Mecum Kissimmee Auction – Ferrari Magic

By Eddie LePine. Photos by Roger Elliott and Jack Webster

250GTO Bianco Speciale

It has been a very busy few weeks in the automotive world since the Mecum Auction at Kissimmee in early January and I am just now getting time to catch my breath and reflect on all
that has happened the past few weeks.

I have always been a Ferrari fan, and at the Rolex 24 at Daytona I had the chance to spend some
time with Ferrari factory drivers Daniel Serra, Davide Rigon and Alessandro Pier Guidi who were
driving the Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GTO EVO in the race. While the race did not go their
way (a dnf due to an accident), we did get to talk a bit about Ferrari and the magical allure of
the brand. In addition to working for Ferrari as factory drivers, Ferrari blood flows through their
veins and just like me, they followed closely the sales of Ferrari automobiles at the Mecum
Auction at Kissimmee just prior to the Rolex 24 at Daytona.4

Ferrari 296 GTO EVO

As I discussed with them, you can hardly call Ferraris just “automobiles”, for they are literally
individual works of art. They are crafted by artisans, put together with skilled and loving hands
and then put out into the world for a select few to own. Perhaps ‘own’ is too strong of a word,
for one does not really ‘own’ a Ferrari, as one becomes its caretaker for a period of time until
the next caretaker comes along to care for and preserve its mechanical heart and timeless
beauty for future generations. Can one truly own the Mona Lisa? No. Art is made to share with
the world.

Such was certainly the case at the Mecum Auction at Kissimmee, where rare Ferraris, like fine art, were enjoyed by the thousands in attendance and taken home by the lucky very few to preserve for future generations of automotive art lovers.

Over 441 million dollars in sales were made at the 2026 edition of Mecum’s Kissimmee annual
event, with 259 million dollars in sales made on the final Saturday alone. Those are staggering
numbers – similar to what one would see at an auction of fine art. A lot of those numbers came
from Ferrari sales – the world famous ‘Bianco Speciale’ Ferrari 250 GTO (the only GTO ever
delivered from the factory in white) brought $38,500,000 alone. The Bachman Collection of
Ferraris was also sold, led by the record $17,875,000 achieved by the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, which
was triple the amount ever realized for an Enzo.

Mecum Kissimmee – what can one say? Over 4000 vehicles were offered for sale, including over
45 collections. More than 50 cars were sold for more than $1,000,000 – a staggering number.
Perhaps it might be more accurate to call Mecum the world’s largest art dealer, rather than an
automotive auction house.

I will be with my Ferrari friends Daniel, Davide and Alessandro in about 6 weeks at the Mobil
One Twelve Hours of Sebring, where they once again will be piloting a work of art from the
Ferrari factory. Their Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo will be repaired and refreshed from Daytona and be

ready to go at Sebring. We will once again talk about racing, art and the privilege of being able
to drive one of these fine art masterpieces that were created by the masters in Italy.
Who knows, one day we may be seeing the very race car that they are piloting at a future
Mecum Kissimmee auction where it will find a new caretaker to preserve history and art.

Art is timeless, just like Ferrari.