That's right Ford enthusiasts, it's that time of year again. Starting tonight at 7:00 p.m. EST. on SPEED. I've been watching the auction for three years now. I just find it so fascinating watching the price of the vehicles as they rise and rise. Being a former Lincoln owner, I was especially proud when last years big money bringer was a beautiful 1939 Lincoln Zephyr. It topped out at over $400,000. This year I'm predicting the big one as the 1963 Shelby Cobra Roadster 289, it has a CSX vin. In 1996 a Shelby Daytona coupe equipped with a 289 brought over 1.5 million, I don't believe that was at Barrett-Jackson though. The auction will last through Sunday with Saturday being a big day full of Shelby's, Bosses, and a Ferrari Dino circa 1973. Oh to have 10% of the total sales from that day. Also, all vehicles this year are registered as NO RESERVE. If you've never watched before, I encourage you to take a little bit of time and see some of these works of art and the money they bring.

Bruin52

 

They promoted the Speed Channel site and it crashed during the auction. What a joke!!

 

I used to go to the Barrett Jackson auction when I lived in Arizona years ago. It's really quite a sight walking through the huge grass lawn seeing all these cool old cars, the kind of cars you read about in magazines and only get to see on the street in the richest neighborhoods in southern California. We never saw cars like that in our neighborhood.

I got to see all of the great marques from Europe, old cars from pre-war America, the Art-Deco styles of the 'fifties, and the greatest muscle cars of the 'sixties, in person, all in one place, without the crowds of people to contend with that you get at the auto shows. It's a great feeling, walking among the oldest cars, seeing that part of our history. Even better when Grandpa would go with us and tell us about his adventures in some of those old cars, back when they were nothing special, just regular cars of the time.

We don't get the Speed channel here anymore, but I have watched it before on that channel and it's just not the same as being there. If you ever get the chance, cruize out to Scottsdale, AZ and see the auction in person. Just looking over the cars waiting to be auctioned is worth the trip.

I never paid much attention to the auction itself. Kinda depressing when you think about how much excess money people spend on something they'll probably never even drive on the road. They just buy the cars for the investment. I like to appreciate the cars for what they are and what they represent, don't care alot about how much they cost.

Cheers!