We fancy ourselves the grease-on-the-hands, budget-minded, weekend warrior types around here. That’s the type of gearhead we typically write for as well. But every once in a while it’s nice to pretend we’re hanging with the high-rollers. That’s probably why we spent so much time watching this year’s Barrett-Jackson Westworld of Scottsdale auction on TV.
Dennis Collins is probably best known as the owner of Collins Brothers Jeep and for his frequent appearances on Discovery Channel’s Fast and Loud. Collins is also a pretty hardcore car collector and owns some rare third- and fourth-generation Mustangs—or at least he did. Collins put eight of his prized Mustangs up for auction at
It was a record-setting year for the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ. A total of 1,469 collector cars sold at the 45th annual auction — none more recognizable than a Pontiac Trans Am used to promote the 1977 hit movie Smokey and the Bandit. The original movie promo car sold for $550,000 — an all-time record
[portfolio_slideshow id=37672] The 2015 edition of the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction concluded with 1,611 vehicle sales totaling more than $130 million in successful bids. Check out our story about the auction and the famous Ron Pratte Collection here, and be sure to scroll through the slide show above to see the 10 most-expensive cars sold.
The last surviving 1966 Shelby Cobra Super Snake sold for $5.1 million dollars at the Barrett-Jackson sale in Scottsdale, AZ. The Super Snake was part of the Ron Pratte collection, which included over 100 vehicles and garnered over $40 million in sales. The Pratte Collection helped propel Barrett-Jackson to its best year ever at the Scottsdale
Legendary car collector Ron Pratte—who built most of his amazing collection through winning bids at Barrett-Jackson auctions—will sell off his entire collection of 142 vehicles and about 1,500 pieces of auto memorabilia at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction in Arizona, beginning January 10. The entire collection could fetch more than $50 million, auction officials said. Pratte’s
Reno, NV. — Did you watch the Barrett-Jackson auction on Speed channel last night? Thursday was the first day of the auction at Hot August Nights, and by late morning the Reno Convention Center was filled with cars and trucks up for bid. We took a bunch of pictures and put together a gallery of our
[portfolio_slideshow id=21593] Reno, NV. — Barrett-Jackson is not only bringing its iconic auction to Hot August Nights, it has also created the Barrett-Jackson Cup. You can read all about it in the original press release, but it will essentially offer participants in the downtown show-in-shines (presented by Circus-Circus, Eldorado Hotel, Harrah’s Reno, and Silver Legacy Resort)
Barrett-Jackson is upping the ante at this year’s Hot August Nightsshow in Reno, NV. The iconic auction company will not only hold the first-ever Hot August Nights Auction Presented by Barrett-Jackson, it has created the Barrett-Jackson Cup™ for the Downtown Show-n-Shine at this year’s event. This new award, along with $20,000 will be presented to the
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