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The Truth About Classic Car Auctions
in Classical Drives, on February 2, 2009
After reading the optimistic press releases from the various auction firms that participated in the 2009 Scottsdale extravaganza, I'm pleased to deliver the truth, thanks to our contributor Nigel Matthews. The auction companies would have you believe that the recession was a mere hiccup, with...
Early Chevrolet Motorhome Camps Out at Barrett-Jackson
in Classical Drives, on January 19, 2009
Among the exotic classic and sports cars at the Scottsdale auctions you can always find something totally unique. Barrett-Jackson , more than any other auction company, excels at featuring such vehicles. The attraction this year included a magnificent (airworthy) Ford Tri-Motor, while last y...
Move Over, Barrett-Jackson! More Scottsdale Auctions Going Live
in Classical Drives, on January 18, 2009
Until now, the Barrett-Jackson folks have had a virtual monopoly on video coverage of Scottsdale auction week, with many hours live on Speed Channel followed by endless repeats throughout the year. It's fun to watch but the circus atmosphere and machine-gun rattle of the auctioneers becom...
GM Tracker Appears at Barrett-Jackson With This Blogger's History
in Classical Drives, on January 12, 2009
To be honest, I can't imagine anyone spending really big bucks on this "vintage" GM Tracker when it rolls onto the Barrett-Jackson 2009 Scottsdale stage . But to be equally honest I couldn't have imagined being paid a lot of bucks for driving one in a commercial several years...
We Choose the 10-Best "Not to be Missed" Events in 2009
in Classical Drives, on December 31, 2008
It's that time when media personalities go to great lengths (means: "lacking better ideas") to produce Top 10 lists. As an automobile journalist I've been tempted to add my own "10 Best New Cars" or "10 Best Cars Tested in the Past Year," etc., but always...
T-Bird #1 Goes on the Block in Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
in Classical Drives, on November 26, 2008
The first production Ford Thunderbird is to be sold at no reserve during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. Barrett- jackson refers to it as a "sports car." I'm an admirer of those early 'Birds but I beg to differ with that descr...
Back: The Metal Models of Your Youth
in Classical Drives, on March 16, 2008
Obviously the annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is mostly about cars. But there's more, much more. An entire tent-like building is devoted to a huge variety of automobilia, all of it on sale. While strolling the endless aisles in January my eye was caught by an amazing collection of l...
English Ford Woody Wins Our Heart in Scottsdale
in Classical Drives, on February 8, 2008
If there's one thing I like about the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction it's the company's ability to attract the unexpected. For example, I never thought I'd see a 1956 English Ford Squire Woody Wagon but there it was, under one of the canvas roofs behind the stadium-size auctio...
Not Just a Cord, a 1936 Westchester
in Classical Drives, on January 23, 2008
What would an auction be without a Cord? Although if I were an owner I might gain a bigger buck selling it at RM or Gooding , rather than Barrett-Jackson where this Westchester sedan was offered. Not that Barrett-Jackson wouldn't do its best but the potential Cord buyer is more li...
Easily Overlooked Among Muscle Cars, Morris Minor Pickup is No Less Desirable
in Classical Drives, on January 21, 2008
Be it ever so humble, there are few cars regarded with more affection by their owners than the Morris Minor. Designed by Alec Issigonis, the genius behind the Mini, the Minor was known for its excellent handling, which featured rack-and-pinion steering and independent front suspension by torsion ...
Kaiser Darrin: First Sight Was No Disappointment
in Classical Drives, on January 17, 2008
One of the pleasures for the auction visitor is the opportunity to view, in the metal or in this case plastic, cars normally only seen in magazines or other media. This happened to me while strolling through the Barrett-Jackson tent , when I came upon a 1955 Kaiser Darrin sports car, lookin...
Hudson Shines as Pickups Popular at Auction
in Classical Drives, on January 17, 2008
Aside from muscle cars, the next most popular segment at the 2008 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction appeared to be the ubiquitous American pickup. Almost as much fun and considerably cheaper to buy, old pickups are still easily found in junkyards, backyards, and farmyards. The market will prob...
Early Corvettes Could be Auction Finds
in Classical Drives, on January 17, 2008
As mentioned in my first blog from the Barrett-Jackson 2008 auction , Corvettes and muscle cars seemed to dominate the seller's lists. Surprisingly, considering the few that were made, a number of first and second-year Corvettes were offered to buyers, complete with inline-six engines ...
First Day at Barrett-Jackson 2008 Auction
in Classical Drives, on January 17, 2008
Friends, I have finally arrived in Scottsdale after an 8-hour door-to-door journey that would have taken half as long had I not been required to first fly from Vancouver Island to Seattle. Which meant removing my shoes and exposing the laptop twice for security, as well as hanging around SEATAC w...
Barrett-Jackson Sneak-Peeks Scottsdale Auction Cars
in Classical Drives, on January 8, 2008
With The action already heating up in preparation for Scottsdale auction week, Barrett-Jackson has released a "Sneak Peek" download in the form of a PDF file that reveals a number cars to be sold, along with short descriptions. "Just click here to see it" . A car that i...
