ARMO/SEMA TO HOLD CAR COLLECTING AND RESTORATION CLINICS AT BARRETT-JACKSON PALM BEACH

The Automotive Restoration Market Organization, a SEMA council, will conduct a series of car collecting and restoration clinics during the 3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction. The clinics are scheduled throughout the Barrett-Jackson auction, taking place from March 31 to April 3, 2005 at the South Florida Expo Center in Palm Beach, Fla.

“ARMO and SEMA are well known and respected for their commitment to the car collector hobby,” commented Craig Jackson, President of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. “Their clinics at our event will help potential buyers understand how to care for their collector vehicle. They will also assist individuals to make the good choice and take measures with possible future problems.”

The "Car Collecting and Restoration Clinics,” presented by ARMO, will take place Friday through Sunday. Participants will learn how to properly car for and restore collector and contemporary vehicles.

ARMO, the Automotive Restoration Market Organization, is one of eight councils of SEMA that address the specific needs of individual niches in the industry. ARMO focuses on the many challenges facing the industry’s collector car and restoration segment, and through efforts ranging from legislative advocacy to promoting the hobby to youth, is committed to the continued vitality and future growth of the automotive restoration hobby.

SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association founded in 1963, represents the $29 billion specialty automotive industry of 5,727 member-companies. It is the authoritative source for research, data, trends and market growth information for automakers and the specialty auto parts industry.

The Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction is scheduled for March 31 to April 3, 2005, at the South Florida Expo Center. This year’s event will include over 400 quality collector cars all, selling at no reserve. Television coverage will be provided by SPEED Channel. For more information about ARMO or SEMA, please visit www.sema.org.