Cars + Vegas
How Mecum Pulled off a Live Auction During the Pandemic
The state of Nevada reported its first death from COVID-19 on March 16th, 2020. The very next day, Governor Sisolak ordered all non-essential businesses to close immediately. This was a problem for the casinos, a big problem. These are places that never close, in fact, they don’t even have locks on their doors. There was only one time in history that Ne…
Cadillac Eldorados and The Wiseguys Who Loved Them
In Scorsese’s 1995 Casino, the movie begins and ends with an iconic scene where Ace Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro) narrowly escapes a car bombing in his 1981 Cadillac Eldorado. Rothstein’s voice-over states that a steel plate on the driver’s floor of the Eldorado is what saved his life.
The Dog and Pony Show
I’m always up for a trip to Las Vegas, so if there’s a car auction scheduled you can bet that it’s already on my calendar. There are usually two major ones spaced throughout the year in Vegas: Barrett Jackson and Mecum. Both auctions typically roll about 600 cars past the block over three days, with the lower priced stuff running on Thursday, mid-level …