History
Russ Jackson and Tom Barrett organized the original auction at Scottsdale, Arizona. Jackson met Barrett through an interest in Barrett's 1933 Cadillac V-16 Town Car. In 1967, Barrett and Jackson presented a car show called "Fiesta del Auto Elegance", a fund-raiser for local charities, including the Scottsdale Library. Then in 1971, the two jointly presented a classic car auction, thrusting the Barrett-Jackson name into international prominence. Barrett's Mercedes 770 Phaeton sold for $153,000 at this event.
Russ Jackson died in 1993, and Tom Barrett, in 2004. Craig Jackson, who had worked actively on a daily basis throughout the year and on-site at the event, took over company reins in 1997, the same year the auction began airing live on SPEED. Internet bidding was also introduced at that time.
Starting at the 3rd annual Palm Beach auction in 2005, the show was renamed from "Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction" to "Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction," followed by the name change in the Scottsdale, Arizona auction in 2006.
Beginning in 2008, the auction also takes place in Las Vegas.
Beginning in 2010, the auction also takes place in Orange County, California.
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