Over 1000 retro cars auctioned in Arizona

Rich collectors of vintage cars from around the world gathered last week in the city Skotsdel, Arizona, to try their luck in the world's largest auction "Barrett-Jackson Classic and unique models. In the 38 th consecutive edition of the famous auction were sold over 1000 classic and historic cars.
One of the cars that changed hands for $ 176,000, is "Snake Skinner Corvette from 1989 Another favorite of Yankees classic sports supermodel also has a new owner. He counted almost twice as much - $ 216,700 for one in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" car - known by the nickname Eleanor Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 "1967 Two other ponies of modifications" Boss 302 "to" Mustang (model 1969 and 1970) were also sold for $ 106,700 and $ 137,500.
In the catalog this year's first edition of the auction, "Barrett-Jackson was put up for sale and the first produced and painted in blue peacock (as presented to the Detroit Motor Show exhibit) Mustang Shelby GT500", model 2010 Finally the last product named after the legendary car designer Carroll Shelby was not removed on the counter. According to sources close to the auction organizers are not held as Carroll Shelby, who had to attend to himself, he was cold.




Most probably the first representative of the Limited Edition "Mustang Shelby GT500", model 2010, will be offered at the auction, also organized by Barrett-Jackson, which will be held in April in Palm Beach.
Raised the bar quite high sporty Ford Thunderbird "in 1955 Perfectly restored American classics with an 8-cylinder V-twin gasoline engine and automatic transmission was piled in the garage of their new owner for $ 660,000.
It is worth to note that some of the most expensive and assessed millions of dollars remained unsold cars, most likely because of the economic crisis and lack of available cash resources. Among them was one of only 5 units produced "Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport" since 1963 the owner did not receive expected at least $ 5 million None of the bidders did not offer more than $ 4.4 million, which was sold last year most expensive car auction "Barrett-Jackson -" Bugatti 57SC Atalante Coupe. Still remained unsold Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France 1958 (insured for $ 1,8 million), while "Dodge Fayrour III Concept" in 1954 (with a minimum ceiling of $ 800,000).

Known as "T-Bird Ford Thunderbird" in 1955 changed hands for $ 660,000

Ford T model

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Flivver, T‑Model Ford, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1927. The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile became popular. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting, as well as the concept of paying the workers a wage proportionate to the cost of the car, so they would provide a ready made market.[1] The first production Model T was produced on August 12, 1908[2] and left the factory on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. The Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts, marketed to the middle class.[citation needed]

There were several cars produced or prototyped by Henry Ford from the founding of the company in 1903 until the Model T came along. Although he started with the Model A, there were not 19 production models (A through T); some were only prototypes. The production model immediately before the Model T was the Model S,[3] an upgraded version of the company's largest success to that point, the Model N. The follow-up was the Ford Model A and not the Model U. Company publicity said this was because the new car was such a departure from the old that Henry wanted to start all over again with the letter A. As it happens, the first Plymouth car (1928), built by competitor Chrysler Corporation, was named Model U.

The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car of the twentieth century in an international poll.[4] Henry Ford said of the vehicle:

"I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one—and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces."