Barrett-Jackson Auctions
Published February 13th, 2006
Barrett-Jackson Auction, the king of collectible car auction houses in terms of sheer volume, has also been the most active in courting this rapidly expanding base of newer collectors. In January the auction house handled 1,084 vehicles (out of several thousand applications), with bids adding up to a grand total of $100 million, up from $62 million last year and $39 million in 2004. CEO Craig Jackson, 46, is something of a visionary for being among the first to recognize — and capitalize on — the popular fervor for muscle cars. “Our success has the car companies sitting up and paying attention,” says Jackson. Indeed, last year two muscle car nameplates, the Dodge Charger and the Pontiac GTO, reappeared, and Detroit is considering new versions of the Chevrolet (M ) Camaro and the Dodge Challenger.
