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AUTOS: Saturday Barrett-Jackson Blog
The big dogs come out to play at the Saturday auction in Las Vegas.
Barrett-Jackson president Steve Davis celebrates on the Las Vegas stage as the bids for his donated 1964 Ford Fairlane custom climb, eventually reaching $700,000. (Photo: Bob Golfen)
Editor’s note: It’s Saturday at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas and the big dogs are hunting. Check back here for frequent updates throughout the day and night.
10:10 p.m. — Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis donated this amazing 1964 Ford Fairlane resto-mod to the auction, with all proceeds going to the Armed Forces Foundation. The crowd goes wild as Davis describes why he gave this car up for auction.
Cheers erupt and swell as the price goes higher and higher. When the hammer falls, the Ford sells for an astonishing $700,000 to noted collector Ron Pratte. This is the clear emotional high point of the auction, as well as the biggest seller by a wide margin. Then just to add an exclamation point, Davis announced after the sale that Pratte had re-donated the Fairlane to be sold once again at the Scottsdale auction in January, with the proceeds again benefitting the Armed Forces Foundation.
Here’s the description: Lot 6400, it was built by Roush Industries in Michigan and restored by the best technicians in the industry. This Fairlane was literally the poster child for the launch of the Sherwin-Williams, Planet Color, Barrett-Jackson Collector Color Series paints. This beauty is done in "Red Hot Chili Pepper" and debuted at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas 2009.
The Fairlane then went on to be displayed at all of the Barrett-Jackson Events promoting the Barrett-Jackson Custom Color paints. Steve's personal goal was to create a car that reflected "old school" horsepower and torque with state of the art technology and reliability. There was no expense spared on the build of this unique masterpiece.
Powered by the famous Roush 427-cubic-inch V-8 producing 522 horsepower. The only miles since the completion of the restoration are the result of loading and unloading for display purposes.
9:30 P.M. — It’s time for the exotics, folks. First comes lot 675, a 2009 Mosler Raptor prototype, which fetches $264,000 with 10 percent buyer’s fee, making it the new high sale, although the hammer price of $240,000 was slightly below the ZL1 Camaro.
It was immediately followed by lot 675.1, a 1997 Vector M-12 coupe that fetches $106,700, and lot 675.2, a 2005 Ferrari F40. The Ferrari goes for $121,000.
Add the three exotics and the Camaro, and that’s $730,700 in about 15 minutes.
9:14 P.M. — The new high-seller of the event is a 2012 Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro that sells for $250,000, with all the proceeds going to the YMCA of Southern Nevada. These will go on sale towards the end of the first quarter of 2012, but the new buyer got this one early. Another great charity car from Barrett-Jackson. And, as expected, the buyer is NASCAR team owner and philanthropist Rick Hendrick.
8:50 P.M. — Lot 673.2 is a matching-numbers, real-deal 1967 Corvette with the top-of-line 427-cubic-inch, 435-horsepower V-8 engine. A three-owner, 27,000-mile car, it sells for $150,700, decent money in this economy. A sharp-looking, well-equipped roadster.
8:10 P.M. — Here’s the back story on this beautiful Cobra replica, which was sold to help flood victims in Minot, N.D.: Flood-Relief Cobra. Lot 6300 sells for $100,000, with every penny going to charity.
7:44 P.M. — At a hammer price of $105,000, the hypnotic and beautiful Studester was a great deal. “This car has so many modifications that you would need a book to cover them all,” the consignors said. “The car started as a stock body and then went under the knife to create this fine piece of artwork.” Hard to believe, but once upon a time, this was a humble 1953 Studebaker Champion. Now, it has a 523-cubic-inch Ford engine and state-of-the-art everything.
7:32 P.M. — The big money is in the house now, with a 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 convertible hammering at $155,000. This was a beauty, black exterior over red interior, one of the truly iconic color combinations. The consignor said the restoration took more than 2,000 hours. It shows on this laser-straight 1950s beauty.
7:20 P.M. — A nicely restored 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda with $170,000 in restoration receipts, according to Barrett-Jackson. No mention of a numbers matching engine or a Galen Govier decode, although it was described as a “real genuine Hemi ‘Cuda.” This was Steve Magnante's feature car for the day and it sells for $110,000, with bidder's fee.
6:40 P.M. — A flat $40,000 hammer price sends a 1976 Cadillac Seville once owned by Elvis Pressley to a new owner. Unremarkable car, except for the provenance, which makes it a slice of history.
The back story? “The Seville was purchased by Elvis for himself at Madison Cadillac of Memphis, TN on July 27th, 1975. The purchase price of the car was around $11,000. The car remains in its original condition with the original interior and leather top. Elvis drove this car for several months around the streets of Memphis before delivering it to his dentist one evening in October. Dr. Hofman initially refused the Cadillac and Elvis requested that he call his wife since she was much smarter than her husband. Upon her arrival in the office, Elvis sprung from behind the door, kissed her and then proceeded to give her the keys.”
For context, I recommend playing “Cadillac Ranch,” “Tennessee Plates,” “Always Drive A Cadillac,” “Long White Cadillac,” or better yet, the late, great Joe Strummer of the Clash singing, “Brand-New Cadillac.” Play ‘em loud and proud!
6:19 P.M. — How’s this for trick? A 1956 Ford F-100 pickup truck with a Cadillac Escalade powerplant, air bags and a tan-over-black ostrich interior and a ton of custom parts. What a smoking hot truck! No wonder it sells for $93,500.
5:59 P.M. — Black is always in style, as it is in the case of this utterly wicked 1969 Camaro, lot 654, which sells for $91,850. This bad boy had it all, with a 427-cubic-inch, big block Chevrolet engine, with a tri-power induction system. The arrow straight body was painted in two-stage Tuxedo Black, with white houndstooth deluxe interior. It also has an AM/FM stereo with CD changer, rosewood dash, tilt wheel, center clock, factory tach, power steering, power four-wheel disc brakes, power windows, factory air conditioning, rear defogger, tinted glass and fold down rear seat.
5:32 P.M. — Big money here! Magician Criss Angel’s 2006 Hummer, lot 652.4, sells for $110,000. We’re rolling now. The uber-trick Hummer features 22-inch Ace Alloy Volt wheels with BFG G-Force T/A tires, the factory 6.0 Liter V8 with a ProCharger Supercharger, Belanger headers and Corsa exhaust. Ground Force 2" lowering kit, billet exhaust cut-out from DMH Performance.
The exterior, according to Angel, “features many Houdini-inspired designs including a custom lock and chain brush guard and side steps, fabricated by Real Wheels team. The vehicle has hidden air blasters that surprise onlookers from the grille.”
5:15 P.M. — On the outside, this 1961 Corvette looks stock. But underneath, Lot 652 carries a custom-built 406-cubic inch engine with a pair of four-barrell carburetors. It brings a strong price, $84,700, with 10 percent buyer’s fee.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
10:10 p.m. — Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis donated this amazing 1964 Ford Fairlane resto-mod to the auction, with all proceeds going to the Armed Forces Foundation. The crowd goes wild as Davis describes why he gave this car up for auction.
Cheers erupt and swell as the price goes higher and higher. When the hammer falls, the Ford sells for an astonishing $700,000 to noted collector Ron Pratte. This is the clear emotional high point of the auction, as well as the biggest seller by a wide margin. Then just to add an exclamation point, Davis announced after the sale that Pratte had re-donated the Fairlane to be sold once again at the Scottsdale auction in January, with the proceeds again benefitting the Armed Forces Foundation.
Here’s the description: Lot 6400, it was built by Roush Industries in Michigan and restored by the best technicians in the industry. This Fairlane was literally the poster child for the launch of the Sherwin-Williams, Planet Color, Barrett-Jackson Collector Color Series paints. This beauty is done in "Red Hot Chili Pepper" and debuted at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas 2009.
The Fairlane then went on to be displayed at all of the Barrett-Jackson Events promoting the Barrett-Jackson Custom Color paints. Steve's personal goal was to create a car that reflected "old school" horsepower and torque with state of the art technology and reliability. There was no expense spared on the build of this unique masterpiece.
Powered by the famous Roush 427-cubic-inch V-8 producing 522 horsepower. The only miles since the completion of the restoration are the result of loading and unloading for display purposes.
9:30 P.M. — It’s time for the exotics, folks. First comes lot 675, a 2009 Mosler Raptor prototype, which fetches $264,000 with 10 percent buyer’s fee, making it the new high sale, although the hammer price of $240,000 was slightly below the ZL1 Camaro.
It was immediately followed by lot 675.1, a 1997 Vector M-12 coupe that fetches $106,700, and lot 675.2, a 2005 Ferrari F40. The Ferrari goes for $121,000.
Add the three exotics and the Camaro, and that’s $730,700 in about 15 minutes.
