Eighties Cars at the 2015 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach

This year’s Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction included some interesting vehicles. I’ll concentrate on the at least fairly stock 1980s cars (and a few trucks) that sold in this mostly no reserve auction (a black 1989 Lamborghini Countach Anniversary Edition coupe with 2,200 miles was a no-sale bid up to $335,000) and add some of my opinions.

Friday:

• 1986 beige Mercedes-Benz 420SEL sedan with 77,000 miles—$3,500 hammer price.
• 1985 brown Lincoln Town Car sedan with 37,000 miles—an ouch! at $2,500.
• 1986 red Chevrolet Corvette convertible with 14,000 miles—$9,500
• 1986 white Chrysler Laser XT custom (some Dodge Daytona parts) coupe once owned by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Cotton Owens—$5,000 indicates that in this particular case celebrity ownership didn’t help the bidding much.
• 1981 black Pontiac Firebird Trans Am coupe—at $17,500 the first vehicle in this auction to meet my criteria for serious 1980s collectability of original cars or trucks: selling for equal to or above its original base list price. I’ll mark these vehicles in bold green.
• 1980 red Ferrari 308 GTSi coupe—$45,000 is between number #1 and #2 money, according to Hagerty’s valuation tools.
• 1982 red Chevrolet Corvette coupe with 6,600 miles—$26,000 is good money for a non-Collector’s Edition 1982.
• 1985 beige/tan Excalibur Series IV Phaeton convertible with 5,600 miles—$29,000 for the most-respected of the neo-classics.
• 1986 white Chevrolet El Camino pickup with the SS Choo Choo Customs package and 47,000 miles—$29,000
• 1988 yellow Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV with 55,000 miles—$10,000
• 1988 red Chevrolet Corvette convertible with 6,500 miles—$20,000
• 1986 black Ferrari Mondial convertible with 34,000 miles—$22,500
• 1988 red Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet with factory slant nose and 11,000 miles—$43,000
• 1980 green Porsche 911 custom coupe—$26,000
• 1983 green Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40 SUV—$38,000
• 1988 black Mercedes-Benz 560SEC with aftermarket convertible conversion and 10,000 miles—$17,000
• 1989 tan Jeep Wrangler very custom SUV—$10,500

Saturday:

• 1983 black/gray two-tone Lincoln Continental Mark VI coupe with 38,000 miles—$4,500
• 1987 black Mercedes-Benz 560SL convertible—$25,000
• 1985 silver Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible—$11,500
• 1986 beige metallic Mercedes-Benz 560SL convertible—$15,000
• 1989 green Jaguar XJS convertible with 32,000 miles—$25,000
• 1985 blue Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit sedan—$9,500
• 1980 black Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II sedan—$11,000
• 1987 black Buick Grand National GNX coupe with 362 miles—at $150,000, by far the highest eighties sale of the auction

Sunday:

• 1989 blue Jaguar XJ 6 sedan—$3,200
• 1984 red Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible—$7,200
• 1988 silver BMW 635CSi coupe—$4,500
• 1985 brown Chevrolet El Camino custom pickup—$17,000
• 1984 black Dodge Ramcharger SUV—$9,500
• 1985 white Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible with 36,000 miles—$15,000
• 1986 black Buick Regal Grand National coupe—$15,000
• 1988 black Lotus Esprit coupe—$18,000
• 1984 silver/black two-tone Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst Olds coupe with 10,000 miles—$25,000
• 1989 cordovan Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV—$17,000
• 1984 blue Jeep Grand Wagoneer SUV—$24,000
• 1985 black Chevrolet Corvette very custom coupe—$21,500
• 1984 white Porsche 911 Carrera coupe—$25,000
• 1986 white Tiffany coupe with 18,000 miles—$26,000 for this Mercury Cougar-based neo-classic.
• 1982 silver beige Chevrolet Corvette Collector’s Edition coupe with 45,000 miles—$16,500
• 1985 multicolored Chevrolet Corvette very custom coupe—$27,500 for this “VetteRossa”.
• 1987 black Buick Grand National custom coupe—$23,000 for this coupe upgraded to GNX specifications.

Looks like a lot of Mercedes-Benz SLs, along with some Porsche 911s, turbo Buicks, and SUVs. What do you think of this year’s results?