The third week in January means wealthy car collectors from around the world flock to Arizona for a week of car auctions, the most notable of which is Barrett-Jackson’s massive 6 day auction in Scottsdale. Chances are if you’re reading this the closest you are getting to the 1000+ car event is watching it on television (or on the free live-stream here) but that doesn’t mean we can’t drool over the amazing lineup of cars from the comfort of home. More »
The classic Boss 302!
Gotta love the orange as well!
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Ari Kagura and her favorite GunBlade
My wife says I just wasted two hours looking at cars I can’t afford. I corrected her and informed her that it was an investment. Oh and my favorite was the Charlie Sheen Porsche. Just don’t get near it with a blacklight.
tfrain
There are a lot of cars on this list that I would absolutely love to have. A whole plethora of older 911s and Ferraris that make me salivate. But this has been my favorite car since I was 10 years old. So if I can only have one, 1967 Corvette convertible in black it is.
Right Foot to Boxer
IMHO either lot# 5010.3 special edition Lamborghini Diablo or the 1947 Bentley Mark VI (lot# 5005) I mean just look at that thing
Iwishiwas16
The 57 Mopars were such fragrant turds that they killed the demand for 58 Mopars like this one (on top of the ’58 recession that reduced demand in general and for non-economy cars in particular).
Ralph Wiley
+1!
HoSway01
B-J sells cheaper cars. A nice Wagoneer is worth $10K and up. IIRC, that’s one of several cars from the same consignor, so maybe B-J would sell that car as a courtesy and turn down an individual who just wanted to sell a Wagoneer.
Ralph Wiley
Cool, thanks for the clarifications, I thought it looked different.
11thRS
Cause its flippin gorgeous.
shpuker
The 48 Tucker Torpedo! That’s a one in a lifetime buy!
Jim Richards
That appears to be a rear engined Tucker, not a DeSoto [en.wikipedia.org]
suss6052
Makes me think of Darwin in that orange color.
underwear-ninja
One of my favorites. The thing is BEGGING for a twin-turbo Gen 4 HEMI!
fastmov4
yea datsuns love to rust.. there out there, i actually went on a search for a few hours alittle bit ago, i found one with a Sr20 turbo in it for 6 grand..
TyFC3S
I am a sucker for a Galaxie.
AlThums – squibbely flabbely doo!
DeSoto Adventurer II Concept. Flat out jaw-dropping.
laxmax613
…but then I Honda’d.
(thought I linked to the Subaru 360 there for a minute!)
promoted by promoted by, is that all you people care about?
At first I AMC’d…
promoted by promoted by, is that all you people care about?
heart clicky for you sir
cletus44
Missing: Phallic Car
If found, please return to [jalopnik.com]
Raphael Orlove will handle the reward.
gdvsbp is also proud of boxer
Sweet Mother of God, you have the winner right there!
bygeorge
There was a guy at my college who had one of these, but it was a beater and rusting everywhere. It was still beautiful. I always wondered where he found it.
Enginerrrrrrrrr
THIS
/endthread
/butseriouslywhyisthisatbarrett…
Enginerrrrrrrrr
This is my vote as well. +1!!!!
Enginerrrrrrrrr
I generally favor Impalas, but the grille/front end alone on this thing beats the snot out of any Chevy from the early ’60s.
parkrndl
WOW. That DeSoto has a serious Buck Rogers thing going on. LOVE IT.
parkrndl
Haha, welcome to Jalopnik
Enginerrrrrrrrr
Definitely thought the 1950 GM Futurliner was the coolest for Barrett-Jackson.
LoyalOrange
These cars…
colinshark
easy.. ’48 Tucker.
ForzaFanatic3
I would like to cordially thank Jeno Leno for donating his tug TRACTOR to charity. Thanks you pompous A-hole.
Morris Fenderbaum
1955 Flajole Forerunner Coupe Concept
You could recoup some of the cost by having people place bets guessing what it is.
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GTI owner – RS6 dreamer
Sorry, but what is that? Fiat 500 Spider performante or something like that? I honestly don’t know.
sayantan_z28
And the correct answer is as follows:
Morris Fenderbaum
I really like this Pierce-Arrow.
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Jonee
Sad to see it didn’t meet reserve. Bidding got up to $175,000.
Adam FTW
Good god. The Boss 302 has a…character, a presence, an attitude that is hard to match. It looks badass as it is.
toyotasupraman
I’ll admit, not the most interesting, but still awesome.
speedyexpress48 is Lord Zero
wow….. don’t really have a thing for porsches…..but man I’d hit that supercharged ass
Hobz
Pacer X all the way.
Jonee
LIKE A BOSS. [www.barrett-jackson.com]
AlexL.
Went to a car show back in 2004. Parked next to me was a ’57 Adventurer convertible. The paint and interior were in awful condition. The car was otherwise solid. The kicker was this: the original 325 V-8 went bad and the young kid who owned the car had sourced and installed a 392 hemi. I did everything I could to try to get him to sell, but it was his baby and he refused. I gave him my contact info. Never heard from him.
