SUPERCARS SHINE ON SUPER SATURDAY: Ford GT sales create a big finish to Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas Auction
October 5, 2019
Posted by Barrett-Jackson
It was another incredible Barrett-Jackson moment when the first 2017 Ford GT to sell with No Reserve at auction brought in $1.54 million, with Ford GT Le Mans-winning driver Joey Hand (center) onstage to encourage bidding.
Another Ford GT – this one a very special 2005 model – crossed the auction block to benefit JDRF, bringing in $270,000 to the important organization.
Barrett-Jackson roared into Las Vegas on Thursday and finished with the pedal to the metal, highlighted by the highly anticipated sale of the very first 2017 Ford GT to be offered at auction with No Reserve. The sleek ’66 Heritage Edition model, which pays homage to the 1966 Le Mans-winning GT40 Mark II, started a fast and furious bidding war. With the crowd in the auction arena cheering wildly, the gavel fell – and the GT will be going home with the lucky winning bidder for $1.54 million. An added bonus for the new owner: Ford GT Le Mans-winning driver Joey Hand, who was onstage for the sale, signed the car!
The spectacular 2017 GT led a field of 240 more incredible collector cars across the stage on Saturday, with other top sellers including a 2019 Ferrari 488 Spider that sold for $368,500 (a new auction record), a 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider ($330,000), a 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition and a 2005 Ford GT (each selling for $324,500),and a 1953 Chevrolet Corvette convertible from the Jim Ostermann Collection, which brought in $275,000.
Another significant Ford GT to cross the auction block on Saturday was the third charity car of the 2019 Las Vegas Auction. Never before sold to the public, the 2005 Ford GT – which led a Shelby Challenge race, was driven by racing stars and was used to develop racing components – sold for $270,000 to benefit JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research.
The top-selling automobilia item Saturday was this Chevrolet Super Service neon sign, which brought in $37,950.
Another 14 record sales at auction were set during the final day of the 12th Annual Las Vegas Auction, including a beautiful 1950 Ford F-1 custom pickup that sold for $110,000, a 1980 Land Rover Defender 110 custom SUV that brought in $83,600, and a 1952 GMC custom pickup that went to its new home for $82,500.
Barrett-Jackson’s Automobilia Auction finished strong, with bidders clearly impressed with the selection of colorful neon signs lighting up the arena. The top seller of the day (and of the auction) was an exemplary Chevrolet Super Service neon porcelain sign from the 1940s-50s, which brought in $37,950. Also among the top sellers Saturday were Phillips 66 and Piggly Wiggly neon signs from the 1950s, which sold for $25,300 and $19,550 respectively, and a customized Texaco Gas Station Island that went to one lucky bidder for $16,675.
A 100-percent No Reserve auction, with every one of the nearly 700 vehicles that went across the famous Barrett-Jackson block going home with a new owner, the 2019 Las Vegas Auction was one to remember! Take a look at the highlights in the video below, and enjoy the gallery of today’s top sellers, record-breakers and more.
LOT #747 – 2017 FORD GT ’66 HERITAGE EDITION – $1,540,000
LOT #749 – 2019 FERRARI 488 SPIDER – $368,500 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #746 – 2013 FERRARI 458 SPIDER – $330,000
LOT #748 – 2006 FORD GT HERITAGE EDITION – $324,500
LOT #764 – 2005 FORD GT – $324,500
LOT #735 – 1953 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 235/150 CONVERTIBLE – $275,000
LOT #725 – 1953 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 235/150 CONVERTIBLE – $220,000
LOT #715 – 1964 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM COUPE – $203,500
LOT #741 – 1957 DODGE POWER WAGON CUSTOM PICKUP – $203,500 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
LOT #737 – 1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE – $198,000
Lot #668.1 – 2020 JEEP GLADIATOR CUSTOM SUV – $93,500 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #670 – 1952 GMC CUSTOM PICKUP – $82,500 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #680.1 – 1970 FORD THUNDERBIRD CUSTOM COUPE – $55,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #682 – 1950 CHEVROLET WOODY WAGON – $70,400 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #713.1 – 1980 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 CUSTOM SUV – $83,600 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
Lot #720 – 1950 FORD F-1 CUSTOM PICKUP – $110,000 – NEW RECORD SALE AT AUCTION
CRAIG JACKSON AND FORD GT LE MANS-WINNING DRIVER JOEY HAND WITH THE 2017 FORD GT ’66 HERITAGE EDITION AFTER ITS $1.54 MILLION SALE.
A CROWD FAVORITE ON SATURDAY WAS A PAIR OF CARS THAT RE-CREATED THE POLICE CHASE CRUISER AND THE “GENERAL LEE” FROM THE “DUKES OF HAZZARD” TV SHOW. THE PAIR SOLD FOR $110,000.
LOT #8293 – LARGE 1950S PHILLIPS 66 PORCELAIN WITH NEON SIGN – $25,300
LOT #8298 – CIRCA 1940S-EARLY ’50S SHELL OIL NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $23,000
LOT #8297 – HUGE 1950S PIGGLY WIGGLY NEON PORCELAIN SIGN – $19,550
LOT #8281 – TEXACO GAS STATION ISLAND – $16,675
LOT #8284.1 – 1920 TOKHEIM VISIBLE GAS PUMP – $14,662.50
GAS PUMPS HAD ANOTHER STRONG SHOWING DURING SATURDAY’S AUTOMOBILIA AUCTION, WITH A 1940S HARBOR GASOLINE PUMP WITH A STATION LIGHTER UNIT (LEFT) SELLING FOR $12,937.50 AND A TEXACO FIRE-CHIEF MODEL (THIRD FROM LEFT) BRINGING IN $12,650.
LOT #8252 – 1950S OLDSMOBILE SERVICE PORCELAIN SIGN – $11,500
LOT #8296 – LARGE 1930S COCA-COLA PORCELAIN WITH NEON SIGN – $11,500
LOT #8265.1 – 1950S COCA-COLA VENDO 81 COIN-OPERATED SODA MACHINE (CENTER) – $10,350
THIS INCREDIBLE HAND-BUILT SHELBY MUSTANG GOLF CART – WITH LIGHT-UP COBRA PATCHES IN THE HEADRESTS AND A STRIKING LED GRILLE – WENT TO ITS NEW HOME FOR $9,775.
MINIBIKES FROM THE 1970S HAVE BEEN HOT COMMODITIES IN THE AUTOMOBILIA WORLD LATELY! THE METICULOUSLY RESTORED CANDY BLUE 1971 HONDA Z50 K2 AT RIGHT SOLD FOR $8,050.
HEAVY HITTERS IN THE STAGING LANES, AWAITING THEIR TURN ON THE AUCTION BLOCK!
MEGGAN BAILEY AND JEFF ALLEN OF “THE CAR CHASERS” AND “SKIDMARKS SHOW” WERE ON HAND AT THE TECHFORCE FOUNDATION STEM CENTER TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND SHOW OFF THEIR INCREDIBLE VOLVO #V06 BUILD.
MOTORTREND’S MIKE JOY EXAMINES AN ENGINE ON THE AUCTION BLOCK DURING SATURDAY’S TELEVISION BROADCAST.
