Barrett-Jackson: The World's Greatest Collector Car Event

Description

Tom Barrett had a 1933 Cadillac V-16 Town Car he wanted to sell; Russ Jackson came to see it. How this simple meeting between two car buffs in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1960 started what would someday be the most prestigious collector car auction in the world is the story told in "Barrett-Jackson: The Standard for Classic and Collector Cars". Highlighting the most important collector cars ever offered, with unique photographs of the cars, this book follows the unfolding of a life-long friendship and business partnership from the start in 1960, to the legendary "Fiesta del los Autos Elegance" in 1967 to present-day high-tech family-run business, it is a story of success built on passion for collector cars.

Larry Edsall was snatched away from a career as the sports editor of a daily newspaper in Michigan to become the motorsports editor at AutoWeek magazine, where he spent most of a dozen years as the managing editor. He left Detroit for Phoenix in 1999 to help modernize one automotive website and then launched another, iZoom.com. He is a freelance contributor to automotive and lifestyle publications, writes regularly for the Detroit News Drive section, contributes to the New York Times Wheels, and is part of the adjunct faculty at the journalism school at Arizona State University. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona.Larry Edsall was snatched away from a career as a daily newspaper sports editor to join the staff of AutoWeek. He was managing editor for most of his 12 years at the nation's leading weekly automotive magazine. He moved to Phoenix late in 1999 to modernize one automotive website and then launched another, iZoom.com. Edsall also writes as a freelance contributor for daily newspapers and several automotive and lifestyle publications. His previous Motorbooks titles include Ford Racing Century: A Photographic History of Ford Motorsports (with Mike Teske), Ford GT: The Legend Comes to Life, Hummer H3, and Toyota FJ Cruiser.

Street Rodder, "August 2007 "Due to Edsall's editing background, it's a good read." The Flying Lady", July-Aug., 2007"Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos." "New Zealand Classic Car" (NZ), August 2007"This is how a model 'autobiography' should be presented." Street Rodder, August 2007 "Due to Edsall's editing background, it's a good read." The Flying Lady, July-Aug., 2007"Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos." New Zealand Classic Car (NZ), August 2007"This is how a model 'autobiography' should be presented." Street Rodder, August 2007 Due to Edsall s editing background, it s a good read. " The Flying Lady, July-Aug., 2007 Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos. New Zealand Classic Car (NZ), August 2007 This is how a model autobiography should be presented. " The Flying Lady, July-Aug., 2007 "Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos." New Zealand Classic Car (NZ), August 2007 "This is how a model 'autobiography' should be presented." Street Rodder, August 2007 "Due to Edsall's editing background, it's a good read." The Flying Lady," July-Aug., 2007 "Profusely illustrated with crisply reproduced color photos." "New Zealand Classic Car" (NZ), August 2007 "This is how a model 'autobiography' should be presented." Street Rodder, "August 2007 "Due to Edsall's editing background, it's a good read." Street Rodder, August 2007 " Due to Edsall's editing background, it's a good read. " Street Rodder, "August 2007 " Due to Edsall' s editing background, it' s a good read."