PeteRR
Lot #1277. Boydster II. When I saw it last Sunday, of all the cars I saw, I thought that Dupont Brazillian Rage Red paint was the best paint job I’ve ever seen. A perfect example of how exquisite simple can look.
GTI owner – RS6 dreamer
No question at all about the styling. It’s great.
tonyola
any thing other than a mustang or corvette, you watch that thing for 5 minutes and you realize how boring it is watching the same thing over and over and over, then all of a sudden something other than those two rolls by and its interesting again
heywood220
My parents had a 55 Chevy Wagon [not a Nomad] and when they got a 57 Plymouth Fury I was become the big kid in the neighborhood. That 57 DeSoto looked in the auction looks good, but I never knew anyone who owned a DeSoto of any kind. Nonetheless, I’m with you. There are so many “cool” cars I would need at least three or four of them.
komowkwa
That is sick. I envy you so much.
Dwhite
porsche 930 white… god i want this thing badly
stuntdriver
Went for $205,000.
nitroram33
I love me some late ’40s US steel, so that made it simple.
The ’49 Hudson is the more realistic choice: [www.barrett-jackson.com]
And in cloud cuckoo land, the de Soto Adventurer II is all shades of awesome: [www.barrett-jackson.com]
I have no words for the ’33 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow. Just look: [www.barrett-jackson.com]
tapz
The Desoto is up for auction right now.
nitroram33
Sigh. I wish I hadn’t looked at that. Now I see that whoever won the two Boss Mustangs is getting rid of them.
stormchild
Does that come with goggles and a scarf?
zziro
OOOOOOH want.
zziro
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zziro
There is only one question that you need to ask yourself in order to determine if a car is “cool”: “Imagine that your entire family has been murdered, and you need to pick a car to serve as a means of transportation while you travel the country avenging the deaths of your loved ones. Would you pick this car?” Alternatively, in order to determine which car is the coolest, just ask yourself “which car would I most like to use, choosing from among a selection of well-qualified vehicles?”
Picking from among those vehicles recently offered for sale, I would have to pick the 1961 Pontiac Catalina. Nothing says “I’m cool as a cucumber and will destroy you” more clearly than this car. If you have another car that better serves this role, please let me know.
Payne Train Handlebars is Partial to Column Shifters
I know it’s not polite to call your shot, but – /thread.
baldheadeddork
Ouch!!! All these non-muscle cars are taking a beating. I guess that Barrett Jackson made their bed and now they are sleeping in it. It looks like Barrett Jackson made a concerted effort to actually try to bring some worthwhile cars to their auction, but appears that all the buyers for these cars are at the other auctions.
Morris Fenderbaum
Um, made on a JDM or Kraut platform?
cesariojpn
1971 Kelsen Sports Rider EV
KAWAII DESU!!
cesariojpn
That ’73 RSR tribute car may not handle nearly as well as an actual ’73 RSR since it’s built on a ’90 C4 chassis and still has the AWD. My dad used to auto-x and solo2 a 1990 C4 and it understeered badly because they hadn’t sorted out the AWD. If you’re going to make a ’73 RSR tribute it has to be RWD.
zziro
I know where there is a fenced in area full of ‘em. I don’t understand why though…
kevinspann
Anything original without the dub hoopty wheels.
Justal
My dad had one exactly like that! Nothing turned heads more than when we splashed into the water in that car.
zziro
Concurred…..and here it comes!
Morris Fenderbaum
There is one at every auction, and every time I see one I want it. And look this one is blue!
Dwhite
Holy sweetness. Also the Tucker Torpedo was sweet too. You guys… are… tasteful-awesome-car-loving-GODS!
cmedeiros7912
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http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=1236&aid=443&pop=0
Bently or Lakester. Why? Style and the aren’t Chevelles.
f86sabre
I think the idea that the “showstopping” nature of the “natural patina” on this is its main feature is genius… “Buy this rusty car, everyone will look at you!”
Audaxero
I gotta be honest. I like GNX’s as much as the next guy but for what they sell for I can buy a lot of car.
Burt Reynolds Mustache
The ’64 Fairlane that just got sold for $1 million is hands-down the coolest car to cross the block because it’s going to a fantastic charity.
CMcNam
Screw you, fortwo. I found my new city commuter car.
DannyBN
Tom, I agree with you on the DeSoto.
I’m a long-time MOPAR guy, and this one counts as one I’d love to have, personally. Definitely.
C³ – Cool Cadillac Cat
I need a tissue.
For the tears of joy, that’s why.
DannyBN
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I came.
Toupe454
ME GUSTA
ShantJ, resident Citroën fanboi
Pfft, can not pick just one…….
FixUbimmer
Studebaker Champ pickup is another of my choices.
