Mecum On the Move

In this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman have their sights squarely on spotlighting the original, largest, and best muscle car auction: Dana Mecum’s 36th Original Spring Classic. The nine-day auction will feature 3,000 consignments and turn Indianapolis into the muscle car capital of the world. The guys’ high-octane conversation includes connecting with audio engineer, Toby Scott, who is bringing a unique 1969 Chevelle once owned by Bruce Springsteen.

In this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman share the exciting news of the redesigned Mecum website. The refreshed digital homepage features tons of updates including even larger vehicle presentations and easier navigation. Up next, it’s off to news of the upcoming World’s Largest Road Art Auction, set to be held at Mecum headquarters in Walworth, Wisconsin, as well as a tease of what’s in store at the John Parham Estate Collection. Next, Matt and John turn their attention to the Mecum Glendale and Mecum Houston auction results, which achieved a combined $93 million in total sales.

Join hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman on their high-octane travels in the latest episode of On the Move. The pair take you to the Radford Racing School, the official high-performance driving school of both Dodge SRT and Mecum Auctions, and share their experiences from Dodge's Last Call event in Las Vegas. Plus, they discuss Chevrolet's recent announcement that 2024 will be the final production year of the Camaro's sixth generation.

The hosts also preview Mecum's upcoming auctions in Glendale, Arizona, and Houston, Texas, and share a few of their favorite four-wheeled consignments, along with all the details, including television coverage.

n this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman kick things off with some travel updates. Matt shares details of his time in Detroit attending the 70th Annual Autorama, which featured a special appearance by a hometown haunt: the 1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE known as the "Black Ghost." Next, John recaps his time in Texas previewing an ultra-large collection heading to Mecum’s Houston auction. Shifting gears, it’s on to car news, with updates on pricing for the 2024 Ford Mustang and the 6C supercar from Alfa Romeo.

Rounding out this episode, Matt chats with Dodge Chief Donut Maker Preston Patterson. Preston gets Matt up to speed on his whirlwind year of travels representing and promoting modern muscle. The guys also share highlights of their favorite Mopars from Mecum’s 2023 Kissimmee auction.

In this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman recap Mecum’s red-hot January, which reached $258 million in sales. Part of that success was the 32nd Annual Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction, which saw a 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank command the top position, selling for $935,000. From there, Matt gives his thoughts on his time at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show, with his highlights including the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette e-Ray and a 1970 Dodge Super Bee. Wrapping up, John gives hope to those who prefer to shift their own gears by running through MotorTrend’s recent list of new cars available with a manual transmission.

In this week's second segment, Matt interviews CycleDrag Founder Jack Korpela. The content creator details his journey from casual enthusiast to mainline journalist, and then shares some of his favorite motorcycles that were at Mecum Las Vegas.

In this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman kick things off with a rundown of their winter travels, including the schedule of the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE known as the "Black Ghost." One of the historic Mopar’s stops will include an appearance at the 70th Annual Autorama show, to be held in downtown Detroit.

The guys also share their excitement to be attending Dodge’s "Last Call" event in Las Vegas, where the brand will detail more about its future with electrified muscle. Next, John breaks down the buzzing news of Chevrolet’s 2024 Corvette E-Ray. The performance trim boasts a quarter-mile time of 10.5 seconds and a zero to 60 MPH time of 2.5 seconds.

In Segment 2, Matt sits down with Gregory Qualls for an in-depth conversation about his family’s passionate connection to his dad’s 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE, known as the "Black Ghost." Gregory details memories of his dad’s legacy cruising around Detroit, as well as the car’s recent travels, including its upcoming journey to Dana Mecum’s 36th Original Spring Classic this May, where it will be crossing the auction block.

Mike Wolfe: Searching High and Low to Assemble the As Found Collection by Matt Avery & John Kraman

In this season finale of On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman dive right into the latest issue of Mecum Magazine before providing a recap of Mecum’s Kansas City auction. The three-day event saw a slew of modern exotics on the Top 10 sales list, including a 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 Convertible, a 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition and a 2022 Ram TRX Sandblast Edition pickup truck. Then, the conversation turns to the upcoming 2023 Kissimmee auction, with Matt and John chatting about one of the most talked about consignments: a 1962 Lockheed JetStar 1329 previously owned by Elvis Presley. Matt shares the inside scoop from his time in the field with the unique jet, along with some of the on-site production that went into his full video tour. Then, the guys pick out their favorite consignments for the upcoming extravaganza, with John liking a bright 1970 Dodge Challenger Convertible while Matt is moved by the diverse range of Mopars in the Papa’s Dodge Collection.

In the latter half of this week's episode, the guys chat with Joe Bonamassa, a world-renowned guitarist and blues titan. After hearing about Joe’s love of classic cars, including the rides in his personal garage, the guys discuss the Epiphone 335 guitar Joe is sending across the Kissimmee auction block with proceeds to benefit Curing Kids Cancer.

n this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman kick things off with their thoughts and impressions from this year’s SEMA Show. Their recap includes the big news that the Radford Driving School is the new Official Driving School of Mecum Auctions. Matt shares his time with Kevin Hellman, head of Dodge muscle car Products, and their walk through the Dodge performance-focused booth before John shares the latest on the Corvette Z06 deliveries.

Then in Segment 2, Matt is chatting with Joe Martin, one of the owners of Martin Brothers Customs and the host of ‘Iron Resurrection’ on MotorTrend. Their chat includes detailing Joe’s fabrication background, his favorite wheeled projects, and his upcoming appearance at the 49th Annual Turkey Rod Run.

In this On the Move, hosts Matt Avery and John Kraman detail their attendance of the recent Curing Kids Cancer "Cars and Company" charity event before moving on to their November travels. Shifting to car news, John has a ton of truck news to share before proceeding to the latest on the special-edition 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Then, Matt pulls the wraps off the 2023 Dodge Hi-Impact colors Challenger wrap.

In the episode's second segment, the guys are joined by Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Managing Member Bob Ashton. Bob provides a preview of this year’s show and highlights some of the special cars, displays and guests set to attend.