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Barrett-Jackson 2010: Pair of original Shelby Cobras are among top sellers

Drew Phillips — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:08:00 EST

Shelby Cobras at the 2010 Barrett-Jackson Auction - Click above for high-res image gallery

As with just about any car auction, the words "Shelby" and "Cobra" always translate to lots of money. This was the case at Barrett-Jackson this year, with two of the top cars bearing the Cobra moniker. The first, CSX2091, is a clean 1963 289 Cobra with a fully rebuilt motor generating 417 horsepower. The second is chassis CSX2281, a clean Wimbledon White 1964 289 Cobra that's been through various upgrades, restorations, and rebuilds over the years, but is currently in prime condition.

Bidding for both cars quickly shot into the six figures, with each car finally topping the $400,000 mark. The white Cobra reached $478,500 and the black Cobra took $401,500 after auction fees. Those figures would have been the top selling cars for the auction except for a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette that inexplicably sold for $550,000. Hit the jump for more details on the two Cobras.

*UPDATE* - The 1964 Corvette actually sold for $55,000. The original figure of $550,000 was mistakenly posted on Barrett-Jackson's web site.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: Limited Edition Corvette Z06 raises $200,000 to benefit Haiti

Drew Phillips — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:31:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet

Special Edition Corvette Z06 to benefit Haiti - Click above for high-res image gallery

There were plenty of charity cars up for auction at Barrett-Jackson the last few days, but perhaps the one that benefited the most worthy cause was donated by GM. They brought out a 427 Limited Edition Corvette Z06 worth more than $80,000 to Scottsdale and promised to donate the entire proceeds of the sale to the American Red Cross to help those who were affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Fortunately, the bidders in attendance hadn't exhausted all of their funds by the time the car crossed the block, and a generous buyer put down a $200,000 offer for the car. You can visit www.redcross.org or text HAITI to 90999 to donate yourself, and although you won't go home with a new Corvette, you'll be helping out a very worthy cause.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: The Blastolene Indy Special

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:30:00 EST

Filed under: Classics, Auctions

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We said earlier that the Bonneville Boss Transporter with its Proud American land speed rocket was the most unique vehicle at the auction. Well...we might just have to take that back. Behold this "1952 Watson Roadster" (that's what it's registered as, at least) built by the Blastolene Brothers, better known as the Indy Special. You might remember some of the other Blastolene creations including Leno's tank car, the Hemi Trike, and Piss'd Off Pete.

The Indy Special is everything you'd expect from a Blastolene-built car. Like Leno's, it has a 1792ci M47 Patton tank engine, although naturally aspirated, producing 910 horsepower and 1500 lb-ft torque. At 270 inches long and a weight of 8400 lbs the sheer size is enough to impress just about anyone. Just about everything on the car being hand-built including the aluminum body, and we've heard it cost over $400,000 to make. That makes the final price of $280,500 actually seem reasonable.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: First production 1966 Shelby GT350

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:55:00 EST

Filed under: Classics, Auctions

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There are quite a few Shelby Mustangs here at Barrett-Jackson, but if we could only buy one it would be this '66 GT350. What's so special about it? For starters, it's the very first one built. It's also got everything we would want in a classic Shelby - Wimbledon White paint with Blue Le Mans stripes, 4-speed transmission, 15-inch Cragar wheels, Goodyear blue dot tires and a fully-restored 289ci V8. The car also comes with its original owner's manual, SAAC club documentation and is listed in the Shelby American World Registry.

What's it worth? The market has spoken and it's said $247,500. That's quite a bit of cash, but like we said, if there's any Shelby here that we would buy, this would be it. Hit the jump for a full description of the car courtesy of Barrett-Jackson.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: Ring Brothers Mustangs are a beautiful pair of pony cars

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:45:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Performance, Auctions, Ford

Ring Brothers Mustangs at Barrett-Jackson - Click above for high-res image gallery
We've been fans of the Ring Brothers since we first laid eyes on their Reactor Mustang at the SEMA Show back in 2006. The quality of the materials used and the bespoke designs made it perhaps the most beautiful classic Mustang we've ever seen. Since then they have followed up with the RAZOR Camaro and Ford Fairlane Afterburner, both equally impressive cars.