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v8corvairpickup
“We really knew how to style things back then”
#fixeditforyou
Seriously though, that is an amazingly beautiful car.
ranwhenparked
Blah. Stop fogging up my rose colored glasses.
Admiral_Awesome
with unlimited funds id buy every single Z there, the fairlady, and this… and that “gorgeous hot rod Porsche”
so sad to see no mazdas here… but Dattos are nice too
TyFC3S
Someone should do a car show devoted to fake woodies.
CarsInDepth.com
Considering how fast things rusted backed then, “rampant rust” must have meant something.
speedyexpress48 is Lord Zero
Not unrestored, just a kinda poorly done restoration.
speedyexpress48 is Lord Zero
crap, duplicate post, sorry 87CE 95PV Type Я
Pcleez
Hi!
speedyexpress48 is Lord Zero
Corvair Ultravan.
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Damn you Nibbles
v8corvairpickup
I stand corrected.
Burt Reynolds Mustache
For my money it’s either the ’54 Mercedes 300SL gullwing going up later, or the ’65 barn find Shelby GT350 going up.
rebeldevil
Two words: John Voight.
6T9
because starfire.
Burt Reynolds Mustache
do want.
“If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away?”
Pcleez
Who could ask for anything more than shaq’s custom Louis Vuitton interior chevy van!?
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Pcleez
Ill give the K cars some love! Ive been a “K” collector for a few years now and will never understand why these early lebaron convertibles are worth so much money. This one shows sold for 6600! Its hard top brother might be worth $500 on a good day..
TheShadowFromHell
“its” not = to “it’s”
Skink
1933 Packard Coupe Roadster.
If I were offered my choice, the 1930 Packard Speedster would be tempting, but it isn’t a genuine car.
As a straight collectible, the Tucker slays all.
Ralph Wiley
That one (not authentic) was sold anyway and this actual JFK Hearse was used in Texas.
87CE 95PV Type Я
Different one. This is the Cadillac that carried him in Dallas. It was a Pontiac that picked him up in Washington that was fake.
DannyBN
It’s claimed to be the hearse used in Dallas, not at the DC end. AFAIK, there isn’t much question about it.
Ralph Wiley
That would be awesome, but it does fold into a semi trailer and can be winched right up to any big rig IIRC.
typhoon5000
CNN is reporting that the JFK hearse is up for auction, isn’t that the same one that stirred up the hornet’s nest here and was determined not to be authentic?
11thRS
This was going to be my submission. I love it. Looks like a cigarette boat on wheels.
Aldairion
When they auctioned off Robosaurus for a cool $575,000. My biggest question is how did they ship it. I hope it didn’t eat the truck that was hauling it on the way.
optimusprimerib
Barret Jackson is stupid. I mean yeah there’s some cool cars up for auction there, but I just hate cars that are not drive and their “collectors”
dogisbadob
Pure beauty.
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inigo.jenkins
Pinz!
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
This Dusk Rose Pink 1957 Thunderbird. I love it.
$kaycog
135 MS Delahaye
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
I just saw that, very cool
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
This is nice
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
Another!
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
Tucker Torpedo, anyone? I even like the color.
tonyola
I’d say this Desoto is way cooler
472CID
A KR, thats interesting.
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
“We really knew how to do things back then.”
Except build them. All the late-’50s Chrysler cars were notorious for extremely bad build quality and rampant rust. That’s why so few survive today.
tonyola
This thing is pretty cool.
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
I’m waiting for the “barnfind” GT350 to go across the block.
6T9
Lots of fakes/recreations, too many American cars for my taste, but there are a couple interesting ones. So many normal cars! This patrol is great.
∞Gîmmî∞Sagaŋ∞ðm∞Drakeŋ∞Visiting∞From∞Negative∞Earth∞
Also like these two
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Oswaldo Rodríguez
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Because Racecar.
Oswaldo Rodríguez
I am trying to find the vehicle in there that will piss off the maximum number of people if I daily drive it instead of keeping it in a climate controlled room.
There are some bad looking vehicles in there, like the SEMA Ford Edge, yuckie!
Shit like this pisses me off to high Heaven. “Unrestored with one repaint” does not mean unrestored and I probably would not touch it.
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Overall Barrett Jackons comes off to me as overly restored and over expensive vehicles that have lost my interest. Sure it is good to preserve some vehicles, but not every vehicle needs a rotisserie restoration. I will admit the 1956 Packard 400 looks wonderful and i wonder if you can pull off that du-color paint scheme with a modern car?
Sure the Cord 810 looks stellar as does the 46 Chevy from Council Idaho, but I like Shaq Daddy and the Boston Celtics so would love to rock this Express though the rims are not exactly my thing. I gave up trying to find the vehicle I was originally looking for.
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87CE 95PV Type Я
Jesus that DeSoto is brilliant. We really knew how to do things back then.
Admiral_Awesome
Any and all C2 Corvette Sting Rays.
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