Sparkles, Glitter and a Rolling Hot Tub Caddie
This year Phoenix / Scottsdale hosted a record 6 collector car auctions simultaneously in mid-January.
The Gooding and Company Collector Car Auction was a 2-day event at the Scottsdale Fashion Square. Total sales at Gooding was $49,215,650 with 11 cars selling for over $1M. High dollar car was a one-of-a-kind 1965 Ferrari GTB Speciale built for the personal use of Battista Pininfarina for $8,086,000.
The RM Sotheby Collector Car Auction was conducted at Phoenix's Arizona Biltmore Resort. It was also a 2-day event with total sales of $36,523,620. Sotheby's sold 11 cars for more that $1M including a 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra for $2,470,500.
Bonham's "Scottsdale" Auction (which was actually held the Westin Kierland Resort in Phoenix - I guess saying the resort is in "Scottsdale" has more cache for elitists) had total sales of $25.2M with 7 sales over $1M. Top seller was a 1958 Porsche 550 Spyder going for $5,170,000.
The Barrett Jackson 8-day "Lifestyle" event (collector car auction) was held at Scottsdale's Westworld. It reached $113,7M in total sales featuring 3 cars selling for more than $1M.
The Russo and Steele Collector Car Auction was conducted at the The Talking Stick Resort and featured 800 cars for sale. The Worldwide Collector Car Auction was also held in Scottsdale.
I went to the Barrett Jackson on a Tuesday for the first time this year and really enjoyed the more relaxed pace of the day.
As
always the Barrett Jackson was the biggie. And as usual my visit began with a visit to the Salon Collection where the amazing cars reside until the gavel falls.
As with last year it felt like there was more space devoted to selling massage chairs, magnetic ion bracelets, art made from nails and fly-in
fishing trips, and less space showcasing the Auction's
signature collections. I'm guessing that the addition of auctions in Palm Beach, Newport Beach and Las Vegas dilutes the pool of exceptional cars showing up each year at each venue.
No
matter, there were still lots of great cars to admire, new hood
ornaments to photograph and lots of greasy heart stopping comfort food
to eat.
Here are my 2018 snaps...
Here are my 2018 snaps...
1930 Cord Phaeton
(Sold for $253,000)
1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III
(Did Not Reach Reserve)
1950 Oliver 77 Orchard Tractor
(Sold for $23,100)
1952 Ferrari 212 Europa
(Sold for $1,100,000)
Hood Ornament
1953 Pontiac "Woody" Wagon
(Sold for $65,000)
1954 Plymouth Belmont
Concept Car
(Did Not Reach Reserve)
1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II
(Sold for $95,700)
1956 Talbot Lago T-26
(Did Not Reach Reserve)
1967 Jaguar XKE
(Sold for $176,000)
1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
Rolling Hot Tub
(Sold for $26,400
Collectibles and Auto Nostalgia
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2017 Event
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2017 Event
2016 Event
See you next year!
Roadboy's Travels © 2018
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