Ron Pratte is selling it all

[TexasRaceLady]

If you follow Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction, you probably know Ron Pratte.
He's selling everything.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...l-off-entire-collection-including-futurliner/

Velocity channel has an hour special from inside the collection. Ray Evernham did a walk/talk with Ron.
Good grief the cars that man has.

 

[Magnethead]

yep we caught it on accident. Like dad said, the problem is that unless another guy worth 350 Mil walks along or Hendrick takes a loan, nobody will be able to afford all the cars in one sitting. Also, it's going to be sad to see such a well assembled museum be taken apart....that's really what he should have done with it, made it a public museum.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

yep we caught it on accident. Like dad said, the problem is that unless another guy worth 350 Mil walks along or Hendrick takes a loan, nobody will be able to afford all the cars in one sitting. Also, it's going to be sad to see such a well assembled museum be taken apart....that's really what he should have done with it, made it a public museum.

Somewhere I read/heard why he didn't open it --- insurance/security costs what talked about. I know, with his money that shouldn't have been such a problem, but it had to have caused a big headache. And think of the messy public traipsing through, leaving all kinds of stuff. Handicapped access, restrooms, etc.

 

[sdj]

Somewhere I read/heard why he didn't open it --- insurance/security costs what talked about. I know, with his money that shouldn't have been such a problem, but it had to have caused a big headache. And think of the messy public traipsing through, leaving all kinds of stuff. Handicapped access, restrooms, etc.

I am thinking he has spent himself into a corner and needs some cash, just sayin. A net worth of 350 million does not mean he has that kind of cash lying around, but, when you spend 5.5mil on a cobra and 4.1mil on a future let alone the others, your cash flow has to suffer.