Barrett Jackson Scottsdale 21

[Chef2]

Anyone watched any of this?

They auctioned off a VIN 1 2021 Mustang Mach 1 last night that made my nipples harder than Chinese Algebra.

Only $500,000

Super Saturday is where things get bizarre. There is a 2018 Ford GT with 15 miles on it going through tonight that will bring insane money. Also, the first new big Bronco.

Ive got to get there someday.

 

[Songbird]

Chinese Algebra

Sheep go to heaven = goats go to ship? wut?

 

[qtlaw]

A ‘68 C88 Corvette went for $2.275m in Glendale at Mecum. Unbelievable.

 

[FileNotFound]

I went to a Barrett Jackson auction in West Palm Beach several years ago, and it was awesome. You can walk among all the cars parked out back and see them up close, and hear them run as they drive them to and from the auction block. Great day for a gearhead like me.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

A ‘68 C88 Corvette went for $2.275m in Glendale at Mecum. Unbelievable.

You mean L88. "C88" deals with airbags. Last I checked, airbags were neither standard equipment nor a sought-after aftermarket addition for a C2 or C3 Corvette.

 

[qtlaw]

Yeah I don’t know my specifics.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Would like to know what bidders saw.

Now ... offer that for a pristine '63 Corvette and you have no surprise.

 

[bigpern23]

I saw some of it on Thursday, but missed Super Saturday. I went to a Barrett Jackson auction in 2019 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and I have to echo FNF’s sentiment. Went with my dad, father-in-law, three nephews and my son, and it was an absolute blast. My son was 6 at the time and I thought he’d be bored by the auction itself. We took turns guessing the amount cars would gavel for (Price is Right rules) and the kids were totally into it. Really fun time.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I used to go to Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale every year. I knew a guy who was a driver there - he was one of the people who would get the cars and drive them up onto the action block. He gave us passes to get in each year. It was a blast to walk through the fields of cars waiting to be auctioned.

(Then my ticket hookup went to prison for molesting his daughter. Always thought he was a squirrelly little ****er, but I wasn’t expecting THAT.)

 

[Chef2]

Shelby’s own 66 Super Snake goes for 5 million last night.
Incredible car.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Shelby’s own 66 Super Snake goes for 5 million last night.
Incredible car.

Imagine what one of those FoMoCo prototypes that was developed to race Le Mans in the '60s would bring now.

 

[qtlaw]

I'm going to go in August down in Monterey, CA.

Little off topic but met up with buddy who's got a pristine '03 Mustang Cobra, only 30k on the clock, 6 speed. Damn that was fun, never knew it had a supercharger. You barely get into 3rd going 60, just a beautiful sounding beast and tight too. Man kinda wish I had driven it before I bought my Mazda Miata conv. (Ah, the little engine that could is still super fun to drive too.)

 

[Neutral Corner]

A ‘68 C88 Corvette went for $2.275m in Glendale at Mecum. Unbelievable.

That was the yellow one, right? There were only twenty L88's made, and that one was a fully concourse restored numbers matching car. Last year of the C2.

 

[misterbc]

That was the yellow one, right? There were only twenty made, and that one was a fully concourse restored numbers matching car. Last year of the C2.

Last year for C2 was 1967, also known as ‘mid style’ Corvettes. A ‘68 Vette is C3. I watched some of BJ this year but missed that particular car. A few ‘67s pulled some good coin. Older Maseratis are usually pretty cheap in comparison and you need pockets in case they need work but they are breathtaking. Poor mans luxury Ferrari.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Lord knows what it would cost to buy a decent one, but the Fiat Dino Spyder is my dream car in that space. It was built to homologate the Ferrari V6 so Ferrari could race it in the Ferrari Dino. It has Pininfarina coachwork, and it's just a gorgeous car. There is also a 2+2 hardtop version that Bertone built. The problem is that a nice one is probably $150 to 200k or so, so I'll be limited to drooling over pictures of them.

 

[TigerVols]

I used to go to Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale every year. I knew a guy who was a driver there - he was one of the people who would get the cars and drive them up onto the action block. He gave us passes to get in each year. It was a blast to walk through the fields of cars waiting to be auctioned.

(Then my ticket hookup went to prison for molesting his daughter. Always thought he was a squirrelly little ****er, but I wasn’t expecting THAT.)

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Yeah, kinda did.

Allow me to brighten the mood.

Barrett-Jackson just sold a first edition 2022 electric GMC Hummer for $2 million, allowing me to add a story to my newscast slugged "BJ $2M HUMMER."

 

[qtlaw]

Lord knows what it would cost to buy a decent one, but the Fiat Dino Spyder is my dream car in that space. It was built to homologate the Ferrari V6 so Ferrari could race it in the Ferrari Dino. It has Pininfarina coachwork, and it's just a gorgeous car. There is also a 2+2 hardtop version that Bertone built. The problem is that a nice one is probably $150 to 200k or so, so I'll be limited to drooling over pictures of them.

Blashemy I know but IMHO that looks very close to a .................69 Firebird.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Then you need a better picture from another angle. There is a little similarity, but it's leaner and curvier.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Yeah, kinda did.

Allow me to brighten the mood.

Barrett-Jackson just sold a first edition 2022 electric GMC Hummer for $2 million, allowing me to add a story to my newscast slugged "BJ $2M HUMMER."

This will give the collectors a collective jolt.