While it probably takes the Ring Borthers hundreds if not thousands of hours to build each car, but bidders at Barrett-Jackson had the chance to immediately get their hands on not one but two Ring Brothers creations. The Reactor Mustang as well as another '67 Fastback nicknamed "Copperback" were both up for sale at no reserve. The Reactor Mustang topped out at $253,000 and the Copperback went home to a new buyer for $159,000, both bought well in our opinion. For more details on each Mustang just follow the jump.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: Petty's Garage Dodge Challenger SRT8

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:25:00 EST

Filed under: Aftermarket, Performance, Auctions, Dodge

Petty's Garage Custom 2009 Dodge Challenger - Click above for high-res image gallery

There are several charity cars up for auction this week at Barrett-Jackson, but this custom Dodge Challenger owned by Richard Petty might just be our favorite. Built by Petty's Garage, the Challenger is painted in legendary Petty Blue and features a 426ci Hemi V8 with 585 horsepower and 560 lb-ft torque. Other modifications include hand-fabricated body components, upgraded suspension, Brembo brakes, and a center exhaust.

As we mentioned, the all of the proceeds of the car will go to charity, and the $130,000 selling price of the car will go a long way in benefiting the Petty Family Foundation and its charities including Victory Junction and Paralyzed Veterans of America. Hit the jump for the complete vehicle description from Barrett-Jackson.

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Barrett-Jackson 2010: Bonneville Boss Transporter and LSR Rocket Car

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:54:00 EST

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Auctions

1975 Bonneville Boss Custom Hauler and Proud American LSR Car - Click above for high-res image gallery

You might recognize this unique vehicle from when we spotted it at Cars and Coffee a few months back. It's the Bonneville Boss transporter and Proud American land speed rocket car, and it's undoubtedly the most unique vehicle up for sale at Barrett-Jackson this weekend. We don't know what's cooler - the one-off, 32 foot, 5-axle hauler or the death wish of a rocket that sits on top.

The transporter and rocket car were part of SPEED TV's fantasy bidder contest, and even after trying to come up with a number, we had absolutely no idea what it would go for. We could see it easily getting into the six figure range, but as it turns out only a bid of $42,000 was needed to win, making the final price of the car $46,200. Follow the jump for a full description from Barrett-Jackson.

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First production 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe goes to highest bidder at Barrett-Jackson

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:29:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Cadillac

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For the last few years Barrett-Jackson has become the place to sell "production firsts" like the Dodge Challenger, Corvette ZR1, and Shelby GT500 KR to name a few. For 2010, it seems we've run out of new muscle cars to auction off, but Cadillac decided to take advantage of a captive and wealthy audience to unload the very first production 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe. We'd probably be more interested if it was a CTS-V Coupe, as we don't see a run-of-the-mill two-door CTS becoming a collectible, regardless of when it was produced.

Still, we can't fault Cadillac too much for bringing the first CTS Coupe to Barrett-Jackson, since all of the winning bid minus the cost of the car will be donated to the College for Creative Studies. The top bidder doesn't get this exact car, but instead gets to special-order his or her own CTS Coupe with the choice of color, engine, transmission, trim, and any options. So what's it worth? The car sold yesterday for a respectable price of $95,700 including buyers commission.

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Hurst Mustang Pace Car brings $120,000 at Barrett-Jackson

Drew Phillips — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:02:00 EST

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Ford

Hurst Mustang Convertible Pace Car at Barrett-Jackson - Click above for high-res image gallery

Last year Hurst brought out their spectacular 50th Anniversary Dodge Viper to Barrett-Jackson, selling it for $275,000 to benefit their favorite charity, Victory Junction. They are back again for 2010, this time with the Mustang Convertible Pace Car that was actually used in the Mustang Challenge race series. The car was donated by Woodhouse Auto Family, Hurst Performance Vehicles and other suppliers to help children attend Victory Junction's newest Camp for Kids in Kansas City.

The car features plenty of performance upgrades including a Roush supercharger, Eibach suspension, Magnaflow exhaust, 20-inch Hurst wheels and a custom white interior. Being an official pace car, it's also got the cool light bar and headlights that can alternately flash. All of that combined with the motivation of charity brought a final bid of $120,000. You can read the vehicle's full description after the jump.

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