Ever wonder what a party with 20,000 or so of your closest car guy friends would feel like? Well, I can tell you it would probably feel a lot like the Barrett Jackson auction in Palm Beach, FL. Want a non-collectable driver just for cruise nights? They’ve got ‘em. Want a concours quality ride? You’ll find that here as well. Automobilia ranging from signs to gas pumps? Check. Test drives of the latest from Ford and GM? Check. Free booze and umbrella girls? Um, no, but you can’t have everything.
The auction is packed with people. Good sign for the economy?
Prices have been fairly modest so far, with day one ringing up a net of 125 cars sold for a total of $2.7 million. The good stuff will hit today and tomorrow, so I promise I’ll get pics up as soon as possible. In the mean time, here are a few teaser pics just to give you a feel for the auction.
The new uber-limited edition Corvette ZR-1 Carbon
1969 Camaro Indy Pace Car hits the block on Saturday
1968 Mustang GT ‘X code’; 1 of 53 built
1991 Corvette ZR-1