Barrett-Jackson to Bring Renowned Collector Car Auction to OC Fair & Event Center in 2010

COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 9, 2009; OC Fair & Event Center, home to the annual OC Fair, along with Barrett-Jackson Auction Company LLC, host of "The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions(TM)" in Scottsdale, Ariz., Palm Beach, Fla., and Las Vegas, announced today they have signed a letter of intent to add a fourth event to the company's annual auction lineup. The event will take place either June 25-27 or July 1-3, 2010 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

"We're thrilled about the opportunity to work with the OC Fair & Event Center to launch a fourth Barrett-Jackson auction event," noted Craig Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "The West Coast is packed with auto enthusiasts who follow Barrett-Jackson and are valuable and committed constituents of the collector car hobby."

In the Barrett-Jackson tradition, the event would encompass the OC Fair & Event Center grounds and would include the famous collector car auction, sponsor promotions and displays, vendors, exhibitors, interactive demonstrations, and other festivities. The proposed dates would have the Barrett-Jackson auction taking place prior to the 2010 OC Super Fair.

"Barrett-Jackson is the gold standard of collector car auctions," said Steve Beazley, CEO, OC Fair & Event Center. "In addition to being a signature event, we anticipate the auction having a positive economic impact for our local economy and tourism and great national visibility for OCFEC, Costa Mesa, and Orange County."

Through its relationship with SPEED, Barrett-Jackson auctions are the subject of highly rated television programs that are telecast to a national audience with over 70 hours of live television and hundreds of hours of replays throughout the year. For the 12 month period ending June 2009, over 300,000 attendees came to the Barrett-Jackson auctions.

"We envision the Orange County event to be similar in size to our Las Vegas and Palm Beach auctions, with roughly 400 cars crossing the block," added Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson. "With more people joining this great hobby every day, we feel this is the best way to feed the demand for collector cars. Car collecting is alive and well and we look forward to even more growth down the road."

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company

Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Barrett-Jackson specializes in providing products and services to classic and collector car owners, astute collectors and automotive enthusiasts around the world. The company produces "The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions(TM)" in Scottsdale, Palm Beach, Fla. and Las Vegas. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance offering for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com or call (480) 421-6694.

About the OC Fair & Event Center

The annual OC Fair is one of over 150 events held at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. The OC Fair brings more than a million visitors during its 23-day run. The OC Fair & Event Center is conveniently located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information, visit ocfair.com.