See prices of 10 collector cars sold at Barrett-Jackson Tuesday

The Charlie Thomas Collection brought roughly 145 vehicles to Barrett-Jackson’s 2017 Scottsdale auction, selling for a combined $7.1 million as part of a week that ultimately generated $102.5 million and set 40 world records. Here’s a look at what one of the largest single-owner collections in recent Barrett-Jackson history actually sold for, and how it fit into a record-breaking week.

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale saw about 170 cars cross the block on the second day of car auctions, including several vintage Ford Mustangs and 25 cars from the Charlie Thomas Collection.
The auction beganÂ at 2 p.m., with the first live television broadcast of the year running on Velocity starting at 4 p.m. Another round of “automobilia” auctions ran from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Nearly 150 cars from one Texas collector rolled across the auction block that week, and by the time the gavel stopped falling, the numbers told a story most casual car fans never saw coming. The Charlie Thomas Collection wasn’t just another consignment, it was one of the largest single-owner groupings ever offered at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale event, packed with decades of careful, obsessive collecting. Vintage Mustangs sat next to cars most attendees had never even heard of, all under the lights of a live national broadcast. So what did a collection that size actually bring home?

A Texas Collection Goes to Auction

The Charlie Thomas Collection consisted of roughly 145 to 146 vehicles consigned to Barrett-Jackson’s 2017 Scottsdale auction, held January 14-22 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Arizona. Combined, the collection sold for just over $7.1 million, a single-owner haul large enough to anchor an entire day of the week-long event.

A Record-Setting Week Overall

The Charlie Thomas cars were just one piece of a much bigger auction; the full 2017 Scottsdale event brought in $102.5 million and set 40 world auction sales records across the week, with live television coverage on Velocity turning the auction floor into appointment viewing for collector car fans nationwide. Vintage Ford Mustangs were among the most visible cars crossing the block on the Tuesday session specifically, part of the steady stream of muscle cars that keeps Scottsdale one of the most closely watched auctions on the calendar.

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