Vehicles and automobile memorabilia accounted for $51.1 million in total sales at the Mecum Auctions event held May 17–22 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. The six-day event featured nearly 3,500 lots, including almost 2,000 classic and exotic automobiles and more than 1,400 lots of gas station collectibles and neon signs.

The top grossing vehicles sales from the 2011 Original Spring Classic:
  • 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda at $550,000
  • 2006 Prevost Featherlite Vantare at $525,000
  • 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Roadster at $490,000
  • 1967 Chevrolet Nickey/Bill Thomas 427 Stage III Camaro at $400,000
  • 1969 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro at $345,000
Follow the jump for the press release and top-ten sales list.

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