Nice Cars, Nice Coaches At The 2012 Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction
with Randy Mitchell of Featherlite Rochester, Inc.!

Established in 1971, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction holds its big sale every January in Scottsdale, Arizona. Randy Mitchell, general manager for Featherlite Coaches Rochester, Inc. has been attending the show for many years. He brings Featherlite Coaches for display and sale and provided us with some great photographs from this prestigious event.

Conrad Clement and Randy Mitchell

Jay Leno at the podium.

Nice rides!

Chip Foose, Randy Mitchell and Reggie Jackson

Randy reported that Prevost Coaches were the RV of choice for many attendees, celebrities and vendors. As usual, there were some incredible vehicles up for auction.
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing with less than 4,200 original miles made $2.2 million. It was one of only 146 built. A 1948 Tucker Torpedo was hammered down for $2.9 million.
There were lots of dream cars available as well as some unusual items such as JFK's hearse and a yellow submarine.

A nice XLII at the Featherlite Display

The Scottsdale auction drew a crowd over 270,000 and did $92 million in sales. Barrett-Jackson has other sales and events throughout the year.The next being in Palm Beach, Florida April 5-7, 2012.