He actually bid $900,000, but then raised his bid to $1,000,000 to make it match the serial # 001 of the car. Regardless, the monies from this sale, the Tony Stewart race car, the 2008 GT500 KR, & the 2009 Challenger all went to charities. Basically Ron Pratte’s bid up to $1 million worked in favor of the charity.
Mike/Brandon - I kind of understand where both of you are coming from, but there is no correct answer. I’d like to see these cars in the public eye, but I respect these people who want to preserve them for the future.
Whether his collection is private or not doesn’t really matter. It is his money to do what he wants with it. He may be building the collection for sport, or for a future museum for us to see. Ron Pratte work’s similar to the Blackhawk Collection. They buy/sell cars at BJ, too and do not publicly display their vehicles, either.