WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 15, 2008 – When the smoke cleared on the Ford Motor Company stage at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 29, John Porto emerged as the winner of Ford’s first ever simulated drag racing tournament. Porto, a resident of Stuart, Fla., and […]
Record Crowd Shows Strength of Collector Car Hobby at the 6th Annual Event WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., – April 2, 2008 – Record crowds, over $1 million raised for charity, interactive experiences, expanded live SPEED coverage and scores of new bidders for a strong group of collector cars were the hallmarks of the 6th Annual […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., – March 29, 2008 – Collector car sales remain strong after two days of No Reserve auction action at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in West Palm Beach, Fla. Combined automotive sales from March 27-28 totaled nearly $10 million with automobilia sales up almost 50 percent from last year. […]
Multi-year Deal Includes Coverage of the Scottsdale, Palm Beach and Las Vegas Events WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 28, 2008 – The world’s premier collector car auction company, Barrett-Jackson, and SPEED , the definitive motorsports and automotive lifestyle network, have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract to continue live broadcasts of the Barrett-Jackson Collector […]
Ford Also to Auction Cars with Proceeds to Benefit to “Salute to Education” Program WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 27, 2008 – Ford Motor Company and the South Florida Ford Dealers will give the pink slip for a 2008 V6 Ford Mustang to the winner of a series of simulated drag races on Saturday, March […]
Charity Support a Centerpiece of Barrett-Jackson’s Palm Beach Event WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 24, 2008 – South Florida’s hottest celebrities and prominent socialites will join the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company to kick off the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Palm Beach at the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday from 7-10:30 p.m. Tickets to […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – March 18, 2008 – In less than two weeks, the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company will kick off their 6th Annual Collector Car Event in Palm Beach, Fla., with a broad selection of vehicles once again being offered at the exclusive East Coast auction. Corvettes and classics, Bel Airs and Bosses, Porsches and Plymouths, […]
All Proceeds to Benefit to Ford’s “Salute to Education” Program WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 14, 2008 – Ford Motor Company will auction a piece of TV history when it sells two of the actual KITT Ford Shelby Mustangs used in NBC’s “Knight Rider” pilot at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March […]
FIRST BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION to be BROADCAST in HIGH DEFINITION HAGERTY FANTASY BID RETURNS to FLORIDA AUCTION SPEED has once again expanded its broadcast time at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event and ‘No Reserve’ auction from Palm Beach, Fla. Up two hours from last season to 19; the network will begin live coverage from the South […]
Net Proceeds from “The Sopranos” Cars to Benefit Childrens Hospital Los Angeles WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., February 28, 2008 – Cars and SUVs driven by the famous TV mobsters on “The Sopranos” will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 26-30, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Fla. […]