Gooding Adds New Excitement to 2008 Scottsdale Auctions
in Classical Drives, on December 28, 2007
Just when you think the Scottsdale auction week has become saturated with events, along comes another auctioneer with even more collector cars. But wait! "Gooding & Company" is "not just another auctioneer." This highly reputable firm, led by classics evaluation e...
Barrett-Jackson Makes Las Vegas Auction Official
in Classical Drives, on November 6, 2007
After much speculation, Barrett-Jackson Auctions has officially announced that it will hold a 2008 collector car sale in Las Vegas , October 16-18. Considering the circus-like atmosphere of B-J's Scottsdale event and the Vegas lifestyle, it seems a perfect fit: anyone purchasing a classic ca...
Barrett-Jackson Expands With New Investment
in Classical Drives, on September 29, 2007
It seems like nothing can stop the Barrett-Jackson juggernaut, not even the negative publicity following last year's Scottsdale auction or the property rights squabble with the City of Scottsdale which had B-J threatening to move elsewhere. The auction firm this week announced that Endeav...
It's January in August With Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale Auction
in Classical Drives, on August 25, 2007
Good grief! It's still August and already Barrett-Jackson is encouraging us to sit up and take note of the January 2008 Scottsdale auction. Mind you, it's not the spectators they're trying to reach in their newsletter, it's prospective consignees with cars to sell. That I...
Barrett-Jackson's in the News Again but That Ain't Good
in Classical Drives, on May 16, 2007
On Tuesday, May 15, the following appeared on the front page of the Scottsdale Republic : "Craig Jackson called off a formal negotiating session with the city and will meet one-on-one with Mayor Mary Manross on Wednesday." I have no further details but this is yet another in a bizarr...
Great Classic Cars Site, Awful Art Direction
in Classical Drives, on May 14, 2007
Sorry folks, but this has got to be one of the ugliest home pages I've ever seen. Okay, I'm not here to criticise the designers (though they should go back to art school). My wish is to refer you to a site that's jammed-full of useful information for classic car enthusiasts, best kno...
How to Fill-Up for 25¢ a Gallon
in Classical Drives, on March 26, 2007
Hey, kids, you don't know what you've missed. Think that pulling up to a self-serve pump, inserting your credit card and holding a nozzle while a computer fills your gas tank is fun? The ways in which fuel gets into that tank have changed numerous times over the automobile's history b...
Barrett-Jackson Auction Raises $4.1 Million For Charity
in carzz.org, on February 15, 2007
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With a similar overnight intensity that enveloped TV poker, automotive auctions are everywhere on American television it seems. And besides putting the spotlight on some of automotordom's finest conveyances, there are certain important causes that are also treated wi...
B-J Tops Them All at Scottsdale 2007
in Classical Drives, on January 31, 2007
Say what you will about the Barrett-Jackson circus but it's still the Big Mamma of all collector car auctions and the one not to be missed. 1271 cars were sold on no reserve, 187 more than last year, pushing total sales to $109 million. However an extra day's bidding was added and the ave...
The Most Beautiful Car of 2006
in Classical Drives, on January 1, 2007
Since Classical Drive is only ten months old it's hardly appropriate to do one of those "that was the year that... " features to celebrate the arrival of a new year. Not that I attended many events: the Scottsdale auctions, Pebble Beach concours, and Vancouver's Gastown concours made up my...
Buy This Studebaker, Start the World's First Pickup Museum
in Classical Drives, on December 30, 2006
While perusing (or, probably, lusting over) the list of vehicles coming up for auction at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale extravaganza in January I came upon this fabulous 1947 Studebaker pickup truck. The auctioneers justifiably refer to it as "among the finest Studebakers on the planet," a clai...
Tuning TV in a Classic Caddy
in Classical Drives, on December 27, 2006
They call it the Tuner Generation; young people (mostly, though not entirely, men) who modify new and used cars in order to stand apart from the masses. Many of the mods are performance-oriented, some are purely decorative, and some involve changing cars into concert halls through the use of mult...
Are Collector Car Prices Becoming Unrealistic?
in Classical Drives, on December 22, 2006
Some international auction house heads, queried during a recent event at the Royal Automobile Club in London, appear to think that monies currently being paid for collector cars are unrealistic and can't be sustained. As quoted in Classic Driver magazine's coverage , Rob Myers, founder...
Three Days and Already a Cynic?
in carzz.org, on January 18, 2006
This is my first attempt at covering the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction . On Day One I was running around like the proverbial kid in a candy store, overwhelmed by the sheer size of it all, equally fascinated with the automobilia on sale and at auction. Awed -- as I always am when I visit ...
Arizona Readies for Collector Car Extravaganza
in carzz.org, on January 7, 2006
With all the hoopla surrounding the auto shows in LA and Detroit, it is incumbent on me, as your classic cars reporter, to remind you of an upcoming "show" that dwarfs them both. I'm referring to the incredible collector car auctions in Scottsdale, AZ, the week of January 16th.
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