Market Intelligence
Auctions: A weekend of fire. What awaits us
Don't miss Cliff Goodall revealing the 90 captivating pieces at upcoming auctions in Indianapolis, Northampton, and Villa Erba. Expect diverse markets and magnificent cars, serving as a litmus test for the mid-2023 market landscape.
We are in for a very special weekend with three unmissable auctions on the calendar: Mecum in Indianapolis, Silverstone at Sywell Aerodrome near Northampton, and RM at Villa Erba during the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance.
Three different types of sales, three different targets, but also many cars worth following. Here are my top ten...
The highlight of Mecum in Indianapolis (which has no fewer than 3,000 vehicles up for sale from 12th to the 20th May) is undoubtedly the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE. Dubbed “The Black Ghost,” it was a veritable urban legend in the Metro Detroit street racing scene, where it would regularly dominate the competition and disappear as quickly as it came, re-emerging weeks to months later to repeat the (winning) cycle, without ever letting the contenders know who was behind the wheel. It was a... “black ghost.” It wasn’t until four decades later that it was revealed the owner was a police officer. Lovingly looked after by the same family since then and never restored, it’s so iconic that Dodge dedicated a special series to it.
