Barrett-Jackson: The World's Greatest Collector Car Event (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Bill Goldberg (Foreword)
Key Phrases: bidder assistant, collector car hobby, collector car auction, Craig Jackson, Barrett-Jackson Auction, Chevrolet Corvette (more...)

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Street Rodder, August 2007
“Due to Edsall’s editing background, it’s a good read.”

The Flying Lady, July-Aug., 2007
“Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos.”
 
New Zealand Classic Car (NZ), August 2007
“This is how a model ‘autobiography’ should be presented.”

Product Description

Tom Barrett had a 1933 Cadillac V-16 Town Car he wanted to sell; Russ Jackson came to see it. How this simple meeting between two car buffs in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1960 started what would someday be the most prestigious collector car auction in the world is the story told in Barrett-Jackson: The World's Greatest Collector Car Event. Highlighting some of the most important collector cars ever offered, and featuring photographs from Barrett-Jackson’s extensive collection, this book follows the unfolding of a lifelong friendship and partnership–and the building of a brilliant tradition. From the 1967 fund-raiser ""Fiesta del los Auto Elegance"" to the first classic car auction in 1971, from the trend- (and record-) setting events that made their name to the high-tech, family-run enterprise Barrett-Jackson has become, the book chronicles a legend built on a mutual passion–an American success story founded on that most American of icons, the classic car.

Broadcast on SpeedTV for 33 hours in 2005, the 35th annual Barrett-Jackson auction was more than an auction of the world's finest cars - it's become a media sensation, with great ratings and repeat airings over the past year. This book is an incredible collectible for anyone who loves collector cars - from the one-of-a-kind prototype concept cars that command millions, to cars with an amazing celebrity pedigree, to the rarest original condition muscle cars hot today - it's all here. Author Larry Edsall interviewed the Barretts and the Jacksons and combed through their archives to create a stunning tribute to the people and cars behind the world's top car event.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760327793
• ISBN-13: 978-0760327791
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #648,202 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Barrett-Jackson - Great cars across the block, October 15, 2009

By	John Galt (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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Barrett-Jackson, maybe more than any other auctioneer or even Car Guy, has done a whole lot to promote the market for classic cars.

This book is a nice collection of cars that have gone across the Barrett-Jackson Block, if yet another attempt to promote the Classic Car market.

There are plenty high quality pictures of muscle cars, as to be expected of Barrett-Jackson, as well as a sampling of earlier cars from the 40's and 50's. Even Woodies, like the one featured in Rock of Morro Bay are represented.

This is a really enjoyable book for car lovers and for those of us who sit glued to our TV a couple times a year as Barrett-Jackson televises its newest auction of the season live for all to see.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Car Collector's Bible, July 31, 2009

By	R. lomax - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I took the plunge and witnessed the auction in person last year. This book brings back some great memories. It's the next best thing to being there. The movie actually went far deeper into detail than I had expected. Not only the coverage of the great cars and the eccentric characters behind each of them and the hobby; you also get the full history of the auction, and some of the more fascinating stories over the last twenty years as it has evolved. Barrett Jackson has transformed from Ferraris to muscle cars as of late. Great book with crisp and stunning photography throughout.

I'd also recommend Million-Dollar Muscle Cars: The Rarest and Most Collectible Cars of the Performance Era.