The Florida sun was beaming down on rural Kissimmee as enthusiasts poured into Osceola Heritage Park for Mecum’s season-opening Super Bowl of collector car auctions. Mecum Kissimmee 2026 doesn’t just open the calendar—it sets the tone. Big tents, big energy, and big expectations surrounded one of the largest collector car gatherings on the planet, and CorvSport was there to tell a deeper, smarter story than ever before. This year isn’t just about hammer prices—it’s about patterns, momentum, and what the Corvette market is really telling us as the gates swing open on a new auction season.
A Bigger Lens On Mecum’s Biggest Stage
For the first time, CorvSport is digging all the way in at Mecum Kissimmee, treating the opener not as a highlight reel—but as a market checkpoint. This feature continues our exclusive CorvSport Mecum Tracker, where we’ve tracked Corvette sales across every Mecum venue since 2024. The result is a clear-eyed look at where the market has been, where it’s holding firm, and where cracks—or opportunities—may be forming. And it all starts here, at Kissimmee, the biggest tent of them all.
Inventory Is Shrinking—But Demand Hasn’t Fallen Off
The headline number is impossible to ignore: Corvette inventory is down. Mecum offered 1,701 Corvettes in 2024 versus 1,429 in 2025—a 16% decline, or 272 fewer cars crossing the block. Yet despite that contraction, Mecum didn’t see sales collapse. In fact, higher sell-through helped soften the blow. Mecum sold 70.2% of Corvettes offered in 2024 (1,194 cars), then jumped to a stronger 74.9% in 2025 (1,071 sold). That means only 123 fewer Corvettes sold overall—roughly ten fewer per venue across the year. Less supply, steadier demand.
Kissimmee Tells A More Complicated Story
Zooming in on Mecum’s crown jewel shows both strength and caution. Since 2024, Corvette inventory at Kissimmee has dropped from 527 cars to 401 in 2026—a steep 24% decline. Sellers are thinning out at one of the kings of the big-tent auction world, raising real questions about confidence, timing, and where consignors believe the market is heading. Still, buyers are showing up. Kissimmee’s sell-through remains solid at 73% in 2026, even if it cooled from 2025’s red-hot 80%. The market isn’t falling—it’s recalibrating.
The Numbers Behind The Narrative
Here’s how the data stacks up as Mecum Kissimmee evolves from 2024 through today:
- Kissimmee 2024: 527 Corvettes offered — 379 sold (72%)
- Kissimmee 2025: 477 Corvettes offered — 381 sold (80%)
- Kissimmee 2026: 401 Corvettes offered — 293 sold (73%)
- 2024 Total: 1,701 Corvettes offered — 70.2% sold (1,194)
- 2025 Total: 1,429 Corvettes offered — 74.9% sold (1,071)
Strong sales ratios remain, even as inventory contracts. The takeaway? This is not a one-speed market. It’s venue-specific, confidence-driven, and increasingly selective.
Why This Year Matters For Corvette Collectors
All of this sets the stage for what comes next. Mecum Kissimmee 2026 marks the first time CorvSport has gone this deep into Mecum’s opener extravaganza—tracking, analyzing, and ranking the market with precision. We have the Top 3 Corvette sales from every generation at Mecum Kissimmee 2026—24 headline Corvette transactions across all eight generations. But first up is our exclusive CorvSport Mecum Tracker, with opportunities to dig deep with live links to our coverage. This is where the data meets the drama, and where the Corvette market shows us exactly how the year is starting.
CorvSport’s Comprehensive Mecum Tracker
- Kissimmee 2024: 527 Corvettes offered–379 sold (72%)
- Glendale 2024: 136 Corvettes offered–87 sold (64%)
- Houston 2024: 83 Corvettes offered–59 sold (71%)
- Indy 2024: 332 Corvettes offered–232 sold (70%)
- Tulsa 2024: 56 Corvettes offered–45 sold (80%)
- Florida Summer Special 2024: 100 Corvettes offered–63 sold (63%)
- Harrisburg 2024: 96 Corvettes offered–58 sold (60%)
- Monterey 2024: 35 Corvettes offered–24 sold (69%)
- Dallas 2024: 148 Corvettes offered–105 sold (71%)
- Indy Fall Special: 65 Corvettes offered–52 sold (80%)
- Las Vegas 2024: 43 Corvettes offered–30 sold (70% )
- Kansas City 2024: 81 Corvettes offered–60 sold (74%)
♦ 2024 TOTAL: 1,701 Corvettes offered with 70.2% selling (1,194)
- Kissimmee 2025: 477 Corvettes offered with 381 Vettes off to new owners! (80%)
- Glendale 2025: 113 Corvettes offered–71 sold (63%)
- Houston 2025: 85 Corvettes offered–67 sold (79%)
- Indy 2025: 267 Corvettes offered–199 sold (75%)
- Tulsa 2025: 35 Corvettes offered–30 sold (86%)
- Florida Summer Special 2025: 83 Corvettes offered–53 sold (64%)
- Harrisburg 2025: 87 Corvettes offered–64 sold (74%)
- Monterey 2025: 34 Corvettes offered–22 sold (65%)
- Indy Fall Special 2025: 46 Corvettes offered–36 Sold (78%)
- Dallas/Fort Worth: 129 Corvettes offered–98 Sold (76%)
- Las Vegas 2025: 30 Corvettes offered–22 Sold (73%)
- Kansas City 2025: 43 Corvettes offered–28 Sold (65%)
♦ 2025 TOTAL: 1,429 Corvettes offered with 74.9% selling (1,071)
- TODAY, Mecum Kissimmee 2026: 401 Corvettes offered with 293 Vettes off to new owners! (73%)
Mecum Kissimmee 2026:
The Top 3 Corvette Sales From Every Generation
First Generation
3 — 1958 Corvette Custom Convertible
Hammer Price: $330,000
Key Details:
- 6.2L/525 HP LS3 V-8 engine
- 4L70E automatic transmission
- Subterranean Metallic exterior
- Removable hardtop
- Beige leather interior with Wise Guys bucket seats
- Classic Instruments gauges
- Power steering
- Art Morrison rails
- Street Shop frame
- Custom C7 suspension
2 — 1958 Corvette Convertible
Hammer Price: $352,000
Key Details:
- 6.2L V-8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- Silver Blue exterior with Silver coves
- Blue interior with bucket seats
- Wonderbar-style Bluetooth radio
- Heater/defroster
- Dakota Digital RTX gauges
1 — 1957 Corvette Big Brake Airbox
Hammer Price: $660,000
Key Details:
- The earliest Airbox Corvette known to exist
- 1 of 43 produced with Airbox option
- The 1957 Airbox cars were the first factory Corvette race cars built for privateers
- The RPO 579D “Airbox” option included a special fresh air intake box mounted on the driver’s side fender well that fed air directly into the fuel-injection unit
- The RPO 684 heavy-duty racing suspension included special front and rear springs and shock absorbers, a heavier front stabilizer bar, a quick steering adapter, metallic brake facings, finned drum brakes and fresh air ducting to the brakes
- One of the first 4-speed Corvettes built
- This example was raced in 1957 and 1958 by privateer Bill Howe
- Extensive restoration
Second Generation
3 — 1964 Corvette N03 Coupe
Hammer Price: $770,000
Key Details:
- Universally known as the “Jack Murray Tanker”
- 1 of only 38 Corvette Coupes produced with the N03 36-gallon fuel tank
- Regarded by many as the finest surviving 1964 Big Tank Fuelie in existence
- Ordered new by Ed Sullivan, a GM employee in the GM Marketing Department
- Specially commissioned through Luby Chevrolet in Denver, Colorado in December 1963
- At the time, Sullivan already owned a 1963 Z06-style competition Corvette and wanted its spiritual successor for 1964 but with the livery reversed to Tuxedo Black with a Silver interior
- Due to the specialized competition equipment specified, production stretched to nearly seven months, prompting Sullivan to receive a formal apology letter from the St. Louis assembly plant
- The car disappeared from view after September 1964, resurfacing in 1975 when it was discovered by racer and Corvette Authority Jack Murray with 12,657 miles on the odometer
- Displayed by Murray at Bloomington Gold events from 1987-1995
- Inducted into the Bloomington Gold Hall of Fame in 1999
- Invited for public exhibition in 2000 at the National Corvette Museum as part of their Concours d’Performance exhibit
- Body-off-frame restoration performed in 2002 under the guidance of Gary Naber in Houston, Texas
- Original components were restored wherever possible
