Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. and Petersen Automotive Museum Announce Collector Car Auction Event for June 15 & 16.Business Editors & Automotive Writers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(AutomotiveWire)--Feb. 27, 2001 Following on from the record-breaking sales at its January Scottsdale collector car auction, Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. Tuesday announced that it will now be conducting a collector car auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on June 15 and 16. Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. President Craig Jackson Craig Jackson may be:
The California Classic kicks off with the annual charity fundraiser "Cars & Guitars of Rock `n Roll" Gala event at the Petersen Museum on Thursday evening, June 14 and ends with the Concours Concours or EU concours is a recruitment competition and examination to select staff to all institutions of the European Union. Explanation of Open Competition on Rodeo Drive Rodeo Drive (IPA: /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/) generally refers to a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States, although the street stretches further north and south. in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. on Sunday, June 17. "We are very pleased to be able to announce this new auction venue with the Petersen Museum," said Jackson. "We have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new venue to extend our presence into the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, marketplace, and to have a partnership with the prestigious Petersen Museum will be an excellent opportunity to build a strong annual auction." The auction will be held on Friday, June 15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 16 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Preview will begin at 10 a.m. each day. There will be 150 cars offered at the auction, which will also include cars at No Reserve from the collection of the Petersen Museum and the Robert E. Petersen Robert Einar "Pete" Petersen (September 10, 1926 – March 23, 2007) was an American publisher and founder of the Petersen Automotive Museum in 1994. [1] Petersen was born in East Los Angeles and served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Collection. With Southern California being the car culture capital of the world, Barrett-Jackson will focus its auction on the cars that made, and were made synonymous with Southern California ... Hot Rods, Woodies, Fifties convertibles and Muscle cars. About Barrett-Jackson: The Scottsdale-based Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. (www.barrett-jackson.com) specializes in auctions of classic and collector automobiles. It conducts live auctions in Scottsdale, Carlisle, Pa., and also Monte Carlo in conjunction with the bi-annual Monaco Historic Races. In 2001 it celebrated the 30th Anniversary of its showcase Scottsdale Auction, a four-day internationally attended event that featured nearly 850 cars, selling 83 percent for a sale total of $26.7M. Barrett-Jackson also conducts on-line collector car auctions through its Barrett-Jackson On-Line Auctions division and its partnership Internet site www.eClassics.com. About Petersen Museum: The Petersen Museum (www.petersen.org) is the brainchild of publishing magnate Robert E. Petersen, founder and chairman emeritus of Petersen Publishing and his wife Margie. The Petersen Automotive Museum is dedicated to the interpretive study of the automobile and its influence on culture and lives with true-to-life dioramas, and features more than 200 rare and classic cars, trucks, sportscars and motorcycles. The multi-million dollar museum first opened to the public on June 11, 1994 and is located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, along Museum Row in Los Angeles. |
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