Another featured charity car is a 2006 Shelby Cobra roadster by Factory Five, Lot # 6300. This Cobra re-creation is a beautiful example in Vista Blue and is powered by a small block Ford V8 with a five-speed transmission. Spearheaded by actor Josh Duhamel, the sale of this Factory Five Cobra will directly aid recovery efforts and victims of the flooding that devastated Minot, N.D., and surrounding communities. Duhamel and wife Fergie — one of the recording artists of the six-time Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum group The Black Eyed Peas — will be on the auction block for the sale of the roadster, which is signed by Duhamel and The Black Eyed Peas.

This 2006 Volkswagen Jetta WCTC TDI race car will be sold for the fourth time at Barrett-Jackson to raise money for the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer. (Photo: Barrett-Jackson)

Proceeds from the sale will go directly to the Minot Area Community Foundation Recovery Fund, which will play an active role in flood relief by supporting recovery and restoration throughout the greater Minot area, which experienced record-breaking flooding from the swollen Souris River in mid-2011.

Lot #46 is a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta WCTC TDI racer built and campaigned by Chili Pepper Racing in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Series. The racing team has been active since 2002, raising money and awareness for families affected by pediatric cancer.

During the construction of this car, Austin “Hatch” Hatcher was born to Jim and Amy Jo Osborn, team principals of Chili Pepper Racing. At eight weeks old, Hatch was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer and passed away a week later. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, whose mission is to empower families affected by pediatric cancer.

This will be the fourth time the Jetta is being sold at Barrett-Jackson to benefit the foundation; each winner at earlier auctions donated it back to be auctioned again.

The Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation will benefit from the sale of a custom 1948 Lincoln Continental convertible. (Photo: Barrett-Jackson)

Lot #335.2 is a 1948 Lincoln Continental custom convertible being sold to benefit the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation. This Lincoln is powered by a 502cid fuel-injected Chevrolet engine with a four-speed automatic transmission. Finished in Ford Mocha paint with a blue convertible power top and dark blue leather interior, this car features six-way power seats, chrome goodies under the hood and a Griffin custom aluminum radiator.

Those who are able to share some of their good fortune couldn’t choose a better place to do it than Barrett-Jackson, its strong culture of giving fueled by its generous clientele. During the sale of a charity vehicle, the crowd’s exhilaration and emotions rise in the energized atmosphere in the auction arena where individuals from a wide variety of charities and causes benefit from the generosity of Barrett-Jackson and its big-hearted patrons.