- Interior was preserved and left unrestored
- Letter from GM dated January 11, 1976 stating that this Corvette was ordered and specially-built and is believed to be the last and only full competition model built
- Never raced
- Window sticker, owner’s manual, warranty booklet
- Two-time NCRS Top Flight winner
2 — 1963 Corvette Z06/N03
Hammer Price: $1,045,000
Key Details:
- 1 of 63 N03 Tanker coupes and 1 of 199 Z06 Corvettes produced in 1963
- Previously owned for decades by former NCRS Director Mike McCagh
- NCRS Top Flight award winner
- Engine stamping and trim tag validated by Corvette Validation Services
- It is believed that this car is one of only an estimated five of the original 63 1963 Corvette Z06/N03 Tankers to retain its original engine
- Original matching numbers RF-suffix 327/360 HP engine
- Z06 Special Performance equipment option with special heavy-duty metallic power brakes with cooling fans and dual circuit master cylinder, special heavy-duty suspension, shocks, springs, sway bar
- N03-36 gallon fuel tank
- Power windows, pushbutton AM/FM radio
- Blue stripe tires, original hubcaps included
- Warranty booklet, owner’s manual packet
- Restoration photos
- Sold new at Dixie Motor Co., Inc. in McDonough, Georgia
1 — 1967 Corvette L89 Coupe
Hammer Price: $1,155,000
Key Details:
- 1 of only 16 L89 Corvettes produced for 1967
- Build commissioned by GM Chevrolet General Manager Ed Cole for his neighbor, Robert Pohl
- The build was completed under the direct supervision of Corvette architects Bill Mitchell and Zora Arkus Duntov as well as the engineering elite at the GM Tech Center
- Bloomington Gold Certified in 1996 and 2010
- NCRS Top Flight award winner at the chapter, regional and national levels
- MCACN Concours Gold and Triple Diamond-certified in 2010
- Part of a MCACN Showcase display in 2014
- CCAS engine pad and trim tag affirmations
- Offered with factory memos, handwritten notes and internal correspondence between Cole, Mitchell and Duntov
- 427/435 HP V-8 engine with Tri-Power and high-flow aluminum cylinder heads
- Sold on May 11, 1967 at Frank W. Diver, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, dealer code 160 zone 15
- NCRS Shipping Data Report, owner’s manual
Third Generation
3 — 1969 Corvette Custom Coupe
Hammer Price: $170,500
Key Details:
- This vehicle has been donated by the seller with proceeds to benefit Curing Kids Cancer
- Custom 1969 427 model build based on an L88 version theme
- New 6.2L GM LT4 V-8 crate engine
- Updated with a Magnuson TVS 2650 supercharger
- Rated at 589 HP and 670 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels, dyno sheet included
- Custom-designed valve covers, Nick Williams 103mm Throttle Body
- Bowler Transmissions Street Performance 4L80E automatic transmission, rated for 800 HP and 800 ft-lbs
- New Streetshop C3/C7 chassis, no. 069
- 1963 Corvette Daytona Blue exterior
- Custom-designed and fabricated carbon fiber rocker trim
- One-off design Ferrari Cuoio full leather bucket seat interior
- Custom-designed and fabricated carbon fiber interior pieces
- Vintage Air, Hydro Boost power steering
- QA1 double adjustable coilover suspension
- Brembo GT brakes with 15-inch discs
- Custom Forgeline CF-1 wheels
- Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, 275/35/ZR19 front and 325/30/ZR19 rear
2 — 1969 Corvette L88 Coupe
Hammer Price: $330,000
Key Details:
- 1 of 116 L88 Corvettes produced for 1969
- Restored by the Nabers Brothers of Houston
- L88 427/430 HP V-8 engine
- 4-speed manual transmission
- F41 suspension, positraction rear end
- Copies of the tank sticker and shipping invoice
- Bright Blue leather interior
- Power brakes
- Rally wheels with Firestone Wide Oval tires
- Side exhaust, T-Tops
1 — 1969 Corvette L88 Coupe
Hammer Price: $544,500
Key Details:
- National NCRS Top Flight award with a score of 98 points
- Known as “Goldie”
- 1 of only 17 automatic L88s ever produced
- Original L88 427 CI V-8 engine
- Factory side exhaust, aluminum heads and intake, power disc brakes
- Original leather interior
- Featured in the 1986 Bloomington Gold Special Collection under the stewardship of Ed Mueller
- Years ago, it received a comprehensive restoration to correct original specifications
- In 2025, it was expertly prepared for rigorous NCRS judging at the National Convention in Las Vegas
- Accompanying this legendary L88 is its complete dossier of CVS-validated documentation, including the original window sticker and car shipper
