Barrett-Jackson reruns tonight

[sjordan2]

Just a heads-up for those who are interested – 3 hours of Barrett-Jackson auctions on SPEED tonight from 8pm Eastern to 11. Palm Beach 2009, and Orange County, 2010.

Always a source for some inspiration and (usually) informed commentary. And always interesting to see how much people will bid after they've been drinking all day.

Edited July 9, 2010 by sjordan2

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Personally I despise Speed for reruns of old auctions over and over and over again. I wish they'd just call themselves what they are, the "Pinks, NASCAR, and Barrett-Jackson" network and be done with it.

[sjordan2]

Personally I despise Speed for reruns of old auctions over and over and over again. I wish they'd just call themselves what they are, the "Pinks, NASCAR, and Barrett-Jackson" network and be done with it.

:lol:

Additionally, I once e-mailed Meguiar's "Car Crazy" and asked if they couldn't spend more time showing off the cars in more detail. They responded that their format was working well for them and they didn't intend to change it. The result is nothing but a weekly infomercial, and I haven't watched it since.

On another note and in defense of SPEED, they presented one of the best automobile documentary series ever, "Victory by Design," hosted by Alain de Cadenet. In each show (Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, Aston, Alfa and Jaguar), he found survivors of these marques and traced their history up to 2004 by taking them out on the road. One of its greatest advantages was that the narration would cease so you could ride in the car and listen to the sounds. Lots of detail shots. Finally available on DVD, but at a mind-boggling $114 for the series. Unfortunately, SPEED has never seen fit to repeat the series.

Edited July 9, 2010 by sjordan2