With an 11% increase in sales, we showed that buyers have confidence in the market and are choosing Barrett-Jackson as the source to add to their collections.

Barrett-Jackson recorded more than $ 68 million in total sales during the 39th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale last week.  The total is an 11% increase from Scottsdale 2009.  Top sellers included a 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 for $ 671,000 and a 1964 Shelby Cobra that brought $ 478,500. 

Hailed as The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions™ the 2010 Scottsdale event featured nearly 1200 collector vehicles all for sale at No Reserve and nearly 40 hours of live, high-definition TV coverage on SPEED TV.  

The weather in Arizona had little impact on the auction, as no cars were damaged and all vehicles crossed the block as scheduled.  Despite the inclement weather of significant rain and wind and the associated challenges, more than 180,000 people braved the elements to attend the automotive lifestyle event.  
 
'Even with the worst weather the Phoenix area has seen in decades, buyers, sellers and visitors from across the country enjoyed another incredible Scottsdale event,' said Craig Jackson, Chairman/CEO of Barrett-Jackson.

'With an 11% increase in sales, we showed that buyers have confidence in the market and are choosing Barrett-Jackson as the source to add to their collections.  What a great way to start the 2010 auction season.'