Re: I camt take this Mecum lady any more!
 

I beg to differ that Dana is unaware of the problem. I remember reading about this a year or two earlier on another site. Same lady, same problem.

Re: I camt take this Mecum lady any more!
 

First, her name is Carol Duckworth, and she is a very nice & gracious lady. When Steve first brought his concerns up, I spoke with Carol & her husband Dan, who also works the block. They took the concern to heart, and my observation is that they are a lot more careful about handling the hoods these days. When you're running up to 35 cars per hour, things can get a little rushed, but that's part of the Mecum excitement. My view is that they never rush cars off the block, as long as there is active bidding.

Re: I camt take this Mecum lady any more!
 

It seemed that Dana got a bit excited at her this year, and then he handled the next several cars - I don't think he liked the handling of the aluminum hoods in Fezell's collection.... I really liked how they didn't rush the cars off, they took their time and allowed some bidders to absorb what they were doing (spending!).