Any thoughts on the B-J auction...?

[mockingbird812]

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It's my understanding that you can't even get a bidders pass unless you have either the money or financing up front. So the deal didn't fizzle because of a 'no-money' issue.

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At R&S auction you automatically get a bidders pass if you consign a car with them. They do not ask for any credit info. Not sure how it works with consigners at Barret.

[Canucklehead]

Nov 15/05, Wallstreet 3:30pm:
"hey Charles, im sure getting tired of these pork belly futures and citrus prices. There has got to be a better way". "Well Josh i heard that these things called muscle cars are the things to buy, and there is some place called Barrett Jackson where you go to buy them". "That sounds like a sporting idea Dave lets go to this Barrett Jackson place to buy us some of these muscle car things, pip pip".

Barrett Jackson Jan 21/05;
"Wow these cars are sure shinny Josh", "And that thingy under the hood is too and oooo look how big it is, let's buy some of these and show are friends back home". "Hey Dave that pretty blue one seems to be garnering alot of attention lets buy that one it must be good", we're going to make alot of money on these things Tee Hee, everybody will be so jealous".

So how many times do you think this scenerio went down this weekend?

[JoeG]

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Wow--I guess then half the auction was shady....
If you go by what you or anybody else thinks cars or property or houses or apartments are supposed to be worth---You'd better get a bigger cryin towel It's what someone is willing to pay and if you want it you put up "MO MONEY"--Simple----As far as time given to certain people or cars---------------Listen, some of these car builders and car designers are icons and I have no problem with letting them sit in the first row --They contributed to the car hobby more than you or I ever will----People are out of touch with the cost of products and services today and the large demand on them...

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Well I agree on the demand and money thing but as far as big names bring cars to the table I have to disagree with the "new" BM car and 6-shooter.The BM car is a far cry from the REAL ones of the 60s and 70s as those cars were built in Baldwin By Motion.Time Machines in Hudson are just a custom resto shop like many others in the world and they were lucky to get the contract.I know a lot of guys who worked on that car and I can tell you the car without the name would have went for a lot less then 450K.A LOT less!Personally I dont see that car as a true Baldwin Motion car and I feel that its just another nice custom(Foosed up looking)car.Please no flames but this is my honest opinion.

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Those weren't flames , just talk.....
The name is what sells in a lot of different arenas---
As far as the Protouring design of Motion and others----I appreciate it's thinking on engineering and pushing the envelope on design, sort of like the car hobby version of factory concept cars.IMO --BUT- hopefully Motion's PhaseIV cars will satisfy our 60's appetite and what's going on at Chrsyler and Ford promise some exciting times--- maybe they'll even fix the GTO......I can dream.....

[Canucklehead]

I like Steve Magnante's comment on the closing credits. He said "our job here is to point out the issues with these cars and i described these cars to the best of my knowledge and if i made any mistakes or offended anybody i appoligise". I thought that was a great comment.

[musclecarjohn]

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I like Steve Magnante's comment on the closing credits. He said "our job here is to point out the issues with these cars and i described these cars to the best of my knowledge and if i made any mistakes or offended anybody i appoligise". I thought that was a great comment. [/quote

Probably still cleaning house for all the stinging comments regarding DeCadanay and Yates from last year...

[Mr70]

Looks like they did alright this Year.
[i]"The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction sold more than $100 million worth of vehicles during its six-day sale, which ended Sunday.

The sales total for about 1,100 collector cars and automobilia came to $100,061,670, including auction fees, the Scottsdale auction reported after the close of sales. Last year's total sales reached about $63 million.

"We grew more this year than we sold two years ago," said Craig Jackson, auction president.</u>

<u>Some other numbers reported Sunday</u>

• Six cars sold for more than $1 million, led by the 1950 Futurliner "Parade of Progress" bus that reached $4.32 million.

• 4,852 people were registered as bidders, coming from all 50 states and 14 foreign countries.

• Total line of credit for bidders exceeded $1 billion.

• Total number of women bidding: 48.

[Seattle Sam]

Average vehicle price $90,900

Average bidder amount spent $20,200

Female bidders - less than 1% of total bidders

Average amount spent per female bidder $2,084,618!