Mecum runs the longest auction of the week, and it is the most spectator-friendly of them. From Wednesday through Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, Mecum moves hundreds of cars across four days, a volume sale that trades the hushed feel of the boutique rooms for something closer to a show floor.
The scale is the appeal. Where the smaller houses sell dozens of curated lots, Mecum runs a huge and varied field, muscle cars, classics, resto-mods, and the occasional headline machine, which means there is always something crossing the block when you walk in. It is the easiest auction to attend casually, and the crowd reflects that.
General admission gets you in to watch the bidding and walk the staging lanes, where the cars wait their turn out in the open. It is a genuinely good afternoon even if you never lift a paddle.
The Hyatt sits a short drive from downtown, and the four-day run means you can pick a quieter day to avoid the weekend crush. See where it lands on the Car Week hub, and check the events calendar for daily timing. For the catalog and details, Mecum Auctions has the current information.