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Start your Engines: Mecum Auctions to return to Harrisburg with hundreds of collector cars

The 2019 Mecum Auction in Harrisburg. Photo courtesy of Mecum Auctions, Inc.

The world’s largest collector car auction company will speed into Harrisburg later this month.

Mecum Auctions will set up shop at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center from July 27 to 30, with an estimated 1,200 cars up for bid.

“It’s like a sporting event for cars,” said Sam Martaugh, chief operating officer of Mecum Auctions. “It’s a massive car show where everything is for sale.”

Attendees can bid on American muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, trucks, exotics, hot rods, customs and more, at the auction. The event is family-friendly and will also be broadcast live on MotorTrend TV network.

The Harrisburg auction is an annual event for Mecum, though the pandemic put the brakes on it since 2019. Along with cities like Dallas, Chicago and Las Vegas, Mecum brings its auction to Harrisburg due to its central location in the northeast. 

“Pennsylvania is really rich with car culture in that area,” Martaugh said. “To position the auction in that area makes a whole lot of sense for a lot of reasons. It’s a great car town; it’s a great car region.”

Serving as the lead auctioneer is Lancaster native and son of the “first ever collector car auctioneer” Jimmy Landis. Landis has worked in the auction business since 1983, and his two daughters have followed in his footsteps. 

“He is highly engaging with the audience,” Martaugh said. “He’s funny, he’s exciting, he’s charismatic, and he adds a whole new level to the auction. To see him in person is definitely a show within a show.” 

More information about Mecum Auctions can be found on their website

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