BEST OF LAS VEGAS: Gallery of Record-Shattering Sales

June 28, 2021
Posted by Barrett-Jackson

Among the record-shattering moments at the 2021 Las Vegas Auction was the sale of a crowd favorite: a 1959 Cadillac Ghostbusters Ectomobile Re-creation that brought in $220,000.

Want to know the trends in the collector car industry? Keep an eye on the record-breaking sales at Barrett-Jackson. Records are continually set and broken on the Barrett-Jackson auction block – we saw the Resto-Mod and custom segment explode, and now the ’90s-era and JDM vehicles keep making waves, as does the growing demand for collectible – and often Resto-Modded – SUVs and pickups. At the 2021 Las Vegas Auction, 70 new auction records were set (referencing data sourced from the auction results website Hi-Bid.com). But sometimes it’s not just about setting records – it’s about shattering them. Check out the gallery below for some of the more notable Las Vegas sales that rang the bell and landed in the record books!

LOT #166 – MAC MILLER’S 2012 FISKER KARMA ECOSPORT – $165,000 (A RECORD FOR ANY YEAR FISKER KARMA AND MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR A 2012)

LOT #169.1 – 1969 NISSAN PATROL – $48,400 (MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #359.1 – 1979 DODGE POWER WAGON CUSTOM PICKUP – $81,400 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $25,850)

LOT #766 – HENRY FORD II’S 1966 FORD MUSTANG GT K-CODE CONVERTIBLE – $330,000 (NEARLY DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #687.1 – 1967 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z/28 FROM THE BRYAN FRANK COLLECTION – $220,000 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $198,000)

LOT #416.1 – 1968 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CUSTOM SUV – $60,500 (MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #417 – 1957 INTERNATIONAL METRO CUSTOM VAN – $60,500 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $4,082)

LOT #762 – 1995 MERCEDES-BENZ G350D CUSTOM 6X6 SUV – $181,500 (MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #639 – 1959 CADILLAC GHOSTBUSTERS ECTOMOBILE RE-CREATION – $220,000 (PREVIOUS RECORD FOR A 1959 CADILLAC WAGON WAS $21,500)

LOT #424 – 1964 CHRYSLER 300K CONVERTIBLE – $99,000 (MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #744 – 1994 TOYOTA SUPRA – “FAST & FURIOUS” MOVIE CAR – $550,000 (RECORD FOR A NON-CHARITY SALE OF ANY YEAR MODEL)

LOT #418 – 1968 FORD ECONOLINE “MYSTERY MACHINE” VAN RE-CREATION – $82,500 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $59,400)

LOT #760 – 1960 CADILLAC COUPE DE VILLE CUSTOM HARDTOP – $275,000 (MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #684 – 2016 NISSAN GT-R NISMO – $156,200 (NEARLY DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS RECORD)

LOT #443 – 2018 TOYOTA 4RUNNER TRD CUSTOM SUV – $73,700 (RECORD FOR ANY YEAR 4RUNNER)

LOT #700.1 – 1960 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE CUSTOM SEDAN – $198,000 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $101,750)

LOT #470.1 – 1995 AM GENERAL HUMMER H1 – $79,200 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $59,400)

LOT #737 – 1987 BUICK GNX – $275,000 (PREVIOUS RECORD WAS $220,000)

LOT #688 – 1968 DODGE CORONET 440 CUSTOM COUPE – $187,000 (NEARLY TWICE THE PREVIOUS RECORD)