Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale..
 

I think I'm gonna head down to Scottsdale and warm up a little, go to some nice resteraunts, have some drinks, bump into some rich assholes...sounds nice doesn't it...

I've been wanting to check this deal out for a while now, the rediculous amount of money spent has me intrigued...

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/

Nice, when are you thinking of going?

Well, the event is the 29th and 30th, So I'm thinking of going on the 29th and 30th. 8)

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hmm? Like you have so much else to do? haha

Scottsdale kicks ass.

you

driving

or

flying?

Most likely flying..

So, Barret-Jackson is friggin nuts...I have never seen anything like that...People were spending unbelievable :shock: amounts of money, from all over the world...

I saw a 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Concept car go for $3 Million!!!! OMG!!! Biggest sale in the history of the auction...

Anyway, Arizona is nice, I had rain yesterday, but today is great...I just got back from the Nissan Dealership :twisted: and now I'm heading to the airport in a while..

I took some pictures at the auction, but my damn camera crapped out about an hour after I got there...Oh well, you've seen one old-ass car, you've seen them all , right? :lol:

See ya laters.

Ha nice.

3 million could buy a lot of STi parts.

WTF? What kind of moron spends $3M on an Oldsmobile? I wish I could afford that kind of stupidity. :lol:

It's the concept car that would have killed the Corvette that GM squashed to protect 'Vette sales.

Think of it this way: if this car had gone into production, we'd be watching the Olds F-88-R race in ALMS GTS competition. :lol:

Also, it doesn't hurt that this is the only 1 of 4 that survived.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/event....asp?id=178112

That still doesn't justify $3M for a 51 year old Oldsmobile to me. Some people have a hell of a lot more money than brains...

When they sell it in 10 years for $10M, then you'll see why they've got so much more money than you. :P

... or they'll sell it for half of what they paid for it to try and recoup at least some of their money from that horrible day back in '05 when they got sucked into an over-inflated bidding war on a 51-year old Oldsmobile. :lol:

In my eyes it was a good buy :D he has full history and "blueprints"

I still wouldn't buy a car not to drive it thou, so 3 million and you cant take it for a spin :cry:

the guy who bought it probly has marble/granite garage floors and 1 way glass so he can look at it from his bedroom

That car will only increase in value. Especially since it was the highest cost car in the history of Barrett-Jackson... that will actually increase the value of the car. Not only is it famous for what it is, it's also famous for what was paid for it.

And you have to remember, that car's from an era before the Oldsmobile marque was synonymous with "old people". Back in '54, Olds was just as "hip" as Chevrolet, Ponitac, etc. Back then the different branches of GM were essentially just different cars... it wasn't till the early 50's that they started making a few cars per branch.

Dude, I think you just designed my next garage. :lol:

The car will only go up in value...That's the way it works with collector circuits...It will always be the "2005 $3M Olds!"...Probably a good investment... I saw the car up close in the special tent, and it was actually really impressive, way cooler looking than early 50's Vettes.

The guy that bought it is part of a car museum in Colorado, he bought a bunch of cars this weekend...You could see him dressed in Red Ferrari logo clothing all weekend :lol:

Funny thing is, the guy that sold the F-88 Olds sat at the table across form me at dinner Saturday night...Looked like he was having a really good time!...I imagine if I had just sold a car for $3M, I'd be having a swell time...

Anyway.

:roll: I thought this was a pretty good article on the state of the B-J auction.

http://www.globemegawheels.com/news/...9/classic.html

I'm also sick of seeing all the auction retardation on Speed channel every time I flip it on. I swear that channel is worthless now...

That article is no joke, people are out of control...It is definately more of a circus environment than an important trader show..

"Auction goers are off their blocks
Renowned Barrett-Jackson Auction has become a three-ring circus"

However, I still had a good time there..It was fun to experience.

I wish I did! Damn brains ...

Pictures from the weekend...You'll see I brought the rain with me..then my camera dies.

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Whoa, how much did the orange STi go for?

http://www.seccs.org/forums/files/th...ackson_004.jpg

:P