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What’s Hot in the Collector Car Arena

We’ve entered a digital-media-driven age, one with
TRENDSETTERS
an increasingly expansive idea of what makes a car
collectible. In a growing world, with expanding
demographics, trends in the market are certain to evolve.
Recognizing, and even anticipating, these changes are
part of the larger goal of those in the industry.
For over 50 years Barrett-Jackson has been at the
forefront of emerging trends in the collector car 1979 FORD BRONCO CUSTOM SUV - NO RESERVE
marketplace. Some two decades ago Barrett-Jackson This highly sought-after 1979 Ford Bronco Ranger XLT is
Chairman and CEO Craig Jackson and President Steve powered by a 460ci big-block engine, headers and a C6
Davis foresaw a dynamic shift: the rise of professionally automatic transmission. This second-generation custom
built Resto-Mods. Since then, demand for Resto-Mods Bronco has a 2-inch Skyjacker Lift, Rancho 5000 shocks
and Pro-Touring-style vehicles has reshaped the collector and BFGoodrich tires. The tan interior complements the tan
car hobby, with Barrett-Jackson continually seeing new exterior and boasts high-back captain’s chairs. Additional
record sales set the pace on the auction block with these features include Retrosound stereo, factory air conditioning,
“new” collectibles. power steering and power brakes.
Barrett-Jackson auctions have long represented
the purest expression of what’s happening in the
marketplace. One of the biggest things happening on
the auction block today actually began some time ago:
the appeal of classic, late-model and custom off-roaders.

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