10 Hot Rods from Barrett-Jackson’s 2020 Scottsdale Auction
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Every hot rod is a unique creation; no two are exactly alike. That makes it hard to figure out what a hot rod is worth if you want to insure it or sell it. One way to find out a fair market value for your hot rod is to monitor the prices other hot rods bring at specialty car auctions. This month, we are presenting 10 hot rods from the 1,700 vehicles of all kinds sold at the 2020 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The nice thing about auction sales is they show what people paid for all kinds of hot rods, from homebuilts made in someone’s back yard to six-figure professional builds. Some lots sold at Barrett-Jackson bring prices that make national headlines and TV news. Others are “affordable” hot rods like the one you might own.
Looking at 10 car descriptions and prices from Barrett-Jackson’s sale gives you a quick snapshot of the market. If you want to see the prices of all hot rods sold at Scottsdale, visit the Barrett-Jackson Website listed above, sign up for free and do a little navigating through the website (it’s fun) until you find the “results” tab. Then, you can filter your search to find the prices that various hot rods sold for at Scottsdale and even other Barrett-Jackson auctions.
1927 Ford Model T Bucket
This is a turn-key street rod, ready to go, reliable and economical with a 231-cid Buick V-6 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. It features overdrive and a differential with “tall” gearing. It has an automatic fan on the radiator to aid cooling. The interior was custom-made with unique bucket seats that have special V-6 logos on them; they also pop out and have small storage compartments underneath them. The steering wheel is custom and it steers like a go-kart. This roadster has a tilt steering column, turn signals and old-school Stewart Warner gauges. The seat belts and roll bar are fabricated into the frame. It has a removable travel rack for touring. Custom-made headers join front disc brakes and a floor-mounted emergency brake handle by the gear shifter. It has the traditional look of a 1927 Model T and rides on a crossover spring suspension with traction bars. Titled as a 2001 homebuilt.
Sold: $7,700
1941 Ford Custom Pickup
Fresh and professionally built. This vehicle has a freshly-rebuilt 302-cid V-8 with test miles only. The engine is mated to a brand new 3-speed automatic transmission driving to a custom 8-inch Ford rear end and a four-link rear suspension with coil overs. This hot rod has new glass, new wheels and tires. It features a patina paint exterior with a 1934 Hudson grille, a custom rear fuel tank and a custom bed. It is a nice custom pickup with many new parts.
Sold: $12,100
1923 Ford T-Bucket
This hot rod is customized to appeal to custom car enthusiasts. The original copper lights were converted to marker lights and the custom radiator is beautiful. The Chrome Yellow exterior sets off new custom upholstery and a new wooden pickup bed. This T-Bucket sports an early 1960s 327-cid V-8 paired with a THM350 3-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 9-inch rear differential. It rides on a custom-built frame with disc brakes and features an original Bell Auto Parts steering wheel. Fast, beautiful and fun, this is a great addition to any car collection.
Sold: $10,450
1923 Ford T Bucket
This custom roadster features a Ford Mustang 302-cid V-8 topped by a Holley Street Eliminator dual bowl carburetor. Power is handled by a 3-speed automatic transmission. The exterior is finished in 1969 Buick Green and it features new teardrop headlights. It sports a gray interior with a CD player, new tires, a new front end and new header covers. It rides on 31 x 18.5-in. rear Hoosier tires.
Sold: $27,500
1948 Diamond T Pickup
Professional custom build with under 5,000 miles since rebuild. It features a 15-gallon keg/gas tank with dipstick, custom igniter, flame thrower exhaust, full custom-fabricated frame and power front disc brakes. It is powered by a straight eight engine and a custom twin-stick 3-speed manual transmission. This cool Rat Rod was custom built from start to finish.
Sold: $23,100
1952 Dodge Custom Pickup
This Dodge B Series pickup was completely restored from a nice truck with 48,480 original miles. It is painted a custom Orange Glow color and a V-8 engine has replaced the original flathead Dodge six. It also has an updated automatic transmission that makes it easier and more fun to drive.
