BIDDING WARS AND WORLD RECORDS: Barrett-Jackson’s 15th year in Palm Beach closes strong
April 8, 2017
Posted by Barrett-Jackson
Bidding wars, beautiful cars, amazing automobilia and great moments for charity marked the third and final day of the 15th Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction.
Fans of all ages streamed into the auction site at the South Florida Fairgrounds today for what many refer to as “Super Saturday,” when some of the most valuable cars on the docket cross the auction block.
Impeccably restored gas pumps again ruled the day during the morning’s automobilia auction, which saw 100 pristine pieces of the past cross the block. Topping the charts was a perfectly restored and customized 1926 Boyle-Dayton visible gas pump (Lot #5986) that sold for $46,000.
Barrett-Jackson Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson, NFL wide receiver Reggie Wayne and Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis celebrate the Top 10 sale of Wayne’s 1967 Ford Mustang GT Custom Fastback (Lot #707) at today’s auction.
When the collector cars began to roll across the stage, the arena erupted on numerous occasions as several vehicles found themselves in the midst of bidding wars – including a stunning 1962 Cadillac Custom Convertible known as “Cadalina” (Lot #672) that sold for $154,000. A 1967 Ford Mustang GT Custom Fastback (Lot #707) NFL wide receiver Reggie Wayne brought to the block and sold for $206,800 landed him among the auction’s top 10 sales. A 1971 Custom Chevy K5 Blazer (Lot #681) and Dale’s Earnhardt’s #3 Goodwrench Race Car (Lot #648), brought the house down when they each brought in $220,000 – and set new world records for sales at auction in the process, along with 10 other vehicles today.
Top-selling collector cars of the day included a 2006 Ford GTX1 (Lot #706) at $401,500 and a 1961 Volkswagen 23-Window Deluxe Microbus (Lot #711) for $291,500 – both record sales at auction.
The final two of five charity cars at the Palm Beach Auction had their turn in the spotlight today. Lot #3003, a custom tribute Mustang SCT M3006-07 that is #6 of only 50 handcrafted conversions by Sanderson, sold for $75,000 – with another $10,000 donated by longtime Barrett-Jackson friend Michelle Mauzy, continuing the generosity her late husband Greg so often exhibited at the auctions. Every penny of the hammer price will go to the Darrell Gwynn Chapter of the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.
A special truck with a presidential past came to the block for the Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley County, Tennessee, for the further designated purpose of supporting one of the nation’s top youth wrestling clubs – the Higher Calling Wrestling Club, Inc. in Tennessee – and the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Previously owned by George W. Bush, who used it on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, the 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch Super Crew Pickup (Lot #3004) is signed by the former president and hammered for $90,000, 100 percent of which will go directly to the worthy cause.
The energy, enthusiasm and generosity of the collector car community made this auction one to remember. Check out the videos and gallery below for some unforgettable moments of the 15th Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction:
Lot #5986, a beautifully restored and customized 1926 Boyle-Dayton visible gas pump from McLaren Classic Restorations (left), was today’s top seller during the Automobilia Auction, bringing in $46,000. A Flying A service station M/S model #80 restored service station gas pump from the 1940s (right, Lot #5983), was the #2 seller, coming in at $36,225.
Neon signs are always popular at the Automobilia Auction. A late-1950s restored Texaco Service Station sign was one of the auction’s top automobilia sales.
Memories of Route 66 – a 1952 Seeburg Model “C” 100 diner jukebox at today’s Automobilia Auction.
Lot #3003, a 2007 Ford Mustang GT Custom Fastback, sold for $75,000 to benefit the Darrell Gwynn Chapter of the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis.
Shell Pennzoil Pioneering Performance Stage moderator Alan Taylor (center), with Craig Jackson, interviews John and Jeanette Staluppi, winning bidders on the 2007 Ford Mustang GT Custom Fastback (Lot #3003), along with Darrell Gwynn, wheelchair recipient 7-year-old Manny Martinez and his father Emmanuel Martinez.
President George W. Bush’s 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch Super Crew Pickup (Lot #3004) sold for $90,000 in support of the Higher Calling Wrestling Club, Inc., in Tennessee, and the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
LOT #706 – 2006 FORD GTX1 – $401,500 – A NEW WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION
LOT #711 – 1961 VOLKSWAGEN 23-WINDOW DELUXE MICROBUS – $291,500 – A NEW WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION
LOT #729 – 1969 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 429 – $291,500
LOT #722 – 1962 CHEVROLET CORVETTE LS3 CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE – $236,500
LOT #748 – 1988 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH – $236,500
Lot #648 – DALE EARNHARDT’S #3 GOODWRENCH 1989 CHEVROLET LUMINA RACE CAR – $220,000 – A NEW WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION
LOT #681 – 1971 CHEVROLET CUSTOM K5 BLAZER 4X4 – SOLD! $220,000 – A NEW WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION
LOT #718 – LEE MARVIN’S 1968 SHELBY GT500KR CONVERTIBLE – $220,000
LOT #707 – REGGIE WAYNE’S 1967 FORD MUSTANG GT CUSTOM FASTBACK – $206,800
Lot #732 – 2010 FERRARI 599 GTB – $200,200
Lot #672 – 1962 CADILLAC CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE “CADALINA” – $154,000
LOT #678 – 2016 CHEVROLET CORVETTE VIN 004 – SOLD FOR $80,300, A NEW WORLD RECORD AT AUCTION
Lead auctioneer Joseph Mast and the rest of his team at today’s auction, which coincidentally was also National Auctioneers Day.
Chevrolet brought six low-mileage, low-VIN Corvettes to the auction – four of which ended up setting new world sales records at auction.
Fort Worth, Florida, resident Kendall Jackson performs the National Anthem to open today’s collector car auction.
Steve Magnante and Rick DeBruhl open up today’s Velocity broadcast.
