NBC Sports Presents Nearly 30 Hours of MECUM AUCTIONS Coverage, Beginning Tonight

The world's largest collector car auction will be showcased to a national audience this weekend, as NBC and NBCSN combine to present nearly 30 hours of Mecum Auctions coverage from its iconic Kissimmee Car Auction, beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

This week's "Monumental Muscle" Mecum auction from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., features more than 3,000 classic and collector vehicles, including more than 1,000 vehicles from the factories of General Motors. Highlights from this weekend's auction include:

Nearly two dozen vehicles from the celebrated Wayne Schmeeckle Muscle Car Collection as part of Friday's live coverage on NBCSN, beginning at Noon ET, including multiple Yenko Chevrolets and a pair of Baldwin-Motion Phase III Camaros;

An impressive array of Ferrari's finest road cars, including a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta, a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona and a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC;

The only 1961 Chevrolet Corphibian prototype ever produced - built for both land and water travel.

NBC and NBCSN will combine to present 29.5 hours of coverage from Kissimmee, beginning with 7.5 hours of coverage tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday's coverage features a live six-hour block at noon ET, followed by coverage at 10 p.m. ET. Saturday's five-hour Mecum Auctions block begins at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and concludes with six hours of consecutive coverage on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. ET. NBC will present a one-hour program on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. ET, featuring the best highlights from Kissimmee.

NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets and connected TVs - will stream this week's Mecum Auctions coverage.

Scott Hoke will host coverage on-site in Kissimmee, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, and Bill Stephens. Veteran motorsports reporter Rutledge Wood joins this weekend's Mecum coverage with interview and unique features surrounding this weekend's auction. Following is NBC Sports Group's Mecum Auctions telecast schedule from Kissimmee, Fla.

Following are quotes from John Kraman regarding the Wayne Schmeeckle Collection featured at this weekend's auction:

On the Wayne Schmeeckle collection: "I know of no other collector that really set his standards that high. These are going to be some of the most sought-after performance cars ever to hit the market...any of these cars would be the centerpiece of any collection."

On the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, recipient of the Thoroughbred Gold Award: "You've got a car that has reached the absolute top of the judging food chain. It has done that by virtue of the fact that there are essentially unobtainable pieces on this car...I don't know of any other Boss 429s that have hit that level."

On the 1970 Plymouth Superbird: "Perhaps the most important and significant 1970 Plymouth Superbird...it's the originality of this car that is astonishing...perhaps the best original Superbird on the planet."

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