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Barrett-Jackson Sponsorship Unites Coin and Car Enthusiasts

Barrett-Jackson Sponsorship Unites Coin and Car Enthusiasts

This article is sponsored by U.S. Money Reserve. By becoming a sponsor of the 49th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, the premier event of the annual collector car auction circuit, U.S. Money Reserve proved that rare coins and rare cars have a lot in common. The event took place at Westworld of Scottsdale, January 11–19, the renowned […]

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1947 Buick Super 8 Claims the Top Bid During the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction

1947 Buick Super 8 Claims the Top Bid During the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction

The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction is always full of rare and unique vehicles that automotive enthusiasts can actively bid on. During this year’s auction, a rather unexpected nameplate earned the distinction as the most expensive car auctioned off. The top-earning model up for bid at the 2019 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction was a 1947 Buick […]

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UPDATE: Four Chevy Camaros Featured in the “Transformers” Movies Sell for $500,000 at Barrett-Jackson Auction

UPDATE: Four Chevy Camaros Featured in the “Transformers” Movies Sell for $500,000 at Barrett-Jackson Auction

Last weekend, Barrett-Jackson held its annual auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Among the many vehicles to cross the auction block were four Chevrolet Camaros featured in the popular Transformers movies. The winning bid for these four vehicles was reportedly $500,000. An Automotive History Lesson: The history of Chevrolet The Chevrolet Camaro served as the alternate form […]

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VIN 001 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 Fetches $1.1M at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

VIN 001 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 Fetches $1.1M at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Ford fetched a high price for the VIN 001 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, pulling in $1.1 million for JDRF and its fight to end juvenile diabetes. Perhaps even more notable than the seven-figure sum for the first 2020 Shelby GT500 is the winning bidder: Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of […]

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2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition VIN 001 Headed to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition VIN 001 Headed to Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

This Jan. 19 at the 48th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, the Gulf Oil-liveried 2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition VIN 001 will hit the auction block. All proceeds raised by the first example of the latest GT Heritage Edition will benefit United Way for Southeastern Michigan. “Ford Motor Company has been a long-standing […]

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Final Dodge Demon and Viper Sold for $1 Million at Barrett-Jackson Auction Event

Final Dodge Demon and Viper Sold for $1 Million at Barrett-Jackson Auction Event

Back in April, The News Wheel reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was preparing to auction off the final Dodge Viper and Dodge Demon together during the Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction in Uncasville, Connecticut. That auction-based Barrett-Jackson event recently wrapped up last week on June 23. So how much did the “Ultimate Last Chance” duo of the Viper and Demon […]

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Liquid Blue Ford GT, VIN 001 Mustang Bullitt Raise $2.85 Million for Charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Liquid Blue Ford GT, VIN 001 Mustang Bullitt Raise $2.85 Million for Charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

When the gavels fell quiet at this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction, Ford managed the impressive task of raising $2.85 million for worthy charities with the sale of just two vehicles. But, oh boy, were they impressive vehicles indeed. First up, VIN 001 of the newly-revealed 2019 Mustang Bullitt raised $300,000 for Boys Republic, a […]

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Chevrolet Raises $2.325 Million for Military Veterans During the Barrett-Jackson Auction

Chevrolet Raises $2.325 Million for Military Veterans During the Barrett-Jackson Auction

Chevy auctioned off two separate first production 'Vettes to help raise money for military vets

The annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction was held this past weekend, with plenty of fascinating vehicles on display for participants to bid on. GM took the opportunity to bring some vehicles of its own to the auction in order to help out a good cause. Two separate Corvette models raised a total of $2.325 million for […]

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Liquid Blue 2017 Ford GT Hitting Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction Block This Month

Liquid Blue 2017 Ford GT Hitting Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction Block This Month

Did you miss out on your opportunity to get your very own 2017 Ford GT supercar? Were you absolutely outraged to learn that John Cena squandered his good fortunes by selling off his Ford GT so soon after purchasing it—not because he violated a purchase agreement with Ford, but because he didn’t sell it to […]

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First Retail Production 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Going Up for Auction at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

First Retail Production 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Going Up for Auction at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

The recently-unveiled and altogether insane 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 already promises to be the kind of performance car that collectors dream of. After all, it makes an SAE-certified 755 horsepower and 715 lb-ft of torque, which makes it the most powerful production Corvette ever conceived and puts it beyond the reach of even the Dodge […]

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One-of-One Ford F-150 Raptor Raises $207K for JDRF at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

One-of-One Ford F-150 Raptor Raises $207K for JDRF at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Earlier this month at the 46th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, Ford put up on the block a one-of-one 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor that would be draped in a unique color and would be the last VIN to roll off the production line for the 2017 model year. When the dust settled, this distinctive Ford F-150 […]

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Steven Tyler and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Help Sell Cars for Charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction

Steven Tyler and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Help Sell Cars for Charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction

At an event like the 46th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, you might expect to see a large crowd of classic car enthusiasts. However, you might be surprised to hear that the classic car auction attracts numerous celebrities as well. Everyone from Michael Phelps to Justin Bieber was in attendance for this year’s event. While most of […]

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Ford Auctioning Off Final 2017 F-150 Raptor at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

Ford Auctioning Off Final 2017 F-150 Raptor at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

After two years of waiting, the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is finally here. If in your more than 700 days of anticipation you have raised Ford’s new performance truck up to a sort of divine status in your brain, and if you feel that the only way to properly supplicate before that divinity is to […]

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First-Ever 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Collects $170,000 at Barrett-Jackson

First-Ever 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Collects $170,000 at Barrett-Jackson

The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport turned heads when it was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show, but it’s the $170,000 it collected at the recent Barrett-Jackson auction that means the most when it comes to cancer research. General Motors has agreed to donate the entire $170,000 bid to the Karmanos Cancer Research Center, which was […]

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Michael Bay Selling His 1967 Camaro SS Bumblebee at Barrett-Jackson

Michael Bay Selling His 1967 Camaro SS Bumblebee at Barrett-Jackson

Lovers of good cars and bad movies, take note: filmmaker Michael Bay is auctioning off the 1967 Chevy Camaro SS “Bumblebee” from the fourth Transformers movie at Barrett-Jackson. The distinctive Resto-Mod was built for Transformers: Age of Extinction, the Hollywood blockbuster that earned Bay his second Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, after which it […]

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1957 Chevy QuikSilver Pickup Heading to Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas

1957 Chevy QuikSilver Pickup Heading to Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas

There’s going to be a lot of classic cars at next month’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas, Nevada, but few as unique as this custom 1957 “QuikSilver” pickup truck. It’s got a very charming retro-futuristic design, which is quite evocative of its era, but looks a bit odd on a pickup. People often ask owner […]

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[Photos] Six of the Hottest Chevys at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

[Photos] Six of the Hottest Chevys at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

This weekend is the annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Springs, Florida, where hundreds of classic and one-of-a-kind vehicles will cross the block and be sold to the highest bidder. A great many of the featured vehicles on the docket are Bowtie-branded, so we wanted to take a look at just a sampling of some of […]

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Barrett-Jackson to Auction Off First Corvette Z06 Convertible

Barrett-Jackson to Auction Off First Corvette Z06 Convertible

Barrett-Jackson is known for selling a lot of Chevrolet’s firsts. First Stingray coupe, first Stingray convertible, first Z06 coupe, and now, the first Corvette Z06 convertible. The model will be auctioned off this January at the Scottsdale auction, and we’ll give you three guesses who likely bids more than a million for charity to take […]

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