It was another show of superlatives! Barrett-Jackson sold 1399 vehicles at Westworld of Scottsdale over six days in mid-January, resulting in sales of USD 113 million.
Lots of interest
300,000 visitors are said to have been counted during the Scottsdale week, including flocks of celebrities from racing and show business, e.g. Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick, Patrick Peterson, Bubba Watson, Mike Bibby, Pat Burrell, Justin Uptown, Billy Baldwin, Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed, Don Prudhomme, Tom McEwen, Sir Stirling Moss, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Reggie Jackson, Linda Vaughn, Frankie Muniz, Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Arie Luyendyk Sr.
The most expensive Gullwing in Scottsdale
The most expensive 300 SL Gullwing did not change hands with competitors RM or Gooding, but with Barrett-Jackson. A silver 300 SL Coupé from 1955 was sold for a massive USD 2.09 million.
Super-expensive plastic sports car
Even more expensive than the Gullwing were two Chevrolet Corvettes! Lot 5035, one of a total of 20 Corvette L88s built in 1967, found a new owner for USD 3.85 million - never before had a Corvette achieved such a high price at an auction - while lot 5022, a Chevrolet Corvette #57 Rebel Convertible racing car (not road-legal) from 1969 fetched USD 2.86 million.
But there were other vehicles that were traded at high prices, e.g.
- Lot 5080 - Ferrari F300 from 1998 - $1'870'000
- Lot 5063 - Shelby Cooper Monaco King Cobra from 1963 - $1,650,000
- Lot 5048 - Duesenberg SJ Lebaron Dual Cowl Phaeton from 1929 - $1'430'000
- Lot 1319.2 - Bugatti Veyron 2 Door Coupé "Simon Cowell's" from 2008 - $1'375'000
- Lot 5066 - 1954 Plymouth Belmont Concept Car - $1,320,000
- Lot 5053 - Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 Sport Touring from 1939 - $997'500
The Barrett-Jackson auctions are an institution in the USA, but they are obviously also quite a good way to get good prices for valuable cars.