- Also included are the tank sticker and the 1968 deposit receipt from its initial order
Fourth Generation
3 — 1996 Corvette Grand Sport Coupe
Hammer Price: $44,000
Key Details:
- No. 714 of 1,000 Grand Sports produced for 1996
- Admiral Blue with an Arctic White stripe and Red fender hash marks
- Black leather interior with bucket seats
- 5.7L LT4 V-8 engine rated at 330 HP and 340 lb-ft of torque
- 6-speed manual transmission
- 17-inch 5-spoke gloss Black alloy wheels
- 275/40ZR17 front, 315/35ZR17 rear tires
- Odometer reads 28,651 miles
- Includes original window sticker and build sheet
2 — 1989 Corvette ZR1 Prototype
Hammer Price: $60,500
Key Details:
- 1 of 84 ZR1 Corvettes built in 1989 for engineering evaluation, mechanical testing and media preview
- None of the 1989 ZR1 Prototypes were released for sale to the public
- This example is one of very few ZR1 Prototypes in private hands today
- Discovered in England by Mike Yager in the mid-1990s
- Restored by Mid America Motorworks over an 8-year period
- This ZR1 Prototype is documented with its vehicle specifications sheet and ZR1-specific VIN
- The only ZR1 Prototype finished in Medium Blue Metallic “Montana Blue” with a Blue interior
- LT5 5.7L/375 HP DOHC 32-valve V-8 engine
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Z51 Performance Handling Package
- RPO Z51 included the optional radiator boost fan, engine oil cooler, heavy-duty radiator, heavy-duty suspension and fast steering ratio
- FX3 Selective Ride and Handling package
1 — 1995 Corvette ZR1
Hammer Price: $99,000
Key Details:
- Only 854 miles from new
- NCRS Top Flight Award with a score of 99.6%
- By VIN, 1 of the last ZR1s built
- Complete with the highly sought-after “Double Dunn” heads
- LT5 5.7L/405 HP DOHC 32-valve V-8 engine
- Desirable last year of production ZR1 with all the final improvements
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Framed original window sticker, original owner’s manual
- NCRS judging sheets
- Two keys, dealer brochure
- Two removable roof panels
- FX3 adjustable ride control
- Build sheet
Fifth Generation
3 — 2003 Corvette AAT Conversion Convertible
Hammer Price: $63,800
Key Details:
- Odometer reads 3,957 miles
- No. 22 of a purported 200 AAT Conversion Corvettes produced
- 5.7L/350 HP LS1 V-8 engine
- 4-speed automatic transmission
- Speedway White exterior
- White soft top, red leather interior
- Retro-style lights
- Chrome grille, bumpers, and trim
2 — 2001 Corvette Commemorative Edition Convertible
Hammer Price: $78,100
Key Details:
- No. 125 of 175 produced
- Built for Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports
- 5.7L LS1 V-8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- The only known example with a Black exterior with a complete Red leather wrapped interior
- Factory window sticker
1 — 2004 Corvette AAT Commemorative Edition Convertible
Hammer Price: $93,500
Key Details:
- Odometer reads 2,948 miles
- Arctic White with Torch Red leather interior
- No. 74 of 220 AAT 1953 Commemorative Editions produced
- LS1 5.7L V-8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- Dual power sport seats
- Chrome factory wheels
- Goodyear Eagle tires
- Dual exhaust
Sixth Generation
3 — 2010 Corvette ZR1 Coupe
Hammer Price: $110,000
Key Details:
- Odometer reads 15,809 miles
- Hand-built supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine rated at 638 HP
- Dry sump oiling system
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Cyber Gray metallic with Black and Charcoal leather upholstery
- Selective Magnetic Ride Control
- Carbon ceramic disc brakes
- Carbon fiber hood with polycarbonate window
- Head-up display, navigation, Bluetooth connectivity
- Bose audio system
- Polished chrome wheels
- Carbon fiber roof
- Garage kept
2 — 2012 Corvette ZR1 Centennial Edition
Hammer Price: $151,250
Key Details:
- Special one-year-only “Centennial Edition” celebrating Chevrolet’s 100-year anniversary
- 1 of only 206 ever produced
- Only 3,640 miles from new
- Supercharged 6.2L/638 HP LS9 V-8 engine
- 6-speed manual transmission
- Carbon Flash with Gray Alcantara and leather interior
- Brembo carbon ceramic brakes with Red calipers
- Magnetic Ride suspension
- Special Black alloy wheels with Red accents
- Michelin Pilot Sport tires
- Only two fastidious owners from new
1 — 2011 Corvette Grand Sport Karl Kustoms Split Window Coupe
Hammer Price: $203,500
Key Details:
- 1963 Corvette Split Window Karl Kustoms conversion on a 2011 Grand Sport
