The beginning of the end for Barrett-Jackson?

[strupgolf]

TRE, I think you're right in saying that if they can run 30 cars through in an hour, its more profit for BJ then 20 cars per hour. I too, think the Craig Jackson is a pompous A##. If I had the worlds most desireable car, I'd go to R&S, sell it, and call BJ and laugh.

[efhughes3]

Originally posted by the
I'll buy your car for $5!

That's it's value, right?

The value is where what is acceptable to the seller meets what a buyer will pay.

[Zeke]

Originally posted by pwd72s
Me too...EXCEPT...that I have more fond memories attached to my long gone '65 and '66 Goats than I do with my old '72 911S...and I owned the '72S far longer.

Barrett Jackson is show biz folks...nothing more, nothing less.

There is nothing about any car I miss. However, what I did in the car or where I went are the real experiences.

And that leads me to comment on this:

Originally posted by pwd72s
Yep! Think about it...the latest "hit car of the month" of EXCELLENCE magazine's coverage of the R Gruppe gathering in May, down in Californicate? It was a car that arrived there in an enclosed trailer. Wow...what a thrill this must have been for a gruppe that likes to say it's composed of road runners... Not picking on the Gruppe specifically here...you see this in ALL areas of automotive enthusiasm. From the cars that ran in the dry lakes back in the 40's, to a car that won Lemans 10 or 20 years ago. It's become all show...like a fiberglass '37 Ford car featured in HOT ROD sporting fake sprayed on "rust"...it's all show. To me, that's sad. To others, it's "way cool". To each his own. The King has no clothes. He doesn't need them, right?

Not much experience to be had trailering a car. If it's the green RSR I'm thinking you're speaking of (I cancelled Excellence), then in the owner's defense I have to say the car was brand new and perhaps not completely sorted, or broken in. It did go on the runs in Monterey and has been on several since. But, when it arrived in Monterey, it was so fresh that all the screws weren't there (the horn grilles were missing a screw and there were a couple of other items that needed attention).

While I agree that cars should be driven, generally in SoCal it's not as fun as it used to be. Nothing will make you tired of your special car than sitting in 15MPH traffic for an hour and that's a daily occurrence for most around here these days if you get one any freeway or major commuter hiway.

[TerryBPP]

My fiance' is very into classic cars and has been pining for a 65' lincoln vert. I had looked into these a year ago and one could be had for around $10-15k in mint condition. She mentioned it again the other day and I took a look in the local classic car trader. Hard tops are now $10k and verts are anywhere from $20k to $50k. Just shows the market hipe as of late.

This fad will pass much like beanie babies.

[on-ramp]

Originally posted by the
I'll buy your car for $5!

That's it's value, right?

wrong.. you will pay 5$ but someone else will pay $50,000 so that's the value.

[89911]

Originally posted by on-ramp
I dont have the patience to read through the whole article.

why would they want to end the auction early... why not let it run to end, bringing the final sale price higher? i dont get it.

Read the article. It is clearly explained. Hopefully it will open Speed up to some more entertaining programing then these crappy auctions.