Posts Tagged “collector car events”

Barrett-Jackson Widens the Generation Gap in Premium Collector Car Buying

-Younger purchaser profile marks a new trend in custom car collectors- -The Amphicar makes an unusual return during auction’s opening day- PALM BEACH, Fla., March 29, 2007 – The opening day of the 5th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event saw record attendance figures as more than 80 special interest automobiles were sold, at No Reserve, […]

Tour of Cars and Charity Gala Kick-Off Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction

Palm Beach, Fla. – March 28, 2007 – Palm Beach became a hotbed of automotive passion as Craig Jackson and Steve Davis of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company hosted a private tour and sneak peak of the event on Wednesday evening for select South Florida media and VIPs at the 5th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event […]

Scottsdale 2007 Auction Highlights

Attendance Highlights: Attendance: over 250,000 Television Highlights: Television Coverage: 40 hours of live coverage on SPEED Website Highlights: Approximately – Monday: 11.7 million hits, Tuesday: 19 million , Wednesday: 23 million Thursday: 23.1 million , Friday: 24.7 million , Saturday: 26 million Online registered bidders: 55 bidders for a total of 15 cars sold with […]

Barrett-Jackson Helps Raise More Than $4 Million For Charity

SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. – January 23, 2007 – The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, LLC announced today that the 2007 Scottsdale auction raised more than $4 million for charity, far surpassing last year’s record of $2.5 million. By the end of the nine-day event, charity efforts at Barrett-Jackson raised a total of $4,168,500 for local and national […]

Passion For Collector Cars Drives Sales To Over $110 Million At Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson Auction

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – January 22, 2007 Record Sales and Attendance Reaffirms Popularity of Car Collecting Collectors spent nearly US$112,000,000 at the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., from Monday, January 15 – 21, 2007. Continued, strong demand made the event the most successful collector car auction in American history as bidders snapped […]

Incredible Tuesday Kicks Off The 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction In Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – January 17, 2007 Opening day records were shattered at the 36th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event as six automobiles sold for over US$100,000.00, including Buyer’s Premium, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. The bidding will continue throughout the week, with the last car scheduled to cross the block on Sunday evening. “This was […]

Barrett-Jackson Writes The Score To First Rock Auction

Scottsdale, Ariz., January 16, 2007 On Monday, January 15 bidders embraced their first opportunity to bid on rock memorabilia at a Barrett-Jackson auction during Rock on the Block™. On Family Value Day, more than 200 pieces of rock history and pop culture crossed the main auction block fetching more than $400,000, including buyer premiums. “Barrett-Jackson […]