellers weighing consignments and buyers reading the tea leaves, that breadth matters as much as the headline number.
Three nine-figure auctions in a single year is a genuine benchmark for the industry, and Mecum has now cleared it with Kissimmee, Indianapolis and Monterey. With the balance of the 2026 calendar still to run, the company heads into the rest of the season with the wind squarely at its back.
Shawn Henry