9:14 P.M. — The new high-seller of the event is a 2012 Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro that sells for $250,000, with all the proceeds going to the YMCA of Southern Nevada. These will go on sale towards the end of the first quarter of 2012, but the new buyer got this one early. Another great charity car from Barrett-Jackson. And, as expected, the buyer is NASCAR team owner and philanthropist Rick Hendrick.
8:50 P.M. — Lot 673.2 is a matching-numbers, real-deal 1967 Corvette with the top-of-line 427-cubic-inch, 435-horsepower V-8 engine. A three-owner, 27,000-mile car, it sells for $150,700, decent money in this economy. A sharp-looking, well-equipped roadster.
8:10 P.M. — Here’s the back story on this beautiful Cobra replica, which was sold to help flood victims in Minot, N.D.: Flood-Relief Cobra. Lot 6300 sells for $100,000, with every penny going to charity.
7:44 P.M. — At a hammer price of $105,000, the hypnotic and beautiful Studester was a great deal. “This car has so many modifications that you would need a book to cover them all,” the consignors said. “The car started as a stock body and then went under the knife to create this fine piece of artwork.” Hard to believe, but once upon a time, this was a humble 1953 Studebaker Champion. Now, it has a 523-cubic-inch Ford engine and state-of-the-art everything.
7:32 P.M. — The big money is in the house now, with a 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 convertible hammering at $155,000. This was a beauty, black exterior over red interior, one of the truly iconic color combinations. The consignor said the restoration took more than 2,000 hours. It shows on this laser-straight 1950s beauty.
7:20 P.M. — A nicely restored 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda with $170,000 in restoration receipts, according to Barrett-Jackson. No mention of a numbers matching engine or a Galen Govier decode, although it was described as a “real genuine Hemi ‘Cuda.” This was Steve Magnante's feature car for the day and it sells for $110,000, with bidder's fee.
6:40 P.M. — A flat $40,000 hammer price sends a 1976 Cadillac Seville once owned by Elvis Pressley to a new owner. Unremarkable car, except for the provenance, which makes it a slice of history.
The back story? “The Seville was purchased by Elvis for himself at Madison Cadillac of Memphis, TN on July 27th, 1975. The purchase price of the car was around $11,000. The car remains in its original condition with the original interior and leather top. Elvis drove this car for several months around the streets of Memphis before delivering it to his dentist one evening in October. Dr. Hofman initially refused the Cadillac and Elvis requested that he call his wife since she was much smarter than her husband. Upon her arrival in the office, Elvis sprung from behind the door, kissed her and then proceeded to give her the keys.”
For context, I recommend playing “Cadillac Ranch,” “Tennessee Plates,” “Always Drive A Cadillac,” “Long White Cadillac,” or better yet, the late, great Joe Strummer of the Clash singing, “Brand-New Cadillac.” Play ‘em loud and proud!
6:19 P.M. — How’s this for trick? A 1956 Ford F-100 pickup truck with a Cadillac Escalade powerplant, air bags and a tan-over-black ostrich interior and a ton of custom parts. What a smoking hot truck! No wonder it sells for $93,500.
5:59 P.M. — Black is always in style, as it is in the case of this utterly wicked 1969 Camaro, lot 654, which sells for $91,850. This bad boy had it all, with a 427-cubic-inch, big block Chevrolet engine, with a tri-power induction system. The arrow straight body was painted in two-stage Tuxedo Black, with white houndstooth deluxe interior. It also has an AM/FM stereo with CD changer, rosewood dash, tilt wheel, center clock, factory tach, power steering, power four-wheel disc brakes, power windows, factory air conditioning, rear defogger, tinted glass and fold down rear seat.
5:32 P.M. — Big money here! Magician Criss Angel’s 2006 Hummer, lot 652.4, sells for $110,000. We’re rolling now. The uber-trick Hummer features 22-inch Ace Alloy Volt wheels with BFG G-Force T/A tires, the factory 6.0 Liter V8 with a ProCharger Supercharger, Belanger headers and Corsa exhaust. Ground Force 2" lowering kit, billet exhaust cut-out from DMH Performance.
The exterior, according to Angel, “features many Houdini-inspired designs including a custom lock and chain brush guard and side steps, fabricated by Real Wheels team. The vehicle has hidden air blasters that surprise onlookers from the grille.”
5:15 P.M. — On the outside, this 1961 Corvette looks stock. But underneath, Lot 652 carries a custom-built 406-cubic inch engine with a pair of four-barrell carburetors. It brings a strong price, $84,700, with 10 percent buyer’s fee.
Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.
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