DRIVING HOPE FOR OTHERS: The incredible lineup of charity cars at the 2019 Scottsdale Auction

December 31, 2018
Posted by Barrett-Jackson

Among the cars for a cause crossing the block at the 2019 Scottsdale Auction will be the first production 2020 Toyota Supra, VIN 20201 (Lot #3010).

Every Barrett-Jackson Auction is full of exciting, adrenaline-pumping moments – but perhaps none are more thrilling than when a “car for a cause” crosses the auction block.

More than a dozen of these special vehicles are getting ready for their often emotion-filled time onstage at the 2019 Scottsdale Auction, when the profound generosity of both those who donate these cars and those who compassionately bid from the heart to take them home comes to the forefront.

VIN 001 of the 2019 Ford GT Heritiage Edition (Lot #3012) will cross the block to benefit United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

Ford Motor Company, a longtime Barrett-Jackson partner, is bringing a 2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition VIN 001 (Lot #3012) to benefit United Way for Southeastern Michigan. The supercar is dressed in the famous baby-blue-and-orange Gulf Oil livery to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 and 1969 Le Mans-winning GT40 that became one of the most recognizable racecars of all time.

A second car to be auctioned by Ford will be the VIN 001 of the new 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (Lot #3008) – the most powerful street-legal production Ford ever – with the entire sale price benefiting JDRF. Ford Motor Company leadership, along with Aaron Shelby, grandson of racing legend Carroll Shelby, will accompany the car on the block for the sale, fresh from its unveiling at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

Lot #3008, a 2019 Ford Shelby GT500, will be auctioned to benefit JDRF.

Barrett-Jackson is excited to welcome Toyota as a new partner in 2019, and the automaker is making a big entrance by bringing the all-new 2020 Supra (Lot #3010) – also fresh from its unveiling at the NAIAS ‒ to benefit the American Heart Association and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which provides help for post-9/11 impacted veterans and their families. Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer will accompany the one-of-a-kind car – which will carry VIN 20201 and many special features – onto the auction block.

Chevrolet will offer four “one-of-a-kind” Bumblebee Camaros as seen in the “Transformers” movies ‒ the original Camaro Bumblebee (Lot #3009) as seen in the first “Transformers” in 2007 and then modified for the follow-up movie, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen;” the 2010 Camaro (Lot #3009.1) as seen in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon;” the 2013 Camaro (Lot #3009.2) as seen in “Transformers: Age of Extinction;” and the 2016 Camaro (Lot #3009.3) as seen in “Transformers: The Last Knight.” The entire hammer price from the sale of these four Camaros – which will sell together as a group – will benefit Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families.

Three of the four Bumblebee Camaros (Lots #3009 through #3009.3) being brought to the 2019 Scottsdale Auction by Chevrolet, being sold as a group to benefit Operation Homefront.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Gary Sinise will be on the block to encourage bidding on a 1981 custom Jeep CJ7 (Lot #3005). The custom Jeep was built in collaboration with the Gary Sinise Foundation and Sunbelt Rentals for a future episode of Discovery Channel’s “Fast N Loud.” Custom-built by Richard Rawlings along with his Gas Monkey Garage team and dressed in a custom paint scheme to honor all the branches of the United States military, the Jeep will benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation, which honors U.S. defenders, veterans, first responders, their families and others in need.

Award-winning actor and advocate of America’s military veterans Gary Sinise will be on the block when a custom 1981 Jeep CJ7 (Lot #3005) crosses the auction block to benefit the Gary Sinise Foundation.

Three Arizona-based charities will benefit from the sale of some other great cars. Childhelp (through the auspices of SEMA Cares) will receive 100% of the sale price of a custom 1967 Chevrolet Camaro (Lot #3004) powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter LS3 E-ROD engine. WD-40, along with SEMA Cares and leading specialty equipment manufacturers, debuted this incredible build in November 2016 to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the SEMA Show and the 50th anniversary of the Camaro. The Barrow Neurological Foundation will be helped by the auction of a 2015 Ford Petty’s Garage Stage 2 Mustang GT (Lot #3001), #41 of just 43 built, while the entire sale price of a 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet (Lot #3011), one of just 68 built for NHRA racing, will go to the Fighter Country Foundation at Luke Air Force Base.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon will be bringing his personal 2016 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R (Lot #3007) – one of only 570 C7.R-equipped coupes, with just 747 miles on the odometer – to benefit the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, while NASCAR driver David Ragan will be on hand to auction his NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Ford Fusion Race Car #38 (Lot #3003) to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children. Another NASCAR great, Rusty Wallace, is bringing his #27 Kodiak NASCAR race car known as “Millie” (Lot #3002) to help out the Task Force Dagger Foundation, while one of just 37 2015 Shelby GT350Rs built (Lot #3006) will be sold to benefit the Petersen Automotive and Henry Ford museums.

There’s even a boat – Bennington is bringing a newly built 2019 SW Series model (Lot #3000) to benefit the Arians Family Foundation, which supports and develops programs that strive to prevent and ameliorate the abuse and neglect of children.

Check out the gallery of the remaining charity vehicles below, and for up-to-date information on the charity car lineup at the 2019 Scottsdale Auction, click HERE.

Lot #3011, a 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, will benefit Fighter Country Foundation at Luke Air Force Base

Lot #3007 – Jeff Gordon’s 2016 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, to benefit the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation.

Lot #3004, a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Custom Coupe, benefits ChildHelp through SEMA Cares.

Lot #3003, David Ragan’s 2018 NASCAR Ford Fusion, benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children

Lot #3006, a 2015 Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang from the Bruce Meyer Collection, benefits the Petersen Automotive Museums.

Lot #3002, Rusty Wallace’s 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix #27 Kodiak NASCAR race car “Millie” benefits Task Force Dagger Foundation at Luke Air Force Base.

Lot #3000, a 2019 Bennington SW Series Boat, benefits the Mayshad Foundation.

Lot #3001, a 2015 Petty’s Garage Stage 2 Mustang GT, benefits Barrow Neurological Foundation.