AUCTION ACTION
This 1983 Chevy Camaro Berlinetta was an all-original, 11,895-mile car with T-tops and a 305 V-8/five-speed manual. It sold for $27,500.
BARRETT-JACKSON, SCOTTSDALE
ARIZONA SALE WELCOMED THE MASSES AND PRODUCED A $203.2 MILLION TAKE WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW LITWIN
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Rounding out the first half of the group were a 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder that sold Scottsdale in mid-January for for $1,815,000, a 2014 McLaren P1 that auction week, you ought to put it commanded $1,705,000, and a 2019 Ford on your bucket list. The number GT Heritage Edition that attained a of simultaneous sales conducted has $1,650,000 result; it was also the topebbed and flowed over the years for selling American performance car. various reasons, but the one constant As to the rest of the million-dollar is the company that has effectively anchored the annual action for decades: club, a 2019 McLaren Senna sold for $1,512,500; a 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Barrett-Jackson. This year, the 10-day Edition brought $1,430,000; a 2020 Ford marathon—much of which was GT Carbon Series sold for $1,375,000; televised—began on January 22 and a 2014 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6 x 6 returned to a traditional format of achieved $1,210,000; and a 1967 Shelby packed-house, in-person bidders and Cobra 427 (CSX 3356) realized $1,210,000. spectators. The stage was scheduled Ultimately, Barrett-Jackson hosted to welcome 1,857 vehicular lots to its its best sale over its five-decade history bright lights, all without reserve— when, collectively, it produced a another long-held tradition. $203.2 million result. This included Anticipation ran high as soon as the $195.9 million in vehicle sales, and a gates opened: Would another record little over $7.3 million in automobilia. be set? The answer proved to be, “yes, And, in case anyone was thinking all several in fact,” once things got under way. Each of the lots that landed within that cash went into private pockets, $8.8 million of the grand total went to the top-10 did so with seven-figure sale prices, led—perhaps unexpectedly —by charity, including $3.6 million for the a 2004 Porsche Carrera GT that realized sale of a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, VIN 001 (a sale record for the model). $1,980,000. The German supercar was For a complete list of results from the followed by a more-vintage legend in the guise of a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Scottsdale sale, and an up-to-date event calendar, visit barrett-jackson.com. gullwing that achieved $1,870,000.
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HEMMINGS MUSCLE MACHINES
THE NUMBERS Total Sales: $203.2 million Top Muscle Car Sale: 2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition; $1,650,000 UPCOMING AUCTIONS June 30 – July 2: Las Vegas, Nevada 480-421-6694 barrett-jackson.com LEGEND
Reserve: Minimum price owner will accept High Bid: The highest offer made (but vehicle did not sell) * Selling Price: What the vehicle sold for * Average Market Range: Values based on current market trends for vehicles in #2- to #1 condition, respectively *All prices shown include the buyer’s premium on sold lots. Unsold lots include only the highest bid, when available.
