By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

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By Sam Barer

Sound Classics

Sports Car Market sent our a report this week detailing an unfortunate issue with the high bidder of the 2008 Bugatti Veyron at the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction. After the gavel fell on live television, this winning bidder backed out of the $770,000 purchase (including premium), which was the top seller at the event.

Back in 2007, a minor firestorm resulted from an issue between B-J and a seller of a ‘Cuda at its flagship Arizona auction. After finger pointing, many media reports, tons of comments on blogs and chat boards, a lawsuit, a settlement, and too much time and headaches, the issue was solved. But lessons were learned on all sides about how similar disputes might be played out in the future.

Evidently, Barrett-Jackson was on the ball for the latest round of auction snafu. While an entirely different type of issue, B-J did exactly what they should have done: immediately announce the problem, get ahead of the story, and find a quick solution: offer the car for sale again. Even as the deadbeat bidder was leaving the event, Craig Jackson announced he would buy the car to maintain the sale. Later a B-J customer inquired about buying the car from Mr. Jackson, although it is not clear if the deal for the car has been finalized.

Kudos to Barrett-Jackson for doing what many large businesses often fail to do: learn and evolve to deal with the next crisis. They played this one perfectly.

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By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

The 155 mph Superbus looks like the bastard child of Jabba the Hutt and the A-Team van. The problem is that the bus promo video below shows the claimed municipal speed demon traveling at 15 mph instead of 155 mph. So what’s the deal with this lamboesque Mad Max tribute vehicle? Read my rant at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

In keeping with the recent theme of terribly done flames, I spied this Audi a flambe in the parking lot at the German equivalent of Home Depot. I wanted to wait around for the owner and score it for my LeMons efforts. Don’t you just love the fact that there are crazy rednecks in Germany, too? The surreal flames are perfect on this total beater.