Barrett-Jackson has announced that it generated more than $21 million in sales from its 11 Annual Palm Beach auction, held April 4-6, 2013 at the South Florida Fairgrounds.
Despite severe thunderstorms, nearly 55,000 car fans were in attendance over the weekend to witness the first production 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible sell for $1 million to Rick Hendrick, the NASCAR team owner who also took home the first production coupe at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January. Proceeds of the sale benefitted the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
American muscle car sales were strong overall, as exemplified by a Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6 2-Door Coupe selling for $148,500 and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 2-Door Coupe selling for $165,000 and a 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible selling for $330,000.
