WHAT: Mecum Automotive Auction brings 1000 collectible cars, trucks & motorcycles and an adrenaline injection to Chicagoland this week, starting today Thursday October 24, 2019 through this Saturday October 26, 2019.
Mecum hosts the “People’s car auction,” where highly coveted rare cars and trucks cross the auction block for $100,000s+ while collectibles in the making swap for less than $5 Grand!!!
Last year at Mecum Chicago 2018, late Chicago Bear great, Walter Payton “Sweetness” 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo brought a winning bid of $324,500!
THIS YEAR’S MECUM CHICAGO 2019 SPECIAL ATTRACTION: LOT BG01 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni et Falaschi Narval Cabriolet, 1 of 7 ever built, from the Petrozzini Estate Collection
WHERE: Schaumburg Convention Center 1551 Thoreau Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
WHEN: October 24-26, 2019 : 8 am – ?, Auction Bidding commences at 1 p.m. (Live Broadcast on NBCSN from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
WHO: General public – all ages
HOW MUCH: General Admission $30 per day/ $60 for two day pass, Children age 12- free; Bidding Registration $200 – $500
NOTE: $10 admission and $100 bidder registration discount on Saturday October 26, 2018 for entrants wearing Chicago Blackhawks & Illinois State University (ISU) themed attire.
ACCESS / PARKING: Free parking with Shuttle Bus service from IKEA Furniture 1800 E. McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg, Illinois.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Pace Bus Service connecting to Schaumburg Trolley .
TIPS: Arrive at Mecum 2019 Chicago Auction early to inspect cars & trucks under outdoor tents. If anything catches your eye, then register to bid. On the spot financing at competitive rates is offered at the Auction Floor. Rarer cars and trucks will be featured on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
(Contributing Editor: Tomasz Paluch, Roadblazing.com)
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