VINTAGE: Bidders Come Up Big For Charity

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VINTAGE: Bidders Come Up Big For Charity

This all-original 1955 Chevy raised $100,000 for charity at Barrett-Jackson.

Tom Jensen | Posted September 22, 2012 Las Vegas, NV

As is always the case at every Barrett-Jackson Collector Car event, charity cars are a central component of the action, and Saturday at Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas was no exception.

The Chevy sold for $50,000 and generous donors contributed another $50,000 for the cancer-fighting foundations. (Photo: SPEED)

In the middle of the afternoon, a vintage two-tone 1955 Chevrolet with less than 8,600 original miles was auctioned off to benefit two charities: The TGen Foundation and the Festival of Hope, two organizations that help the fight against cancer.

When bidding stalled at $50,000, a number of other bidders combined to donate an additional $50,000, some in increments as small as $1,000.

Likewise, a custom 1970 Chevrolet Nova was sold for $75,000 to benefit The Mission Continues charity for the benefit of U.S. veterans. Once again, bidders contributed to the cause, donating more than $50,000 more to go to the veterans, raising the total to in excess of $125,000.

The donations by countless individuals was an emotional high point of the day’s early action.

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.

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