Mecum Monterey auction Aug. 13–15

Mecum said on Wednesday its Monterey collector-car auction will run Aug. 13-15 at Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey, California, placing the sale in the busiest stretch of 2026 Monterey Car Week. The company’s event page says roughly 600 vehicles and 100 motorcycles are scheduled for the sale, with bidder registration, tickets and lot listings already open. duPont REGISTRY, in a preview published Aug. 5, highlighted six consignments as the sale’s headliners, ranging from a pre-war Mercedes-Benz to a modern Bugatti. ### Which dates and location are locked in for the sale? Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey is the listed venue for Mecum’s 2026 auction, according to the company’s auction page. Mecum says the sale runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 13-15, and describes it as part of the broader Monterey Car Week calendar. Monterey Car Week itself runs Aug. 7-16, according to event materials circulated this week, with more than 35 events scheduled across Monterey County before the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 16. (mecum.com) That places Mecum’s sale in the final days of the peninsula’s main auction and concours stretch. ### How large is Mecum expecting this year’s Monterey sale to be? Mecum is marketing the auction as a 600-vehicle sale with another 100 motorcycles. The company says the consignment mix spans American classics, muscle cars, European exotics, historic race cars and antique motorcycles. Afton Tickets, which is handling spectator sales for the event, lists Del Monte Golf Course at 1300 Sylvan Road and says advance online purchases carry a 25% discount before the auction begins. (prnewswire.com) The ticket page shows the event running from Aug. 13 through Aug. 15. ### Which cars did duPont REGISTRY single out before the auction? duPont REGISTRY said Aug. 5 that six cars stood out in the Mecum catalog: a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, a 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster, a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, a 1996 Ferrari F50, a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT and a one-of-five 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. (mecum.com) The outlet described the group as spanning “pre-war icons” through modern collector machinery and bespoke hypercars. (aftontickets.com) The same preview said the Shelby is a genuine 427 Cobra and the Bugatti is one of five examples, details that help explain why those entries were separated from the broader run of consignments. Mecum’s own Monterey pages direct visitors to featured lots and collections as additional consignments are posted. ### Where does Mecum fit into the wider Monterey schedule? (news.dupontregistry.com) Monterey Car Week materials describe the Aug. 7-16 program as a peninsula-wide run of auctions, races, concours events and vehicle debuts. duPont REGISTRY’s guide says activity is spread across multiple venues, while Monterey-area listings show Mecum among the auction stops during the week. What’s Up Monterey lists Mecum as a daytime auction during Car Week and says the offering ranges from prewar classics and vintage muscle cars to high-end exotics and modern supercars. That positioning makes the sale one of the larger volume auctions on the Monterey calendar, even as other houses focus on smaller curated catalogs. (news.dupontregistry.com) ### What can buyers and spectators do now? Mecum’s Monterey 2026 page says prospective buyers can register to bid now, while spectators can buy tickets and browse lots before the first day of the sale. The company has also posted a separate collections page tied to Monterey consignments. Aug. 13 is the next fixed date on the schedule, when bidding opens at Del Monte Golf Course in Monterey. (whatsupmonterey.com) Monterey Car Week then continues through Aug. 16, ending with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. (mecum.com)