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Craig Jackson’s
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WITH CRAIG JACKSON WHAT AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO CELEBRATE the Boy Scouts of America’s Grand Canyon
AT THE HELM, Council. What better place for these young
THE COMPANY IS 50 YEARS!
CELEBRATING OVER After two years of social distancing and enthusiasts to earn their Automotive merit
50 SUCCESSFUL badges than a Barrett-Jackson auction, where
YEARS IN THE smaller gatherings, Barrett-Jackson is back and so many automotive experts are on hand
COLLECTOR CAR better than ever. I’d like to extend my sincerest
HOBBY. CRAIG IS thanks to the bidders, consignors, sponsors to help. Steve Davis and I even got in on
ALSO AN AVID CAR the fun, joining the Scouts for a Pinewood
COLLECTOR, AWARD- and guests who made the 2022 Scottsdale Derby. We had a blast racing our miniature
WINNING RESTORER Auction the most successful auction in Barrett-
AND RACING pinewood Ford GTs down the track. It made
ENTHUSIAST. Jackson’s history, and for their support and me feel like a kid again!
friendship throughout the years.
Our daily auctions proved that the collector
Barrett-Jackson is renowned to having the best car and automobilia markets are thriving.
cars in the industry, and much more than that
— we’re about meeting fellow enthusiasts, There were more first-time and seasoned
bidders than ever before — thousands
sharing ideas and advancing our love for the
collector car hobby. From the minutes our registered from every state and across the
globe — and almost 16 million viewers
gates opened at WestWorld, guests of all ages
were treated to incredible cars, new activities watched the action on TV. Bidding was
intense as modern supercars, movie vehicles
— and some unforgettable surprises.
and classic sports cars, along with some rare
Our Opening Night Gala set the tone for the signage and automotive memorabilia crossed
entire week. Bidders, consignors, sponsors the auction block. The complete event recap is
and special guests could not contain their available on Page 14.
enthusiasm as they danced and dined the Our “Super Saturday” certainly lived up
night away under the bright lights of the
auction arena, which was transformed to its name. Grammy Award-winning
recording star Pitbull rocked the block
into a dazzling backdrop for music and
mingling. You never know what will happen with a high-energy appearance to help
auction off a custom Karma GS-6 EV to
at a Barrett-Jackson event, and guests were
overjoyed when actor Neal McDonough benefit two children’s charities. And during
one exceptional hour, 10 spectacular
took to the stage unannounced for a surprise
harmonica performance. vehicles sold for more than $1 million
each. Auction records were shattered all
One of the things I love most about this week long, with the average sale price of
industry is introducing new generations a vehicle exceeded $105,000, and many
to the collector car hobby. Hopefully their happy bidders walked away with the cars
experiences at Barrett-Jackson will spark a of their dreams. At the end of the week,
lifelong love of cars. On QT Family Day, $203 million worth of collector cars and
we welcomed more than 100 members of automobilia had been sold.

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