SCOTTSDALE AZ, JAN 22
This year, with an unprecedented 33 hours of live TV coverage and record prices, Barrett-Jackson was the talk of the town. Our town, your town, and probably everyone in every community who has ever owned a 60s-something V8 engined American car. With coverage like that, you can be sure that millions tuned in on one of the six days of prime time coverage to enjoy the show.
We will not comment on the auction prices, suffice to say that the muscle car syndrome is having it’s day in the sun and we sincerely hope our friends who travel in a straight line on the other side of the highway prosper.
It is our job to let you know how the Italians faired; very few were televised live or otherwise during the marathon auction event on SpeedChannel. We waited and waited, but most of the below cars were on the block either during commercial breaks, or before or after the live TV coverage. A few made it, such as the Lamborghini.
Surprisingly, most of the Italians did very well, with standard issue Alfa Spiders going for higher prices than would be expected, particularly at this auction. A very modified Giulietta Sprint Veloce with the wrong engine, wrong paint and wrong wheels sold for $36,180. An intriguing pre war recreation (not; this is a replicar attempt) garnered S54,000.
The two Ferrari 308s also sold higher than expected, and neither were anywhere near perfect, while a 1995 355 Spyder was a relatively good deal at $86,400. A 2004 Maserati Cambiocorio coupe was on the list but we could not find out selling price, therefore it is not included in the below.
Three Vespas were also on the block and all three sold for around $2,200.
We have included just one in our below descriptions.
Note please that the descriptions, prices and images are all courtesy of Barrett-Jackson Auction Company; prices include the 8% buyer’s fees.
That being said, here are the images and prices of all the Italians at the Barrett-Jackson Auction.
1932 ALFA ROMEO ROADSTER "8C GRAND SPORT RE-CREATION" $54,000.00
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1969 ALFA ROMEO 1750 GTV COUPE $21,600.00
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1984 ALFA ROMEO VELOCE SPIDER $7,020.00
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1985 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER VELOCE $16,200.00
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1992 ALFA ROMEO VELOCE SPIDER 2 DOOR CONVERTIBLE $21,060.00
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1960 ALFA ROMEO SPRINT VELOCE 2 DOOR $36,180.00
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1986 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER $12,690.00
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1980 FERRARI 308 GTBi 2 DOOR COUPE $59,400.00
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1985 FERRARI 308 GTS QUATROVALVE TARGA $58,320.00
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5 FERRARI F-355 SPIDER $86,400.00
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1986 FERRARI MONDIAL CONVERTIBLE $43,200.00
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1981 FIAT BRAVA 4 DOOR HARDTOP $3,564.00
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1959 FIAT JOLLY 600 2 DOOR CABANA $43,200.00
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1969 ITALIA ROADSTER $48,600.00
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1985 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH COUPE $89,640.00
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1971 PANTERA DE TOMASO GTS $45,360.00
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1964 VESPA SCOOTER $2,160.00
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