SUPER SATURDAY IN HOUSTON: Last Day in Texas Highlighted by a Military Charity Car, Incredible Movie Car Sale and Shattered World Records
September 18, 2021
Posted by Barrett-Jackson
The top-selling vehicle on Saturday – and of the entire auction – was this 1979 Porsche 928 used in the film “Risky Business,” which sold for a record-shattering $1.98 million.
Fans streamed into NRG Center Saturday, eager to see for themselves what the Barrett-Jackson Experience is all about in Texas – and they weren’t disappointed. The day was packed with action all around the site and in the auction arena.
There was jubiliation on the auction block when the Risky Business Porsche sold for $1.98 million, shattering the previous record sale for a Porsche 928.
The big stars of the day, of course, were in the spotlight on the auction stage! The top-selling car on Saturday (and of the entire auction) was a 1979 Porsche 928 used as the “hero car” in the film “Risky Business.” The crowd went wild when the iconic car sold for $1.98 million – making it the highest-selling Porsche 928 ever sold at auction. Other incredible vehicles landing in the Top 10 on the last day of Barrett-Jackson’s very first Houston Auction included two stunning 2019 Ford GTs (a Lightweight model that sold for $1,199,000 and a Liquid Blue example that brought in $1,001,000), as well as a 1966 Shelby GT350 once raced and owned by Sir Stirling Moss that went to its new home for $495,000.
The electrifying atmosphere in the auction arena also resulted in more than a dozen new world auction record sales for the day, including a 1988 BMW M3 E30 once belonging to actor Paul Walker ($154,000), a 2014 Bentley Continental GTC Convertible ($192,500), a 1971 Plymouth Duster HEMI Custom Coupe ($123,200) and a 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 428 SCJ ($165,000).
This 1956 Chevrolet 150 sold twice and had a donation added, to bring $1 million total to benefit the Honor Flight Network.
A great highlight of the day was the sale of a very special 1956 Chevrolet 150 used as a U.S. Army staff car at the Sioux Army Ammunition Depot in Nebraska from 1956 until 1964. The restored piece of history brought the gavel down on a winning bid of $425,000 – with the generous bidder donating it immediately back to be auctioned again, which brought in an additional $400,000. And, in an incredible charitable gesture, longtime Barrett-Jackson customer Michelle Mauzy donated another $175,000.
Every penny of the $1 million grand total goes to benefit the Honor Flight Network, which recognizes our nation’s veterans with all-expense-paid trips to the memorials in Washington, D.C. – a trip many of our veterans may not otherwise be able to take.
The top-selling piece of Automobilia on Saturday was this Mobiloil Pegasus neon sign from the 1950s, which brought in $69,000.
Saturday morning’s Automobilia Auction also saw some fantastic sales, such as an iconic 1950s Mobiloil Pegasus left-facing animated neon porcelain sign, which went to its new home for $69,000. A rare Cessna Airplanes neon porcelain sign from the 1940s/50s sold for $57,500, and a neon Ford V8 sign from the 1930s brought in $46,000. Gas pumps were popular with bidders as well, with a 1929 Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline visible pump selling for $34,500 and a Polly Oil Fuel Island from the mid-1950s going to its new home for $29,900.
Enjoy the video below with highlights from the very first Barrett-Jackson Houston Auction, as well as a photo gallery showing Saturday’s top sellers and more!
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LOT #749 – 1979 PORSCHE 928 – “RISKY BUSINESS” MOVIE CAR – $1,980,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #759 – 2019 FORD GT LIGHTWEIGHT – $1,199,000
LOT #748 – 2019 FORD GT – $1,001,000
LOT #741 – 1966 SHELBY GT350 – STIRLING MOSS RACE CAR – $495,000
LOT #726 – 2006 FORD GT – $440,000
LOT #728 – 2006 FORD GT – $440,000
LOT #727 – 2005 FORD GT – $412,500
LOT #733 – 1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE SPLIT-WINDOW CUSTOM COUPE – $396,000
LOT #767 – 1967 FORD MUSTANG ELEANOR TRIBUTE EDITION – $357,500
LOT #762 – 1962 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM TOPLESS ROADSTER – $330,000
LOT #696 – 1956 CHEVROLET 3100 CUSTOM PICKUP – $154,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #688 – PAUL WALKER’S 1988 BMW M3 E30 – $183,700 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #681 – 1971 PLYMOUTH DUSTER HEMI CUSTOM COUPE – $123,200 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #676 – 1969 MERCURY COUGAR XR7 428 SCJ – $165,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #674 – 2014 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GTC CONVERTIBLE – $192,500 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #8295 – 1940S-50S CESSNA AIRPLANES AUTHORIZED SERVICE NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $57,500
Lot #8297 – 1930S FORD V8 NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $46,000
Lot #8282.1 – 1929 TEXACO FIRE CHIEF GASOLINE WAYNE 615 VISIBLE GAS PUMP – $34,500
Lot #8281.1 – MID-1950S POLLY OIL FUEL ISLAND – $29,900
Lot #8271 – LATE 1950S-EARLY ’60S PENNZOIL WAYNE 505 GAS PUMP – $23,000
Lot #8291 – HUGE 1950S LONE STAR GAS COMPANY NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $23,000
Lot #8294 – LATE 1950S GLOBE OIL PORCELAIN WITH NEON SIGN – $19,550
PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT AND DOUBLE AMPUTEE JP LANE PERFORMED A STIRRING RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE START OF SATURDAY’S COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION.
ED RIORDAN WITH HONOR FLIGHT NETWORK CELEBRATES THE DOUBLE SALE OF A UNIQUE 1956 CHEVROLET 150 ARMY CAR THAT BROUGHT $825,000 TO THE WORTHY CAUSE.
FYI’S RICK DEBRUHL OPENING UP SATURDAY’S TELEVISION BROADCAST.
AFTER THE DOUBLE SALE OF THE 1956 CHEVROLET 150 TO BENEFIT HONOR FLIGHT NETWORK, CRAIG JACKSON (CENTER) CELEBRATES WITH THE WINNING BIDDERS AS CHRISTIAN MURPHY (RIGHT) COVERS THE EXCITING MOMENT FOR HISTORY CHANNEL.
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