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Some great cars going across the block. Bringing some good money also. Some of the smallest cars have brought some big money.
I talked to my friend in Scottsdale today, he’s attended BJ every year since he moved there. This year he got a bidders pass… While I was watching tonight I saw him on TV inspecting cars on the block. I was on the phone with him when they were bidding off the Ford Mustang race car, he was sitting behind Ron Pratt and said Pratt looked over to the guy sitting next to him and said “I wonder how much this car is going to cost me.” :laugh: Then he ended up not even bidding on it, must be nice…
So tell me, what fun is that? Ron Pratt obviously has more money than any of us will ever know what to do with… I heard more than one comment last night that if you’re bidding against him, you’re in trouble. To just sit there and bid up all the charity cars so you can write it off…. that’s not entertainment, or enjoying the hobby ~ that’s GREED!
I agree. Ron Pratt made his money as a real estate developer in the Phoenix area. A good business to be in as the Southwest is one of the most growing areas of population these days. The recession must not have hurt him too bad… :whistle:
Trucks have been very strong the the auction, this continues the trend from the past couple of years. GTO’s have also started to move up price-wise. Corvette’s of all year’s seem to have taken a big hit.
I for one am happy to see an avid capitalist like Ron Pratt giving so much to charity. No where on earth will you find giving a this happening. Thanks all in part to the free market system. Ron Pratt has every right to bid on what ever cars he sees fit. He also donated back a charity car to be resold on the block. As far as using it as a tax write off, he is just doing what all of us would do. If Ron Pratt wouldn’t have to worry about writing off 6 figure cars because he bares the top 75% of the tax burdon he could be busy creating new jobs. Im sure that Pratt would give anyway even without the tax write off. It’s not greed, its just smart business practice. Thats how he became a multimillionaire.
Yep. He has an extensive collection of cars, and probably 50% of them were charity donation vehicles.
Ron Pratt also keeps to himself, refusing to do any interviews on BJ or in the Phoenix media for that matter. I figure if he’s got the money to burn, he can burn it any way he wants – whether its thru greed or business practice. I was watching last and saw him drop about 600k in an hour between buying Davey Allison’s ’92 Daytona 500 backup car, Alice Cooper’s “Billion Dollar Babies” street rod, and another custom woody wagon.
I can only imagine what he has to pay in taxes a year… :whistle:
On Speed on Friday one of the commentators said that Ron let him come to his facility to check things out. He said it was super clean full of cars, signs and other automotive memorabilia.
Maybe he is softening and some year will open it up for an interview ….
Did anyone see the Ring Brothers mustang go across last night? It was a beautiful car, but they sure took a hit on that one. The selling price had to be about half of what it cost to build it… I liked the nice, red color. They seem to paint everything in dull, muted colors.
I saw the tail end of a Ring Brothers Mustang that went for about $235,000 I believe. Was that the one?
1 1307* 1929 HAMILTON METALPLANE H47 SERIAL #65 AIRPLANE $671,000.00
2 1317* 1964 SHELBY COBRA ROADSTER $478,500.00
3 1303* 1963 SHELBY COBRA ROADSTER $401,500.00
4 1295.1 2011 FORD MUSTANG GT GLASS ROOF COUPE $300,000.00
5 1027 2008 FORD MUSTANG FR500S FASTBACK RACECAR $275,000.00There was a second ring brothers car (I think; it has the ring brothers badge on the front) that went for 78K
lot # 948
There were no cars that sold for 500k; in years past there are always some
2009 Scottsdales top cars:
1307 1929 FORD 4-AT-E TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE $1,210,000.00*
1295 1955 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE “PRODUCTION #1” $660,000.00*
1303 1996 BUICK CUSTOM “BLACKHAWK” $522,500.00*
1289 1970 PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD CUSTOM TRIBUTE $501,000.00
1274 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO NASCAR JEFF GORDON #24 $500,000.002008 scottsdale top cars:
1304 1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE “RONDINE” CONCEPT CAR $1,760,000.00*
1311 1928 DUESENBERG J DUAL COWL PHAETON $1,100,000.00*
1316 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1 COUPE $1,000,000.00
1287 1969 SHELBY GT500 CONVERTIBLE “CARROLL SHELBY’S” $742,500.00*
1281.1 1967 SHELBY COBRA 427 ROADSTER CSX3279 $687,500.00*
1301 1967 SHELBY COBRA ROADSTER CSX3294 $660,000.00*
1306 1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD FASTBACK “ITALIEN” CONCEPT CAR $660,000.00*
1303 1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO RCR SERIES 3 COUPE $632,500.00*
1307 0 ROBOSAURUS $632,500.00*
1283.1 1961 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER $577,500.00*
1300 2008 FORD SHELBY GT500 KR COUPE $550,000.00
1310 2007 BLASTOLENE B-702 CUSTOM ROADSTER $522,500.00*2007 Scottsdale top cars:
1301 1966 SHELBY COBRA 427 “SUPER SNAKE” $5,500,000.00*
1281 1993 HUMMER H1 “CNN’S WARRIOR ONE” $1,100,000.00*
1304 1954 DODGE FIREARROW II CONVERTIBLE CONCEPT CAR $1,100,000.00*
1304.1 1954 DODGE FIREARROW IV CONVERTIBLE CONCEPT CAR $1,100,000.00*
1310 1966 SHELBY COBRA 427 ROADSTER CSX3301 $935,000.00*
1314 1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 COUPE $880,000.00*
1293 1955 KURTIS 500 SX ROADSTER $852,500.00*
1285 1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE AKA: “THE LAST STING RAY” $660,000.00*
1299 1966 DODGE HEMI CORONET DELUXE 4 DOOR $660,000.00*
1300 2007 SHELBY GT FASTBACK “SERIAL #001” $660,000.00*
1311 1930 DUESENBERG J ARLINGTON SEDAN $660,000.00*
1283 1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER $632,500.00*
1325 1969 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 429 FASTBACK $605,000.00*
1290 1971 PLYMOUTH HEMI ‘CUDA CUSTOM 2 DOOR HARDTOP $588,500.00*
1295 1974 CHEVROLET VEGA PRO-STOCK “GRUMPY” BILL JENKINS $577,500.00*
1262 1970 PLYMOUTH HEMI ‘CUDA 2 DOOR HARDTOP $550,000.00*
1306 1971 PLYMOUTH HEMI ‘CUDA 2 DOOR HARDTOP $517,000.00*
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