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SCOTTSDALE REPUBLIC S4 MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 8 9 Jackson sees rosy future for car sales "Now that I'm out of the day-to-day pressure coocer, I have a new set of batteries." Craig Jackson On moving from the position of president to CEO of Barrett-Jackson Event promoter predicts company will become 'America's auction house' BAimmTMACKSOILMJC buy the muscle cars they coveted as youths. And younger generations of car enthusiasts, which have grown up watching Barrett-Jackson on the Speed-Channel, are the market of the future, he said. So how long will Jackson stay at the wheel of his family's successful franchise? Hp would not sav exactly, but keg parties were held during their high school years. Jackson is a 1977 graduate of Coro-nado High School. Barrett-Jackson's showroom is within blocks of Coronado and will remain there for the near future.

But the company's corporate offices will move to the Scottsdale Airpark within three months, Jackson said. By Peter Corbett PETER. CORBETT AR1Z0NARE PUBLIC. COM SCOTTSDALE As rain poured on his car auction this past weekend at WestWorld, Craig Jackson's enthusiasm for the event and its future did not seem to waver. noted that moving recently He expects the collector i m-ntirino- frnm nresident to cniei execu and is claiming a permanent tive officer has freed him up from running the daily operations and allowed him to focus on the future.

"Now that I'm out of the day-to-day pressure cooker, I have a new set of batteries," he said. headquarters for Barrett-Jackson near WestWorld. Jackson said the nation's 77 million baby boomers are reaching the point where they have the disposable income to Perhaps for good reason. Early sales at the 36th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction jumped 29 percent and attendance was up over grown in four years by nearly 500 percent, to $35 million, from $6 million, he said. Considering 3rd auction A third auction in the Midwest is a possibility, but first Jackson said he wants to solidify the future of the Scottsdale event The auction will be back at WestWorld in January 2008, he said.

But there is continued friction between Jackson and Scottsdale over a long-term agreement to keep the event here. Both sides blame a stalemate on the other. The city says it wants a specific plan from Barrett-Jackson. Jackson says he is waiting for Scottsdale to decide on an $80 million permanent venue for horse shows and the auction. Barrett-Jackson started in Scottsdale but moved to a site near Phoenix Municipal Stadium in 1977.

The late Mayor Herb Drink-water lured Barrett-Jackson back to Scottsdale in 1989 as the city began to develop West-World. Foresighted visit About two decades ago, Drinkwater took Jackson and his brother, Brian, now deceased, to the remote West-World site. The brothers recognized it as a spot where desert Jackson as a teenager Don Like Gyms? Physically Challenged TOM TINGLETHE REPUBLIC Craig Jackson takes a peek under the hood of a 1966 Corvette Stingray ready for auction at his annual Scottsdale event. Hnmnlfitfi In-Home Workout i Everything you want about Barrett-Jackson See our videos, slide shows, stories and contribute to our blogs. Go to scottsdale.azeentral.com and click on Barrett-Jackson Guide.

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