{"id":56914,"date":"2021-10-22T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=56914"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:21:01","slug":"mecum-chicago-preview-uncommon-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/events\/2021\/10\/mecum-chicago-preview-uncommon-finds.html","title":{"rendered":"Mecum Chicago Preview: Uncommon Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There&#8217;s obviously a lot of classic vehicles out there. But what&#8217;s not so obvious are the classic vehicles that don&#8217;t have as large of a following as, say, a Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger. You may see one on the road once every few years or not once at all. That&#8217;s what makes attending auctions such a special experience; you get to see the rolling pieces of art that aren&#8217;t typically on the roads! Luckily, some of these vehicles will be crossing the block at this week&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mecum Chicago (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/auctions\/schaumburg-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mecum Chicago<\/a> auction! Check out some of our favorite uncommon finds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/CH1021-468541\/1934-dodge-cabriolet-convertible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lot F155: 1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible (opens in a new tab)\">Lot F155: 1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1.png\" alt=\"1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible\" class=\"wp-image-56939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1.png 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds1-992x559.png 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This specific vehicle is well-known due to its features in different publications, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that other 1934 Dodge Cabriolet convertibles come first to mind when thinking about classic Dodge vehicles. And if, at first glance, you think this vehicle doesn&#8217;t have that much &#8220;get up and go,&#8221; then we&#8217;re pleased to tell you that you&#8217;re wrong because it&#8217;s got a 488\/450 HP Viper V10 engine under the hood!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2-992x562.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2-992x562.png\" alt=\"1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible interior\" data-id=\"56940\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2\" class=\"wp-image-56940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2-992x562.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2-576x326.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds2.png 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3-992x554.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3-992x554.png\" alt=\"1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible engine\" data-id=\"56943\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3\" class=\"wp-image-56943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3-992x554.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3-576x322.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds3.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4-992x558.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4-992x558.png\" alt=\"1934 Dodge Cabriolet Convertible front end\" data-id=\"56941\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4\" class=\"wp-image-56941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4-992x558.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds4.png 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/CH1021-468227\/1986-dodge-shelby-omni-glhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lot T51: 1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS (opens in a new tab)\">Lot T51: 1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9.png\" alt=\"1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS\" class=\"wp-image-56964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9.png 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds9-992x558.png 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This 1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS became uncommon, and actually quite rare, as soon as it rolled off the line because it&#8217;s one of only 500 produced. And to add to the wow-factor, it was at the front of the pack as the third to be produced! It even comes with a serialized plaque on the dash \u2014 cool! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10-992x558.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10-992x558.png\" alt=\"1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS interior\" data-id=\"56965\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10\" class=\"wp-image-56965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10-992x558.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds10.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11-992x555.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11-992x555.png\" alt=\"1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS engine\" data-id=\"56966\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11\" class=\"wp-image-56966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11-992x555.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11-576x322.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds11.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12-992x556.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12-992x556.png\" alt=\"1986 Dodge Shelby Omni GLHS back three-quarter view\" data-id=\"56967\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12\" class=\"wp-image-56967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12-992x556.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12-576x323.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds12.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/CH1021-468188\/1965-dodge-polara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Lot T12: 1965 Dodge Polara (opens in a new tab)\">Lot T12: 1965 Dodge Polara<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13.png\" alt=\"1965 Dodge Polara\" class=\"wp-image-56968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13.png 1170w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13-576x324.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds13-992x558.png 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This 1965 Dodge Polara comes with all the bells and whistles &#8230; kind of literally! It has the interceptor package with a siren, radio, push bumper and spotlight. Yet still, it only has 40,000 miles on it with a mostly original interior and restored body and paint! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14-992x560.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14-992x560.png\" alt=\"1965 Dodge Polara interior\" data-id=\"56969\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14\" class=\"wp-image-56969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14-992x560.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14-576x325.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds14.png 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15-992x560.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15-992x560.png\" alt=\"1965 Dodge Polara engine\" data-id=\"56970\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15\" class=\"wp-image-56970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15-992x560.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15-576x325.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds15.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16-992x561.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16-992x561.png\" alt=\"1965 Dodge Polara rear\" data-id=\"56971\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16\" class=\"wp-image-56971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16-992x561.png 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16-576x326.png 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mecumchicagopreviewuncommonfinds16.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s obviously a lot of classic vehicles out there. But what&#8217;s not so obvious are the classic vehicles that don&#8217;t have as large of a following as, say, a Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger. You may see one on the road once every few years or not once at all. That&#8217;s what makes attending auctions such a special experience; you get to see the rolling pieces of art that aren&#8217;t typically on the roads! Luckily, some of these vehicles will be crossing the block at this week&#8217;s Mecum Chicago auction! 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