MRigney
12-28-05, 10:15 PM
SPECTACULAR LINE-UP OF SHELBY CARS TO HEADLINE 35TH ANNIVERSARY BARRETT-JACKSON EVENT
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company will host Mr. Carroll Shelby and sell the most impressive group of authenticated Shelby vehicles during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on January 14-22, 2006. A total of 22 Shelbys, ranging from Cobras to the rights to the first 2007 Shelby G.T.500 coupe offered for sale to the public will be sold at no reserve during the 35th anniversary event.
?Carroll Shelby and his companies have built some of the most spectacular and collectible cars in the world,? said Craig Jackson, President and CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. ?We?re pleased that Carroll will attend and help us offer so many Shelby cars this year. We believe this will be the largest collection of high caliber, authenticated Shelbys offered for sale at no reserve in history.?
The collection of Shelbys includes a Cobra, G.T.500?s and G.T.350?s from virtually every era. Coupes, convertibles and two seat roadsters in both small and big block configurations will be available at no reserve. Each car was decoded, verified and authenticated by the Barrett-Jackson team.
Carroll Shelby, who celebrated his 80th birthday at a gala conducted in his honor at Barrett-Jackson in 2003, enjoyed success in sports car and formula series around the world. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 and was named Sports Car Illustrated's "Driver of the Year." After retiring from racing due to a heart ailment, he founded Shelby American and reinvented the performance world with his Cobras and Mustangs in the 1960s. The automotive icon reunited with Ford later that year to develop enhanced editions of the company?s vehicles.
?We assembled some of the most significant Ford powered Shelbys ever built,? added Shelby expert and Barrett-Jackson Executive Vice President Steve Davis. ?With the skyrocketing interest in Shelbys and attendance by the legend himself, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a priceless piece of automotive history.?
Bidders will be able to choose from a 427 big block Cobra and Shelbys based on the Ford Mustang from every year. Special cars will include a striking, second owner 1968 G.T.500 ?KR? convertible, the first 1965 Shelby G.T.350SR 40th anniversary model, one of only 1,000 built ?Hertz? G.T.350?s, a rare triple white 1970 G.T.500 convertible and a stunning, award-winning restored 1965 G.T.350. Mr. Shelby is scheduled to greet the winning bidder of the rights to the first 2007 GT500 coupe, with proceeds from the no-reserve sale benefiting the Carroll Shelby Children?s Foundation.
?Barrett-Jackson is the only auction company that goes to such extraordinary lengths to ensure that every Shelby is genuine and has a documented history,? noted Mr. Jackson. ?That?s why so many people have trusted Barrett-Jackson to purchase their collectible Shelby over the past 35 years.?
Barrett-Jackson continues to set the standard for the collector car market by elevating consignment standards, breaking records and serving as the barometer for market trends. Last year, the company conducted its most successful car auction to date, breaking records in numerous categories, including overall attendance and sales in world-class street rods, muscle, sports and classic cars during the 34th annual Barrett-Jackson ?World?s Greatest Collector Car Event.? SPEED Channel will provide 32 hours of live coverage inside the largest tent structure in North America.
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company will host Mr. Carroll Shelby and sell the most impressive group of authenticated Shelby vehicles during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., on January 14-22, 2006. A total of 22 Shelbys, ranging from Cobras to the rights to the first 2007 Shelby G.T.500 coupe offered for sale to the public will be sold at no reserve during the 35th anniversary event.
?Carroll Shelby and his companies have built some of the most spectacular and collectible cars in the world,? said Craig Jackson, President and CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. ?We?re pleased that Carroll will attend and help us offer so many Shelby cars this year. We believe this will be the largest collection of high caliber, authenticated Shelbys offered for sale at no reserve in history.?
The collection of Shelbys includes a Cobra, G.T.500?s and G.T.350?s from virtually every era. Coupes, convertibles and two seat roadsters in both small and big block configurations will be available at no reserve. Each car was decoded, verified and authenticated by the Barrett-Jackson team.
Carroll Shelby, who celebrated his 80th birthday at a gala conducted in his honor at Barrett-Jackson in 2003, enjoyed success in sports car and formula series around the world. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 and was named Sports Car Illustrated's "Driver of the Year." After retiring from racing due to a heart ailment, he founded Shelby American and reinvented the performance world with his Cobras and Mustangs in the 1960s. The automotive icon reunited with Ford later that year to develop enhanced editions of the company?s vehicles.
?We assembled some of the most significant Ford powered Shelbys ever built,? added Shelby expert and Barrett-Jackson Executive Vice President Steve Davis. ?With the skyrocketing interest in Shelbys and attendance by the legend himself, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a priceless piece of automotive history.?
Bidders will be able to choose from a 427 big block Cobra and Shelbys based on the Ford Mustang from every year. Special cars will include a striking, second owner 1968 G.T.500 ?KR? convertible, the first 1965 Shelby G.T.350SR 40th anniversary model, one of only 1,000 built ?Hertz? G.T.350?s, a rare triple white 1970 G.T.500 convertible and a stunning, award-winning restored 1965 G.T.350. Mr. Shelby is scheduled to greet the winning bidder of the rights to the first 2007 GT500 coupe, with proceeds from the no-reserve sale benefiting the Carroll Shelby Children?s Foundation.
?Barrett-Jackson is the only auction company that goes to such extraordinary lengths to ensure that every Shelby is genuine and has a documented history,? noted Mr. Jackson. ?That?s why so many people have trusted Barrett-Jackson to purchase their collectible Shelby over the past 35 years.?
Barrett-Jackson continues to set the standard for the collector car market by elevating consignment standards, breaking records and serving as the barometer for market trends. Last year, the company conducted its most successful car auction to date, breaking records in numerous categories, including overall attendance and sales in world-class street rods, muscle, sports and classic cars during the 34th annual Barrett-Jackson ?World?s Greatest Collector Car Event.? SPEED Channel will provide 32 hours of live coverage inside the largest tent structure in North America.