- Supercharged 6.2L/600 HP V-8 engine
- Paddle-shifted 6-speed automatic transmission
- One-owner car with 2,764 actual miles
- Car no. 15C
- Black paint and Black leather interior with custom carbon fiber accents
- The best of both worlds with the unmistakable 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe styling merged with all the performance, modern drivability, comfort, tech and safety features of a C6 Corvette
- Removable transparent top
- Documented with the dealer invoice ($168,341 on October 25, 2010), window sticker, registrations, state inspections, GM owner instruction DVD, books and manuals in leather pouch, title copy, build photos, Karl Kustom color catalog, Edelbrock E-Force supercharger 29-page catalog, Edelbrock warranty, and 3-ring binder
Seventh Generation
3 — 2019 Corvette Z06 Convertible
Hammer Price: $165,000
Key Details:
- Brand new with only 61 miles
- Torch Red paint with Black and Red leather interior
- Supercharged 6.2L LT4 V-8 producing 650 HP and 650 lb-ft of torque
- 8-speed automatic transmission with Red paddle shifters
- 3LZ Equipment Group
- Z06-specific chrome wheels
- Power convertible top
- Complete with manuals, two keys, and more
2 — 2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible
Hammer Price: $173,250
Key Details:
- 9,252 miles
- LT5 supercharged 6.2L/755 HP V-8 engine
- 8-speed automatic transmission
- 3ZR Premium Equipment Group
- ZR1 Sebring Orange Design Package, 1 of 197 produced
- ZTK Track Package
- Carbon-ceramic brakes
- Magnetic Selective Ride Control
- Heated and ventilated competition sport seats
- Orange seat belts
- Visible carbon fiber ground effects and rear wing
- Carbon fiber interior trim
- Clean CarFax
1 — 2019 Corvette ZR1 Coupe
Hammer Price: $187,000
Key Details:
- 6,517 miles
- Supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine
- 8-speed paddle-shifted automatic transmission
- 3ZR premium equipment group
- ZR1 Sebring Orange design package
- Leather sport seats
- Carbon fiber interior and exterior trim
- Carbon flash painted ZR1 wheels
- Orange painted calipers
- Orange seatbelts
- Carbon fiber aero kit with Orange accents
- Carbon fiber removable roof panel
- ZTK-Track Performance package
- Two master key fobs
- Owner’s manual, car cover
Eighth Generation
3 — 2022 Corvette Cunningham 3LT Coupe
Hammer Price: $129,250
Key Details:
- 1,486 miles
- Corvette Cunningham 60th Anniversary Edition by Cunningham Automotive, in conjunction with Lingenfelter Performance, celebrating the 1960 Le Mans class win of the Briggs Cunningham-entered Corvette
- No. 9 of a limited production of 60 numbered cars
- 6.2L/600 HP Lingenfelter tuned LT2 V-8 engine
- Automatic transmission
- Unique carbon fiber aero kit styled by noted designer Peter Stevens, famous for the McLaren F1
- Arctic White exterior with Blue center stripes
- 3LT trim, Z51 Performance Package
- Magnetic Selective Ride Control, Alcon brakes
- HRE wheels, Corsa exhaust
2 — 2023 Corvette Z06 Convertible
Hammer Price: $132,000
Key Details:
- 1,449 miles
- 3LZ trim
- Z07 Ultimate Performance Package, $8,995
- 5.5L LT6 DOHC V-8 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft
- Automatic transmission with paddle shifters
- Torch Red exterior with Black convertible roof
- Full ceramic PPF in June 2025
- Carbon fiber interior trim level 2, $4,995 option
- Front lift adjustable ride height with memory
- Carbon Flash painted nacelles, $1,295
- Carbon Fiber aero high wing, $10,495
- Z07 suspension
- 4-wheel disc Brembo ceramic brakes with Bright Red painted calipers
- Carbon fiber wheels, $11,995
- Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires
- Black exhaust tips
- Copy of window sticker, car cover, nattery charger
1 — 2024 Corvette Z06 Coupe
Hammer Price: $145,750
Key Details:
- 105 miles
- 5.5L flat-plane crank V-8 engine rated at 670 HP and 460 lb-ft of torque
- 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission
- Z07 package
- Electronic limited-slip differential
- Painted Carbon Flash high wing and dive plains
- Carbon fiber ground effects
- Brembo ceramic disc brakes
- Front lift adjustable height memory
- Coupe engine appearance package
- Dealer-installed Jake C8.R Graphics Package
- Black forged aluminum Spider wheels
- Torch Red seatbelts
- Black exhaust tips
- Carbon Flash metallic painted mirrors
- Window sticker, books
- Factory warranty intact
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