We have been writing about the process of bringing and selling a car at Barrett Jackson for the last week and today was the day it went up for sale. We got to the auction very early today to make sure to get it cleaned up and ready to go. We had a sign out front and a flier to give out. Here is what they looked like:
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The car needed to go from Seattle, Washington to Scottsdale, Arizona and a lot of options are available for transportation. The hard part is a ton of cars are heading to Arizona for this week (Barrett is selling 1,400 cars themselves which doesn’t include all of the cars at Russo and Steele, RM, Gooding, Silver, etc) so it makes transportation very expensive. You also have to send the car in an enclosed trailer. With the bad January weather across the country transporting it in an open hauler is just a bad idea especially after spending all the time detailing and cleaning up the vehicle. Since I was hoping to go to Barrett Jackson and the Arizona auctions anyways I decided to just transport the car down myself (with the added bonus of covering the auctions for Mopar Blog!).
This simplified getting the car down there greatly by not having to rely upon somebody else to get the car down there at a certain point. We decided to try to get the car to Scottsdale by Jan covering them for Mopar Blog!).
This simplified getting the car down there greatly by not having to rely upon somebody else to get the car down there at a certain point. We decided to try to get the car to Scottsdale by January 11th so I left Olympia, Washington on the 9th and drove the 24 hours to Scottsdale and got there the morning of the 11th. I was towing it down with my 1998 Dodge Ram Diesel and lost 5th gear in the transmission somewhere in Oregon. Without overdrive I couldn’t go over 60 MPH after this and it was a VERY long trip!
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When a person decides to sell a car at Barrett Jackson you need to fill out the entry form with a description of the car and pictures. Barrett then decides whether they will accept the car. Once they decide to accept the car then they tell you which day they slot you in and you decide whether you are OK with running it that day. Barrett told my Dad they wanted to run the car on Wednesday night January 15th between 7 and 8 PM and he decided to go for it.
After confirming with Barrett Jackson the next step was to get the car ready for auction. As you can see in the picture it is a very nicely restored car so all he had to do was get it professionally detailed. You also have to come up with a good description for the auction catalog and to put on a car at the auction itself.
The description should accurately describe the car but keep it brief. For example if the engine is not #’s matching you do not want to mention that. Let the buyer ask about that. Also a lot of times bidders won’t have even seen the car before it goes on the block and they bid on it anyways. You don’t want them to read “not numbers matching” when going over the block.
Our next post will be about transportation to the auction and prepping the car once there.
My Dad decided to sell his 1970 Dodge Charger R/T 440 6 Pack car last year and has had trouble getting it sold. He decided a couple of months ago to sell the car at Barrett Jackson with no reserve. We are going to run all of you through all the steps he took to get it entered into Barrett Jackson, prepped for auction, transport the car, drop it off and watch it go over the block.
The car is lot number 501 and is going to be going up on the block Wednesday night on Fox Business channel between 7-8 PM. Are you going to be watching? Should be fun to watch! We will be putting up blog posts all week from Barrett Jackson as well so stay tuned!
Check out this Belvedere that was converted into a tribute to The King. It may be a clone but at least this way you can drive the wheels off the thing! See the story at Auto Enthusiast. (The story starts on page 7). More pics after the jump!
Here are some great shots of The Finer Details showroom and restoration shop in Danville, Indiana posted by Ryan over at Moparts. You may recognize that 1970 Challenger from SEMA and the LA Auto Show. More pics after the jump!
She goes by the name Pure Punishment. I like it. Classic muscle car on the outside with a modern interior, running gear, brakes and a 6.1L Hemi backed up by a Tremec 6 speed. Suspension consists of a custom 4 link rear but with a C6 Corvette front suspension. Looks evil! See the story and more pics at Street Legal TV.
Check out this semi-survivor Duster (one repaint) with a reported 15,835 miles in a very nice 70’s brown. There’s something off-putting about it but I just can’t put my finger on it. Chrome valve cover maybe? No, that’s not it. See more details at Hooniverse. More pics after the jump!
Finding an old Mopar in a barn is getting harder. How about finding two Mopars in the same barn? A barn in Tennessee possesses a 1970 Super Bee Six Pack and a 1970 convertible Challenger! They’re not for sale but look to be in great shape and are at least somewhat out of the elements. The same can’t be said for the 1975 Gold Duster up in Connecticut that is almost completely devoured by brush. See the article at Cars in Barns. More pics after the jump!
Well, we’ve shown you Gregory’s 2008 SRT8 Challenger. We’ve also shown you his wife’s turbo Wrangler. Well, he’s added another Mopar to the collection: a beautiful orange 1970 Dodge Challenger. Here are the specs from Gregory:
1970 Dodge Challenger Factory AC
– PPG OSO Orange
– 340 Based 408 Stroker
– Edelbrock RPM Heads and Intake
– Full Roller CAM and Heads
– MSD AL6 Box and Pro Billet Distributor
– Holley 750 DB 4160 modded to 4150
– TTI Long Tube Headers
– A833 4 Speed with Hurst Pistol Grip
– 8 ¾ Rear with 3.91 Sure Grip
Looks like someone is living the dream! More pics plus video after the jump!
