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‘Heroes’ Camaro Hits $500,000 at Barrett-Jackson
Charity auction of custom coupe benefits Armed Forces veterans and families
The Project American Heroes Camaro, a modified 1969 RS/SS, was built by Route 66 Motorsports in New Lenox, Ill. (Photo: Barrett-Jackson)
The Project American Heroes Camaro, an extensively modified 1969 RS/SS auctioned off to benefit Armed Forces veterans and their families, lit up the room Friday at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction and sold to wild applause for a record $500,000.
With wounded Army Lt. Mark Little standing before the crowd on a pair of prosthetic legs, the gleaming red Camaro was rapidly bid up through the six figures to become the highest-selling car so far at this year’s Florida auction.
The entire half-million dollars went directly to the Armed Forces Foundation, which aids veterans with such programs as family assistance, injured-support services and bereavement assistance.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney appeared on stage to help introduce the car and the foundation.
Besides its charity connection, the Camaro is an amazing creation, built by Route 66 Motorsports in New Lenox, Ill., with parts provided by more than 25 aftermarket manufacturers and modeled on a rendering supplied by Eric Brockmeyer. The project was documented in six issues of Super Chevy magazine, including a special 100-page feature.
The second-highest car sale Friday also went to charity, the Darryl Gwynn Foundation, which supplies wheelchairs for young people in need. Gwynn, grievously injured in a drag racing accident and confined to a wheelchair, introduced the 2007 Dodge Nitro R/T Funny Car drag racer that sold for $107,000.
The car was a championship NHRA racer driven by Mike Ashley, who described the car Friday. This is the second time the car was sold to benefit the Gwynn foundation; the buyer who bought it last year at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale donated it back.
With wounded Army Lt. Mark Little standing before the crowd on a pair of prosthetic legs, the gleaming red Camaro was rapidly bid up through the six figures to become the highest-selling car so far at this year’s Florida auction.
The entire half-million dollars went directly to the Armed Forces Foundation, which aids veterans with such programs as family assistance, injured-support services and bereavement assistance.
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney appeared on stage to help introduce the car and the foundation.
Besides its charity connection, the Camaro is an amazing creation, built by Route 66 Motorsports in New Lenox, Ill., with parts provided by more than 25 aftermarket manufacturers and modeled on a rendering supplied by Eric Brockmeyer. The project was documented in six issues of Super Chevy magazine, including a special 100-page feature.
The second-highest car sale Friday also went to charity, the Darryl Gwynn Foundation, which supplies wheelchairs for young people in need. Gwynn, grievously injured in a drag racing accident and confined to a wheelchair, introduced the 2007 Dodge Nitro R/T Funny Car drag racer that sold for $107,000.
The car was a championship NHRA racer driven by Mike Ashley, who described the car Friday. This is the second time the car was sold to benefit the Gwynn foundation; the buyer who bought it last year at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale donated it back.
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