Sold: $23,650
1937 Buick Special Custom Coupe
This car is powered by a rebuilt 1966 401-cid V-8 mated to a THM400 3-speed automatic transmission. Power is sent to a Ford 9-inch rear end and stopping power is provided by disc brakes at all four corners. The custom Buick features a Heidts Mustang II front end. It has power steering, power brakes and power windows. The roof was chopped three inches and all exterior trim was shaved. The coupe was converted from a five-window style into a three-window style. It is finished in Porsche Mint Green.
Inside, the Buick features a Bespoke leather interior. The original dashboard has been converted to 12-volts. Additional components include a Flaming River tilt steering column, a Frenched license plate, bronzed window glass, billet wheels and LED lights. This custom Buick Special has only been driven 846 miles since the build was completed.
Sold: $38,500
1951 GMC 3100 Panel Truck
This “Jimmy” features an Indian Motorcycle theme and a GM Performance 350-cid V-8 crate engine mated to a 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission. Other features include GM independent front suspension, rear coil springs, power steering and power disc brakes. Aesthetically, this panel is designed to impress with its custom Teal patina paint, hand-painted Indian Motorcycle logos, staggered Vintique smoothie wheels and Coker wide whitewall tires. It is highly-modified inside with Dakota Digital VHX gauges, a tilt steering wheel, a 43-inch smart TV, contemporary wood-like paneling, air conditioning and rear couch.
Sold: $28,600
1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
This hot rod truck was built on the Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage" TV show. Jesse James and a crew from the Texas School for the Deaf constructed this Rat Rod with a genuine Henry Ford steel body on a new 1932 frame. After filming, it was kept for years and driven by TV producer Thom Beers. It was built with a factory-new Chevrolet Performance 350-cid V-8 crate engine mated to a TCI 3-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 9-inch Traction-Lok rear end with Currie axles. A Ron Davis radiator keeps the engine cool. It rides on Coker DOT-approved drag slicks.
Sold: $15,400
926 Legendary "Moonshiner" Model T Ford
This car was the result of a four-year build by hot rod legend Mickey Himsl. It was a special display vehicle at the 50th Anniversary of the Grand National Roadster Show and won 2015 Best in Class at the Grand National Roadster Show and Sacramento Autorama. It served as a magazine cover car for Hop Up magazine. The car was also featured in hot rod historian Pat Ganahl's book, Lost Hot Rods II: More Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found.
Himsl's original "Moonshiner" was a mainstay on the show scene in the early '60s. Its shows included the 1959 Oakland Roadster Show. It was also a cover car on Car Craft magazine in 1960 and Rod & Custom magazine in 1963. Himsl traded the Moonshiner away in 1965 and regretted it almost immediately. He searched for his original car for many, many years, but the Moonshiner was lost to time.
In 1995, Himsl decided he would bring his Moonshiner design back to life all over again. He located a new and correct touring body and this project began. The touring body had the back removed and was channeled and placed on a custom-shortened Model A frame. It was painted Skymist Blue with the custom pinstriping done by legendary painter Art Himsl. The White upholstery was done by Freddy Diaz and the dash was welded and molded in place with correct vintage gauges installed. A period-correct Bell Auto Parts steering wheel was used and connected to a 1956 Ford truck steering box. The pedals from a 1939 Ford are period-correct.
The 59 AB flathead V-8 is an absolute showpiece. It features a true Baron Tattersfield 4 x 2 aluminum intake manifold, Edelbrock heads, Mallory dual-point distributor, chromed water pumps, a custom radiator and four chromed Stromberg 97 carburetors. The trick exhaust system is all custom-bent with chromed headers and Glaspac mufflers. The transmission is a 1939 Ford unit.
The underside of this show car is just as nice as the top, with every piece painted, polished or chromed. The front suspension has a fully chromed Ed "Axle" Stewart dropped front axle. The rear is a chromed 1940 Ford unit with 3.78 gears and the brakes are 1940 Ford as well. The wheels have 7.50 x 16 tires on reversed 16-inch rims on the rear and 5.60 x 15 on stock style 15-inch rims on the front. It has a 3-speed manual transmission. From The Lawyer Garage Collection.
Sold: $25,300