21-year-old Americans went to Arizona car auction where rare cars sell for millions but with the ulterior motive of buying a cheap car
- The Barrett Jackson car auction has some serious vehicles on offer
- But these YouTubers were after something very different
- A bid $93k under the average buying price saw them net something special
Published on Mar 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM (UTC+4)
by Jack Marsh
Last updated on Mar 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
These young Americans went to a rare car auction in Arizona where prices hit the millions, but they walked away with the cheapest car on the lot.
YouTube creators at BigTime attended the Barrett Jackson auction with a range of supercars and vintage vehicles on offer.
But with a limited budget, these lads were looking for something out of the ordinary.
Having walked past hundreds of movie stars and big-shot supercars, they opted to buy one of the cheapest vehicles there.
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Arizona men buy cheap Jeep at high-end car auction
Getting rare cars on a budget can be quite a struggle for collectors and restoration artists.
But sometimes we do see some iconic vehicles get snapped up for incredibly low prices.
This particular auction in Arizona saw 2,000 cars put up for the highest bidder. They included some specialties from Lamborghini, Porsche, and Lexus.
With an average selling price across the entire Barrett Jackson car auction hitting $100K, finding a bargain was always going to be a challenge..
However, in an early bid before the main cast was rolled out, the BigTime YouTube team managed to grab a 1946 Willys Jeep CJ-28 for $7,000.

The Jeep came out alongside some movie replica cars, such as a Flintstones Flintmobile.
Despite its unusual paint job, the Jeep wasn’t a replica. In fact, it was a standalone vehicle that faced bids from two parties.
But after securing the vehicle – and the two pickaxes that came with it – the YouTubers went away happy with their cheapest car.
It’s not every day you walk away with a purchase from a car auction with such prestige.
Americans hoping to restore cheap auction purchase
After being converted to ‘Jeep guys’, the team will face some difficulty in getting it back to its prime form.
In its first ride, they fought with its idle and fuel pump and needed towing to a local garage.

Still, the team plans on restoring it the best that they can. Then, they’ll either keep it for content reasons or give it away to another Jeep fanatic.
Old Jeeps are usually robust and reliable, with one person even managing to drive a mini Jeep 1,000 miles across Utah.
As for this yellow star, the Americans carted it back to Los Angeles from Arizona and will be fixing it promptly.
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