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For the last decade or so, Phoenix, Ariz.-area construction magnate Ron Pratte has been a fixture at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector-Car Auction, where he has purchased some of the world’s most desirable cars and amassed a huge collection, along with an equally impressive assortment of automotive memorabilia.
Barrett-Jackson will sell Pratte’s entire collection at its 2015 Scottsdale, Ariz. auction in January: more than 100 cars and more than 1,400 pieces of automobilia. It is expected that the sale of Pratte’s cars and collectibles alone could fetch more than $50 million.