Barret Jackson

[Mark #2]

Are there really this many totally original 60s and 70s cars with low mileage left.
Hard to believe to me, selling at 100s of $K, I guess the economy has brought them out, and they are selling, haven't seen so many cars >$100K ever when watching this show. Much different than the past few years, it is pretty amazing, haven't seen a car less than $100K in the past hour.:confused:

[Mark #2]

Okay so someone just paid $450K for a blue 2012 Mustang.
I am very :confused:, we will be able to purchase one in the same color and trim level in 2013. for ~1/10th the price, again :confused:

[Moonshine]

More money than sense? :confused:

[Mark #2]

yes, but I have seen Richard Childress smartly spend well over $1M in the past 2 days, don't know how much he sold, but know he did sell some too. This must be the best year BJ has had in a while.

[dboat]

More money than sense? :confused:

+1, there have been some reasonable purchases but some really over the top as well. maybe my sense of money just aint right. :(

Dana

[Silver_2000]

didnt see Saturday

Sunday was tame compared to your descriptions ..

I saw quite a few cars sell for less than they would have cost to rebuild

[Mark #2]

didnt see Saturday

Sunday was tame compared to your descriptions ..

I saw quite a few cars sell for less than they would have cost to rebuild
Yeah, I watched a little on Sunday too, and I was about ready to call in on a couple of them. Totally different, Saturday was pure insanity. Too much ego and testosterone in the VIP boxes.

[gbgary]

a few years ago, before the economy went bad, the prices were even higher. i saw a low mileage hemi cuda go for $500k one year. some things weren't bothered by the economy though. carol shelby's personal cobra went for 5.5 million.

[gbgary]

my cousin johnny martin, and the owner of the car bruce milyard, sold the car he built at barrett-jackson tonight for $365,000. it was a great-eight car in the ridler competition at the detroit autorama. here's a vette forum thread about it.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/off-topic/2790224-62-vette-in-great-eight-for-the-prestigious-ridler-award.html

[Silver_2000]

very cool ....

[Sixpipes]

There were a ton of crazy prices on vettes last night. Even the resto-mods were bringing big money. :cool:

[L8 APEX]

There are usually a handful of new cars lightly modded sold for charity purposes. yes, you could buy a new one cheaper but it is the cause I guess...

Once you start to follow BJ you will see the same cars cycle through year after year. In 2005 we took a cusotmer's '72 427 vette out there and sold it for 68k. The next year that buyer ran it through BJ for 48k. I think 06-09 were dark years for BJ. Some folks just enjoy the car for a year or two and trade it for another classic.

[Moonshine]

Although I would never have said the '62's were my favorite, that car is stunning. :tu:

[Mark #2]

Who is the Italian guy in the VIP box with his dog and grand kids that buys...seems like everything, every year?