Barrett Jackson Deuce

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Thought you all might like to read the short clip that Car & Driver wrote about the B/J auction...

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The Daily Auto Insider
Hot Rods Popular in Collector Car Auction
January 23, 2001
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Of 846 cars consigned to the 30th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, a record 88 percent were sold, the auction company said in a statement.

The auction, which was held January 18-21, had a total sales volume of $25 million, its highest total in the last decade and one of the largest in the company's history.

According to Barrett-Jackson President Craig Jackson, there was a surge of interest and sales in hot rods. "Muscle cars are hot, but top quality hot rods are the hottest," said Jackson. "These chopped dream machines were generally out-selling muscle cars, which have been rising in popularity. This is a trend to watch." As an example, the 1934 Ford 3-window Coddington Rod was one of the highest priced cars, selling for $130,680.
The most expensive car was a 1931 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe that sold for $575,000. Driving on the street won't be the case for the new owner of the 1969 Ford GT-40 MkI race car that went for $432,000. Rounding out the top-tier cars was a 1952 Chrysler d'Elegance Ghia Coupe at $334,800; a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster at $297,000; and another 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster at $245,160.

The oldest car sold was a 1918 Dodge Touring that crossed the block for $12,960, while the newest car, a 2000 BMW Z8, sold for $178,200. Among some of the other notable cars were: Jerry Seinfeld's 1957 Porsche Carrera GT Racer, which was the most expensive Porsche (sold for $92,880) and a 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena owned by two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk (sold for $151,200). Baseball's Reggie Jackson got $157,680 for a rare 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet, and Cecil Fielder's 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible brought $49,680.

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Ken