Barrett Jackson and brains?

[John Kissel]

A good friend of mine described these events as a bunch rich guys get drunk up a bit,and play "mine is bigger than yours".Why does that guy on barret/jackson always wear those sunglasses inside. I like the Mecom auctions better as they seem to have some affordable stuff and seem like real people.At least it's something to watch, John Kissel

[cicero819]

Terry, you're right I never checked what engine came with the car in those year(just expected it must have been a 427), just happy that the set up was on the car.lol I still would love to build or have a company build me a clone a la Tim Allen(if I had that type of doremi), his 68 COPO was built the way he would of like, if he could have ordered one in those years, look it up on the Jay Leno garage.Claude

[bykr]

I agree with you guys that these auctions have turned into an egofest.

[Wade Mahaffey]

I like to watch and see some very nicely done cars. I don't really pay much attention to the money, except during the the first couple of days when there are deals to be had. I never had the money that most of you have had owning all of those cars you talk about. So I have to buy junk the build it myself or, as in most of my own race cars build the whole car money permitting. But then again that's the way I like it, because you can enjoy the build and the accomplishment is far greater having built it yourself. Never was crazy about having a 1 of 100 built type of thing. I always have a 1 of 1 built. To each his own, if you can't build it....you have to buy it. At least we all love the car culture.

Wade Mahaffey

[Dwight Southerland]

Remember also that this is an entertainment venue. What you see may not be what really happens transaction wise. Few people will watch a ho-hum auction where the sale price for a legitimate collector car is also ho-hum. I believe B-J got called on a televised session a few years back where the actual sale was totally different than what the viewer saw. "Scripted entertainment."

[Jeff Teuton]

I heard someone describe BJ as drunk men and plastic women. Probably close on some folks.

[63corvette]

I was there several years back just to watch on Friday afternoon.
There was a 55 T Bird if I remember correctly that a couple of older guys with their girlfriends who could have also been their daughters got into a bidding contest.
I felt like the T Bird was a $30,000 to $40,000 car. The two were a little boozed up and to impress the young girls ran the car to over $60,000 before one would drop out.
It was really pretty funny and almost all the crowd was pushing both to keep bidding. It was only those two bidding from somewhere in the $30,000's until the one dropped out.
It was entertaining for those who were just watching.
I am sure that happens a lot.
To me the auction is a chance to see cars you would never see anywhere else and worth the price of admission to see them.
I saw a Tucker there one of the years I attended and have never seen one since.
That was a car far ahead of its time.
Just My 2 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[jmcarter]

I went 2 years ago just for the experience...seeing some amazing and rare cars made it very worthwhile, plus Scottsdale weather this time of year is about perfect. It's a very affluent area (imagine many of the well off are part timers there) and you even see some beautiful and rare cars roaming the streets. Get a kick out of Steve 'the car guy', he knows his stuff and old Mopars are his passion...gotta like that.

So yea, I'd say do it at least once and that will probably be enough.