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THRILLING START ON THURSDAY: Inaugural New Orleans Auction Comes to Life Following Opening Night Festivities
A view from the block at the inaugural 2023 New Orleans Auction.

The excitement is in full swing in New Orleans!

Barrett-Jackson kicked off its inaugural auction in the Crescent City with a lively Opening Night Party on Wednesday in the River City Venues at Mardi Gras World. Attendees, including bidders, consignors and guests, reveled in a diverse selection of gourmet delights and live musical entertainment. The NOLA Community Choir added to the festivities by performing the National Anthem while New Orleans locals the Phunky Monkeys electrified the entire audience, getting everyone up on their feet, singing along and dancing the night away to an extraordinary performance.

The vibrant evening established the mood for the auction’s first day on Thursday. Over 100 pieces of authentic automobilia took center stage to kick off the bidding. Gas pumps took the top spots, which included Lot #6291.3, a 1926 Gilbert and Barker Model #178 Standard Red Crown visible gas pump, a 1928 Mobil Oil Wayne Model #515 visible gas pump (Lot #6291) and a 1930s Mobil Oil Bennett Model #76 gas pump (Lot #6289.1). Lot #6299, a Vintage Kentucky Fried Chicken light-up sign, rounded out the top automobilia items of the day.

When the collector cars began to cross the world-famous block, there was an unmistakable sense of excitement in the air. Bidders were eager to see the diverse selection of vehicles, ranging from a classic 1952 Special Construction Sprint Car to a modern 2014 Maserati Ghibli. Pickups and SUVs, in particular, generated a lot of interest among collectors, with several attention-grabbing examples including a 1970 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 custom SUV (Lot #123). Other exciting sales included a 2012 Maserati Quattroporte (Lot #126), a 1960 Kaiser Carabela Hearse funeral car (Lot #124), 2012 BMW 650i convertible (Lot #102), and a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle custom coupe “The Wolf Of Reno” (Lot #87).

Those at the automotive lifestyle event today found plenty to do outside the auction arena. Guests were able to get up-close with the auction cars on display, shop in the Exhibitor Marketplace, view interesting innovations from sponsors and go for thrilling rides on the Barrett-Jackson Performance Track in the latest Dodge and Toyota vehicles. Barrett-Jackson’s new Fan Zone in the Exhibitor Marketplace was also in full swing, complete with live music. It was an exciting day of exploration and fun!

The auction action will continue to ramp up over the next two days – be sure to join us for an exciting Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available at the box office and on Barrett-Jackson.com.

Enjoy the video below with Wednesday night’s most memorable moments of the Opening Night Party, as well as a gallery with Thursday’s highlights from the auction arena and around Barrett-Jackson’s inaugural New Orleans Auction site.

LOT #123 – 1970 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FJ40 CUSTOM SUV

LOT 124 – 1960 KAISER CARABELA HEARSE FUNERAL CAR

LOT #126 – 2012 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE

LOT #102 – 2012 BMW 650i CONVERTIBLE

LOT #6291.3 – 1926 GILBERT AND BARKER MODEL #178 STANDARD RED CROWN VISIBLE GAS PUMP

Singing of the National Anthem.

LOT #6299 – VINTAGE KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN LIGHT-UP SIGN

Guests in thhe Exhibitor Marketplace.

Friends at the auction.

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By: Barrett-Jackson
Title: THRILLING START ON THURSDAY: Inaugural New Orleans Auction Comes to Life Following Opening Night Festivities
Sourced From: www.barrett-jackson.com/Media/Home/Reader/barrett-jackson-new-orleans-auction-2023-day-1/
Published Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 22:28:20 +0000

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Special Report: 42 photos from the 2023 Mooneyes show

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Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report
Each year, on the first Sunday of December, scores of custom motorcycles and hot rods pack out the Pacifico Yokohama exhibition center, for the incomparable Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show. Or, if you prefer, the Mooneyes show.

Mooneyes is a cornucopia of visual delights. Like the Japanese custom scene itself, it operates on another level, with no regard for convention. Although choppers usually dominate the floor space, myriad other styles are represented too—from café racers to flat trackers, scramblers, bobbers, and other oddities that defy definition.

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

Our good friends and powerhouse photography duo, Marc Holstein and Christine Gabler, have become regular visitors to the show. They’ve just wrapped up their third Mooneyes experience, and have come away as wide-eyed as they did the first time. “Experiencing the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is always a special moment, and something I look forward to at the end of the year,” Marc tells us.

As usual, Marc and Christine came away with full hearts and even fuller memory cards. And if you’re wondering why many of their photos are devoid of any people, it’s because they bagged a coveted invitation to the Saturday setup session.

Mooneyes HRCS 2023 show report

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Special Report: 42 photos from the 2023 Mooneyes show
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/mooneyes-hrcs-2023
Published Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:02:37 +0000

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Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works

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Custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
There’s something special about Shiro Nakajima’s work, and it’s painted all over the elegant lines of this custom KTM 690 Duke. Nakajima-san’s creations show a clear affinity to vintage race bikes but look like they’d be more at home on twisty B-roads. They are brutally mechanical yet graceful; retro and modern at the same time.

Shiro’s signature style is a byproduct of his considerable experience. He trained as an engineer, before rising to prominence as the boss of the legendary Japanese restomod house, Ritmo Sereno. He operates as 46Works now, working on furniture, motorcycles, and cars from his beautiful wooden home at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains.

Custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works

Most of the Shiro’s custom builds are big twins, but he has a soft spot for thumpers. “In the late 1990s, the first motorcycle I acquired was a Yamaha SR400,” he explains. “It was the heyday of race replicas—but here I was, riding around on that SR400, fully banked on the mountain passes.”

“It was popular in Japan at the time for some enthusiasts to race single-cylinder bikes. The majority raced tuned Yamaha SR and SRXes, and the Suzuki Goose also participated in later years. So a big single is not a mere object of nostalgia to me, but a sportbike.”

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/ktm-690-duke-46works
Published Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:52:28 +0000

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Two custom Vyatka scooters, fresh from the Butcher’s block

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Custom Vyatka Elektron scooter by Butcher Garage
Butcher Garage is known for two things: they build wild custom scooters and they have zero regard for purists. It’s right there in their name.

“The etymology of the name of our workshop is quite simple,” explains Butcher Garage co-founder, Alex Mazan. “We love to cut the donor into pieces, for which the Vespa community dislikes us a little. They believe that everything must be kept original.”

Custom Vyatka VP-150 scooter by Butcher Garage

Butcher Garage has several hard-hitting Vespa customs under its belt. But the custom scooters you’re looking at here are Vyatkas—Vespa clones that were built in Russia during the Soviet era. The unpainted one is a 1959-model Vyatka VP-150 (a copy of the Vespa 150 GS), while the blue one is a 1970s Vyatka Elektron.

These two custom scooters also mark a significant milestone for Butcher Garage, because they’re the last two builds to roll out of their Saint Petersburg workshop. Alex, his co-conspirators Arseniy Chekar and Vlad Zaki, their staff, and their families have all relocated to Belgrade, Serbia. Some of them made the trip by plane, but the rest trekked over 4,000 miles across Russia and through Georgia, Turkey, and Bulgaria to get there.

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By: Wesley Reyneke
Title: Two custom Vyatka scooters, fresh from the Butcher’s block
Sourced From: www.bikeexif.com/custom-vyatka-scooters-butcher-garage
Published Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:43:14 +0000

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