The top 10 cars sold in Scottsdale include:
1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake (Lot #2509) $5.1 million
1950 GM Futurliner Parade of Progress Tour Bus (Lot #2501) $4 million
1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special Motorama Concept Car (Lot #2500) $3.3 million
1949 Talbot-Lago T-26 Grand Sport Franay (Lot #5087) $1.65 million
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster (Lot #5090) $1.595 million
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (Lot #5075) $1.1 million
1937 Mercedes-Benz 320 B Cabriolet (Lot #5086) $1.045 million
1936 Delahaye Whatthehaye Street-Rod (Lot #2515) $671,000
1991 Ferrari F40 (Lot #5071) $643,500
1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet (Lot #5076) $643,500
Its been an absolute pleasure working with Ron and building his collection over the years, said Steve Davis,
president of Barrett-Jackson. Its been as equally rewarding to work with him to prepare for this
once-in-a-lifetime sale of his vehicles. Ron took great pride in the cars and automobilia. He painstakingly
restored many of the vehicles, making them truly outstanding collectibles. Its wonderful to see ownership of
some amazing vehicles pass along to new collectors.
Led by the 1950 GM Futurliner (Lot #2501) that raised $4,650,000 ($4 million bid and $650,000 in additional
pledges) on Saturday evening, a total of 10 cars crossed the Scottsdale auction to raise $8,635,000 to benefit
local and national charities. The Futurliner was donated by Pratte, a Vietnam veteran, to benefit the Armed
Forces Foundation. The other nine charity auctions were:
2015 Jeep Wrangler Custom SUV (Lot #3001), donated by SEMA to benefit Child Help and Victory Junction
$85,000
2015 BMW M5 (Lot #3002), donated by BMW to BMW Car Club of America Foundation and Tire Rack
Street Survival Program $700,000
2016 Cadillac CTS-V (Lot #3003), donated by GM to benefit College for Creative Studies $170,000
1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst (Lot #3004), donated by Joe Riley for Cancer Research Fund at TGen in
memory of Russ and Brian Jackson $140,000
1939 Cadillac LaSalle C-Hawk Custom Roadster (Lot #3005), donated by Bubba Watson for Birdies for the
Brave $410,000
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible 1st Retail (Lot #3006), donated by GM for United Way $800,000
1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR Busch Series Stock Car (Lot #3007), donated by Jeff Gordon and Ray
Evernham for Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation $500,000
Ford Shelby GT350R VIN #001 Coupe (Lot #3008) donated by Ford for Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation $1,000,000
2014 Victory Cross Country 8-Ball Motorcycle (Lot #3009), anonymously donated to benefit Ride 2 Recovery
$180,000
The 2015 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction was a star-studded extravaganza and included some of the
brightest celebrities on the movie screen and TV, as well as from the sports industry and corporate world.
Some of the biggest stars included four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, two-time
Masters champion Bubba Watson and Hollywood stars Sharon Stone and Tim Allen. Other popular luminaries
included:
CeeLo Green, pop music artist
Rodney Atkins, country music artist
Thompson Square, country music duo
Alice Cooper, rock music artist
Reggie Jackson, MLB Hall of Famer
Michael Anthony, rock music artist
Steven Seagal, actor
Barrett-Jackson continues its 2015 calendar on April 17-19 with its highly anticipated return to Palm Beach,
Florida.
Report& images: Peter Singhof
www.ClassicCarPhotography.de
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