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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Mecum Indy 2025

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

WIBC

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Sam Murtaugh, Chief Operating Officer at Mecum Auctions, joins to discuss the upcoming 38th original Mecum Auction at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

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0:21.6

belonging for all children and youth. We seek justice, access to opportunity, and well-being for children.

0:27.6

Learn more at child advocates.net.

0:29.6

Indiana wants me.

0:32.6

Casey, the cars are coming.

0:33.6

Yes, they are at the 38th original Meekam auction at the fairgrounds, Rob.

0:38.9

This is your opportunity. If there's ever a car that you've really wanted and might not be able

0:43.7

to afford, you still won't be able to afford it, but you can go see it. They're so pretty and

0:48.8

there's so many of them. I have been before and I think maybe I'm going to get over there again this time.

0:57.2

And luckily, we got a guy that knows all about the Meekam Auctions.

1:01.4

Yes, he is the chief operating officer of the Dana Meekam Auctions.

1:03.0

His name is Sam Murta.

1:04.8

Sam, thanks so much for joining us.

1:06.7

Well, good morning, and thanks for having me.

1:09.3

And I think you sort of teed it up pretty well.

1:12.4

It's our 38th of original spring classic.

1:16.0

It started back in 1988, the first auction MECOM auctions ever had.

1:19.2

We moved to Indianapolis back in 2008.

1:20.5

They've been there ever since.

1:28.1

And we fill the state fairgrounds with classic cars to the tune of almost 3,000 of them.

1:29.6

We fill every building on the grounds.

1:34.2

It's quite the spectacle of cars.

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