Barrett Jackson 2008

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:41 pm

It isn't looking good for the mclaren today. The first five cars to cross the block have had a price between 3900 and 12k.

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:02 pm

1984 MERCURY CAPRI MCLAREN CONVERTIBLE Sold: $6500.00

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:25 pm

wow thats not so good....

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:32 pm

you know whats sad... 5 cars after the vert a 2003 PT cruiser sold for $24K now thats just sad!

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:41 pm

Here is a list of how things unfolded this morning, actual order rolling across the block.

1965 VOLKSWAGEN VARIENT TYPE S SQUAREBACK 3900.00
1997 FORD MUSTANG COBRA SVTRDTOP 12000.00
1986 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER CONVERTIBLE 5250.00
1966 FORD MUSTANG GT COUPE 11000.00
1950 LINCOLN COSMOPOLITAN SEDAN 4800.00
1989 MASERATI BI-TURBO SPIDER 80000.00
1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE 17000.00
1989 MERCEDES-BENZ 560SL ROADSTER 20000.00
1973 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 16000.00
1961 CHEVROLET CORVAIR 4 DOOR STATION WAGON 10000.00
1964 FORD 4X4 PICKUP 11100.00
1984 MERCURY CAPRI MCLAREN CONVERTIBLE 6500.00
1974 VOLKSWAGEN THING 4 DOOR CONVERTIBLE 13000.00
1992 JAGUAR SOVEREIGN 4 DOOR SEDAN 6500.00
1957 MGA COUPE 24000.00
1972 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 442 2 DOOR HARDTOP
2003 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER CUSTOM ROADSTER 25000.00
1968 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CONVERTIBLE 22500.00
1982 CHEVROLET CORVETTECOLLECTOR EDITION 22500.00
1989 GMC CUSTOM PICKUP 20000.00
1957 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER RE-CREATION 31000.00
1967 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE CONVERTIBLE 36000.00
1962 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE CONVERTIBLE 23500.00
1995 CHEVROLET CORVETTE PACE CAR CONV 38000.00
1958 CHEVROLET IMPALA HARDTOP 36000.00
1967 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 2 DOOR SEDAN 33000.00
1999 CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE 18500.00
1956 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD SERIES 75 37000.00
1961 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE CONVERTIBLE 33000.00
1964 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE 34000.00
1966 FORD THUNDERBIRD TOWN HARDTOP 33000.00
1969 CHEVROLET CORVETTE L88 RE-CREATION 42000.00
1967 PONTIAC FIREBIRD CUSTOM COUPE 27000.00
1954 FORD WAGON CUSTOM "ALL STAR BUILD" 13000.00
2005 DODGE MAGNUM CUSTOM "TRAIN CAR" 13500.00
2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA "THE TUNDRINATOR" 10000.00
2005 TRIUMPH "THE TUNDRINATOR CHOPPER" 10000.00
1954 CADILLAC CUSTOM "HEARSE REVISITED" 7000.00
1982 ZIMMER GOLDEN SPIRIT CUSTOM "LOG SPLITTER" 15000.00
1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBANCUSTOM "WEDDING CHAPEL" 8000.00
1984 PORSCHE CUSTOM "GOLF BALL COLLECTOR" 8000.00
1999 REYNARD CHAMPIONSHIP CAR "STREETLINE PAINTER" 15000.00
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE 53000.00
1958 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 90000.00
1939 HUDSON BIG BOY PICKUP 34000.00
1937 FORD SEDAN STREET ROD 57000.00

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:52 pm

tfs2121 wrote:you know whats sad... 5 cars after the vert a 2003 PT cruiser sold for $24K now thats just sad!

That pt cruiser has an original 400 miles and probably 20k invested into it. That price did not surprise me at all. A stock 2003 pt cruiser with that mileage would fetch 15k.

The problem is if there are no enthusiasts at the auction looking for the mclaren, the general public looks at the car and may not understand anything about it. The capri verts can have a kind of plain look to them compared to a saleens or an asc coupe - just my opinion.

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:59 pm

CKJ wrote:1984 MERCURY CAPRI MCLAREN CONVERTIBLE Sold: $6500.00

That's what I paid for mine a few years ago.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:36 pm

Firstly, I missed it. Yesterday our channel said it aired at 4PM ~ so it actually began at 2 PM NYC time?!!? $6,500 is a sham. Did anything else sell for LESS, today? I doubt it.
People there had no clue what it was and that is reflected in the top bid.

We as owners would been better off had it not been there !
You'd have to pay more for a 2 year old Kia Sedona !

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:43 pm

Sandy wrote: We as owners would been better off had it not been there !
You'd have to pay more for a 2 year old Kia Sedona !

right how bad is that... this car is 1 of 50 and only 40K miles... how could it not sell for $10,000?... my girlfriend payd more for her 1998 sable with just over 100K on the ticker

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:47 pm

Well a no reserve auction is always a risk. If you don't have 2 people there that have the money and know what the car is to bid against each other, this can happen.

88 5speed · Post by **88 5speed** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:00 pm

I took 1 of my 88 5speeds to a collector car auction in Baltimore Md. last Oct..It only brought $6,800 ,good thing I put a reserve on it. I'll take it to the Ford show at Carlisle Pa.in June.

dahberg · Post by **dahberg** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:43 pm

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:08 pm

Anyone recall what the two guys had to say about the car ??

86capriasc · Post by **86capriasc** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:26 pm

I don't believe they aired the sale. I turned the show on when it started at 2 ct. and they were about twenty cars into the auction.

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:28 pm

Sandy wrote:Anyone recall what the two guys had to say about the car ??

The car sold before the broadcast began, so there were no comments to be heard.

As for the buyer turning around the car for a quick profit, this seems unlikely. The Barrett-Jackson catalog was sent to thousands of people (I received one in the mail in conjunction with a car magazine subscription), and untold thousands more had access to information on the cars for sale on the internet. And there were tens of thousands of people present during the auction.

It is hard to imagine a car getting more exposure than it would through B-J. We need to realize that the market for these cars is very limited and hope for the best in the future.