A re-creation of Burt Reynolds’ “Black Bandit” from the “Smokey & The Bandit” movie goes up on the block at the Barrett-Jackson auction at the Mandalay Bay Resort on September 29, 2018. This particular “Black Bandit” is a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am that was not used in the movie but is the next best thing […]
One of three 1955 Chevy 150’s used for the 1971 feature film “Two-Lane Blacktop” is up for auction at the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale in January 2015. The car being auctioned is the camera car [used for interior shots] for the film and is expected to go for under $500,000. The trailer for the film […]
The Snake and Mongoose are a pair of drag racing funny cars from the 1970s that had many memorable battles on the drag strip and then became a popular set of Hot Wheels for Mattel. But nobody except former auto racer Rick Hendrick seemed to remember that at the Barrett-Jackson Auction this weekend as the […]
The Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team were represented at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona this week as Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar purchased a 1948 Packard convertible for $66,000 on Thursday that he said reminded him of his youth while Kobe Bryant sold his 1963 customized lowrider Chevrolet Impala on Friday for […]