Archive for the “Collector Car Events” Category

Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis Receives ‘Humanitarian Of The Year’ Award At 8th Annual Armed Forces Congressional Gala Dinner

Philanthropic Deed nets $1.7 Million for The Armed Forces Foundation SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – April 9, 2012 – Steve Davis, President of the Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, was recently honored at the 8th Annual Armed Forces Congressional Gala Dinner with the prestigious “Congressman Bill and Mrs. Beverly Young Humanitarian of the Year Award,” […]

Barrett-Jackson Calls Upon Collector Car Legend Rick Cole To Assist With Sourcing Consignments For Collector Cars

Automotive Great Makes Significant Return to the Hobby with World’s Greatest Collector Car Auction SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (April 9, 2012) – Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced that it has contracted collector car legend Rick Cole to serve as an Automotive Specialist. The announcement was made live on SPEED from the auction block during […]

Scottsdale City Council Approves New $40 Million Permanent Facility for Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, Major Equestrian Shows

Decades-Long Discussion Concludes With Decisive Decision To Improve WestWorld, Solidify Auction Future In Scottsdale SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA.  MARCH 21, 2012.  It has been talked about for years.  Now, thanks to collaboration among Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane, a majority of the Scottsdale City Council, city staff, Barrett-Jackson, the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, Arizona Sun Circuit Quarter Horse […]

Barrett-Jackson Revs-Up to Return to Palm Beach for 10th Annual Collector Car Auction

Weekend Event to Kick-off with Fun, Family-Friendly Festivities PALM BEACH, Fla. – March 1, 2012 – Barrett-Jackson, “The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions,™” is pleased to announce the return of its renowned Palm Beach auction April 5-7, 2012 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. As its only collector car auction on the East Coast and the […]

Barrett-Jackson Revs Up For NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ To Sponsor and Wrap David Ragan’s No. 34 Ford Scottsdale, Ariz. (February 29, 2012) – Barrett-Jackson Auction Company announced today that it will sponsor and wrap David Ragan’s No. 34 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix International Raceway. The event takes place Sunday, March 4 at […]

Barrett-Jackson Proudly Raises Nearly $5.9 Million For Local And National Charities

The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ and its Sponsors Help Worthy Causes in a Big Way SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Jan. 25, 2012 – Barrett-Jackson is proud to announce it has raised nearly $5.9 million for charitable causes at its 2012 Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 15-22. More than 20 local and national charities are now benefitting tremendously due […]

Corvette coupe raises $125,000 for cancer investigations at TGen

Barrett-Jackson Auction funds research in memory of CEO’s father, brother SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jan. 24, 2012 — Auction of a 1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary coupe (Lot #3044) raised $125,000 at the 41st Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, benefiting cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). Proceeds go to the Barrett-Jackson Cancer Research Fund at […]

Celebrities and Industry VIPs Make Strong Showing at Barrett-Jackson

Bret Michaels, Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, Alice Cooper, Jordin Sparks and Others Make The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ a Celebrity Lifestyle Event to Remember Scottsdale, Ariz. – Jan. 24, 2012 –The 41st Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction hosted more than 250,000 attendees this week, some of whom stood out from the crowd due to their notable […]

Barrett-Jackson Announces More Than $92 Million In Sales And Over 270,000 In Attendance At The 41st Annual Scottsdale Auction

The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ Company Breaks a Number of World Records In Front of an Energized Crowd of Hundreds of Thousands Scottsdale, Ariz. –Jan. 23, 2012 – Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™, announced today that it generated more than $92 million in gross sales of rare, high-end collectible vehicles, […]