TMCP #647: Mecum Auctions Insider David Morton – Live Auction Energy, Collector Car Trends & The Future of Car Culture
The MuscleCar Place
Robert Kibbe
4.5 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The MuscleCar Place Podcast, guest host Bernie McPartland sits down with Mecum Auctions Senior Communications Manager David Morton during Mecum Houston for a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the fastest-growing forces in the collector car world. What starts as a conversation about auctions quickly evolves into a deeper discussion about why live automotive experiences still matter in today’s digital world. David shares how his background in sports marketing helped shape Mecum’s growth strategy, why the company continues doubling down on live events rather than online-only auctions, and how Mecum has effectively become a motorsport-style entertainment experience that draws massive crowds, television audiences, and passionate enthusiasts nationwide.
The episode also dives into the rapidly changing collector car market, including the explosion of trucks, SUVs, restomods, and 1980s/90s-era vehicles as younger generations enter the hobby. Bernie and David discuss everything from Broncos and K5 Blazers to exotics, custom builds, Steve McQueen movie cars, and the emotional storytelling that continues driving collector enthusiasm. Plus, Rob Kibbe shares a Dallas Kibbe Racing Update covering Dallas’s aggressive summer racing schedule, preparation for the Charlotte Summer Shootout, and the challenge of balancing racing life with getting a Porsche 944 ready for prom season.
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| 0:00.0 | The Muscle Car Place online podcast episode number 647. This week, David Morton from Meekam Auctions, |
| 0:07.0 | is here from the Meekam Indy 2026 auction. And it starts today, May 8th, runs through the 16th. |
| 0:13.2 | Now, in a world that has transitioned to online automotive auctions, and you know them all, |
| 0:17.4 | and so do I. They're fun. Meekam has gone all in on doing, get this, real ones, in person, with real cars you can touch, |
| 0:25.6 | and real humans in the room you can talk to. |
| 0:28.0 | I know, it's crazy, and it's growing. |
| 0:31.0 | Meekam has been in business for a long time now, but these past 15 years especially have seen Meekam take a rocket ship to the top. |
| 0:38.1 | They're getting focused attention in the world that can barely give you two seconds anymore. |
| 0:42.2 | And would you believe that from an entertainment eyeball standpoint, Meekam has become a motorsport? |
| 0:47.2 | Well, NBC Sports did. |
| 0:49.0 | I was actually doing a meeting with someone that was the executive producer for NBC Sports and their broadcasts |
| 0:56.6 | not only on IndyCar Racing but also for Meekam. And I was having a conversation with Terry |
| 1:01.9 | and the conversation switched quickly when he said that he was more interested in what was going |
| 1:08.0 | on at Meekam than he was in any car. |
| 1:19.2 | This is the Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, brought you by National Parks Depot. |
| 1:25.6 | This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars. |
| 1:31.8 | If you're buying, selling, restoring, even racing them, this is the place for you. |
| 1:35.3 | Now, here's your host, Rob Kibby. |
| 1:36.5 | Yes, indeed. |
| 1:39.2 | I am Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. |
| 1:41.0 | Well, here we are the second week of May. |
| 1:43.3 | May the 4th has already been with you. |
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