Car tops $3.4M at this year’s Barrett-Jackson auto auction
The 2024 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction came to a close on Sunday, Jan. 28, at WestWorld of Scottsdale and now it’s time to see the top sellers.
The nine-day series of events kicked off with a Rock the Block party featuring performances from Foreigner and Night Ranger. This year’s celebrity cars on the auction block included vehicles owned by actor Nicolas Cage, Kardashian momager Kris Jenner and former president Donald Trump.
There were also some fun surprises, like when Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony crashed Red Voodoo’s set on Friday to perform a slew of classic hits on what would have been Eddie Van Halen’s 69th birthday.
Now, let’s see the top 10 most expensive cars sold at the 2024 Barrett-Jackson auction.
How do people pay for cars at Barrett-Jackson?
Barrett-Jackson allows four different options to purchase a car at its auctions:
1 Woodside Credit, a nationwide collector car finance company and is exclusively endorsed by Barrett-Jackson.
2 Bank letter of guaranty.
3 Wire transfers with letters written on bank letterhead.
4 Bid limit deposit in the form of a cashier’s check made payable to Barrett-Jackson only.
How much does it cost to enter the Barrett-Jackson auction?
To sell a car at the Barrett-Jackson auction, the seller is responsible for paying the entry fee based on the time of day of the auction and the lot number. There is also a seller’s commission of 8 percent of the hammer price and the
buyer pays a 10 percent buyer’s premium on their purchase.
How much money do you have to have to bid at Barrett-Jackson?
According to Barrett-Jackson.com the minimum bid limit is $30,000. This is true for all methods of payment.
Most expensive cars sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction
Here are the top 10 most expensive cars that sold at the Barrett-Jackson collector’s car auction.
1 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (lot 1406) - $3,410,000.
2 2018 Bugatti Chiron (lot 1378) $2,970,000.
3 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster (lot 1371.1) - $2,420,000.
4 2005 Porsche Carrera GT (lot 1381) - $1,870,000.
5 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder (lot 1405) - $1,787,500.
6 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring (lot 1380) - $1,650,000.
7 2019 Ford GT (lot 1399) $1,375,000.
8 2017 Ferrari F12 TDF (lot 1386) $1,347,500.
9 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (lot 1367) - $1,100,000.
10 Donald J. Trump’s 1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster (lot 1407) $1,100,000.
When and where is the next Barrett-Jackson?
The Barrett-Jackson auction will continue in Palm Beach, Florida April 18-20 and be back in Scottsdale for the new Fall Auction Oct. 10-13.
Meredith G. White is the entertainment reporter for The Arizona Republic | azcentral.com. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and X as @meredithgwhite, and email her at meredith.white@arizonarepublic.com.