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We have been to every Barrett Jackson Scottsdale car auction since the mid 70's
Then i was interested in early Mustangs and they were not even on the radar
none seen....not seen at all ....Just in the parking lot!

now you see um at the show........But not in the parking lot.

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Luckyy:)
I want to go someday. My dad once owned Craig Jackson's plum crazy hemi cuda convertible. :D

Who knows, 20-30 years from now restored ssp's (like 4 eye chp's and other rare ssp's) could be going across the block for 60-80 grand. It is a possibility;)

Have fun Andy! While you're there, grab me something shiny with a Ford logo; I'm not picky :D

if that becomes reality my kids will have a different opinion about the garageamahall. :)

Yes.....but remember Sam it's not always about money
sometimes it's something special about the project and the finished product
that money can't buy. A car flipper does not get it.
to that person it's only about money
true enthusiast know it's about the pride of ownership
and in your case knowing you did the majority of the work
is something you can not put a price on.

:headscratch:

So very true!

Very true:) And when you put all the work in yourself, you are much more likely to take very good care of the car. Many kids don't take care of their cars, but the ones that actually work on their cars and fix them up take care of them much better.

Also, are you going to bid on the General Lee, Andy? ;)
And I think Bill would like the red GT500 raffle car:D

Who wouldn't want to have a 750 HP Shelby!?! :D

So Andy, did you buy anything at Barrett-Jackson??? :)

No...I have never bought anything at the auctions but once in 2000 i re connected
with a friend that told me about a car that was for sale that i thought was long gone
and i did buy that car. Had a friend in from Boise (Mustang Mark) and we attended
BJ on Tuesday and Thursday and this off the hook car show in Scottsdale on the
Saturday he arrived and the Saturday before he flew back to Boise
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Mark my wife and i were on the lookout at the auction for Mustangs and in particular
Fox body cars and we did not see much.An occasional convertible and SVO but
no SSP cars not even a suspect coupe! at a Friday Night cruse in on the West side
of town we seen the most Fox cars of the entire week including a 93 non SSP coupe
The media here reported record sales and attendance at Barrett Jackson but to me
it did not seem as energy charged as it had in the past. Mustang Mark had a great time
i think he probably seen more collector cars in the week he was here than he has seen
in his 60 years on earth. It's a bucket list item for sure:yes: .

That looks like a really nice show, Andy. I wish our local cruise/show happened every weekend. Ours is only one weekend a month during the warmer months. Glad to hear you all had a good time!

It's interesting that you write that. Of course watching on TV is tough to judge at best, but I kept thinking the same thing each day I tuned in to the event. At the time thought maybe the energy just wasn't resonating through the TV.

Thanks.....we did
I was thinking about putting something together next year
for .net visitors to Arizona
Barrett Jackson was not the only Auction in town. we have
Allot a great car shows And plenty of stuff to do and see here.
and especially nice to visit here if your coming from the cold country.
bring the wife and or girlfriend or the wife and girlfriend (as long as
the wife doesn't mind) People watching is also interesting at the
auctions. It's fun to see how the elite (in their own minds) tend to look
down at you as a spectator. They think that if your not wearing A bidders
pass on a lanyard around your neck that you are from the un washed group
AKA Just A spectator. I do that one better. I get in for Free AND bring
friends in with me!

After 30+ years of attending this event i have seen allot a changes like
Internet bids and third party proxy bids. Nothing like electronic
push button bidding existed back then. If you wanted the dam car you
were up on the ramp making sure you were seen and heard!
and after a good fight the audience would sometimes applaud
also allot a phony cars that are groomed for the sale. AKA tribute cars
no past no hart no soul.

clown cars are everywhere these days and the sellers try to hype them and ask big money. Unfortunate but part of the game today.

"oh yes... we really have to get that thing out of here!!"