# First ZR-1 crosses Barrett-Jackson **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 19, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-zr-1-crosses-barrett-jackson/194917 "2008-01-19T19:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-zr-1-crosses-barrett-jackson/194917/24 "2008-01-22T14:54:51Z")
> [@Buddy of mine made 501whp in his '99 neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buddy-of-mine-made-501whp-in-his-99-neon/34501/17): > > no normal person is gonna spend a million just to have the 1st zr1 off the line, which is why plenty others will be bought around normal msrp and driven the way they are supposed to be driven. 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. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-zr-1-crosses-barrett-jackson/194917)._