GM and Ford to auction at Barrett-Jackson
General Motors is auctioning the rights to the first 2010 Chevy Camaro, and Ford is selling the rights to the first 2010 Shelby GT500 at the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction January 11-18 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Barrett-Jackson specializes in providing products and services to classic and collector car owners, astute collectors and automotive enthusiasts around the world. Barrett-Jackson, which does not collect commissions on vehicles sold entirely for charity, helped raise a combined $6.7 million for charities during the Scottsdale, Palm Beach, Fla., and Las Vegas auctions in 2008.
GM will auction the rights to the first retail production 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe and the proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.
The winning bidder can choose from the V6 or V8 engine offerings, automatic or manual transmission options and even the color and he will receive VIN No. 100001.
The 540-hp Shelby GT500 is also set for sale at the auction, and proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The first, desert-conquering F-150 Raptor from Ford’s SVT group will also be sold at the event to support the foundation. Ford’s Raptor is rugged enough for challenging desert adventures yet refined enough for everyday use.
The top bidders win the rights to buy the cars when they roll off the assembly lines. Prototypes will be shown at the auction. These cars are the spotlight attractions but far from the only head-turners that will benefit charity at the Arizona event.
Barrett-Jackson will also auction another 11 cars, among which is 1967 Plymouth Barracuda built by a West Coast Customs in honor of hot-rod legend Boyd Coddington. The proceeds will go to EAA’s Young Eagles program. According to Businesswire.com, after
selling the Max HEMI for charity at Barrett-Jackson in 2006, Coddington dreamed of building an even faster muscle car to auction for children. Following Coddington’s passing in February 2008, West Coast Customs and volunteers like Marc Holmes of Rod and Gauges carried the torch and built the one-off ‘Cuda that features a 6.1-liter, 500 horsepower V8 HEMI.
Also auctioned for charity is a 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo NASCAR stock car driven by Tony Stewart to three wins in the Sprint Cup Series (to benefit the Darrell Gwynn Foundation), and a 2006 Monte Carlo that Jeff Gordon used for two wins (Hendrick Marrow Program).
The rest of the charity auction lineup:
- 1970 Plymouth Superbird custom/tribute car built by YearOne in conjunction with Gillette Evernham Motorsports, Musclecar TV and former pro wrestler, actor and auto enthusiast Bill Goldberg. The longtime Barrett-Jackson partner Darrell Gwynn Foundation will benefit from its sale.
- 2008 Ford Mustang GT Roush P-51A, which blends an aviation theme with 510 hp. It is No. 104 of 151 built and will benefit Speedway Children’s Charities.
- 60th-anniversary NASCAR motorcycle built by Destination Daytona. The bike is serial No. 60 of only 60 built and will be sold to benefit Victory Junction Gang.
- 2008 Chevy Tahoe that includes a baseball-inspired interior and an extra hood with signatures from approximately 220 Major League Baseball players with a baseball-inspired interior and an extra hood with about 220 autographs of baseball players. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to MLB Charities.
- 2008 Barrett-Jackson edition Ford Shelby GT with all proceeds benefitting the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. No. 26 of only 100 produced, the Shelby features a Barrett-Jackson signature black and red paint scheme, Barrett-Jackson Edition doorsill plates, a special Barrett-Jackson gas cap insert and a Shelby-installed Supercharger.
- 1957 Ford Thunderbird will be sold to benefit the automotive restoration program at McPherson College in Kansas. . Restored by the McPherson students, the T-Bird is powered by a 312 c.i.d. V8 with a 3-speed Ford-o-matic transmission, power steering and power brakes.
- 2008 Ford Mustang GT and will benefit International Children’s Heart Foundation.
- 1961 GMC Carryall (Boy Scouts of America).