Barrett-Jackson sells thousands of cars for millions of dollars a year with some of the most powerful and luxurious vehicles around the world up for auction.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!While some automobile enthusiasts will roll into the WestWorld of Scottsdale this week with the hopes of expanding their extensive car collections, other bidders will spend and spend because of the numerous amounts of charity cars that Barrett-Jackson auctions off for great causes.
In this year’s fall auction in the Valley, two cars will be sold and all proceeds from the highest bid of each one will go to two different organizations who help those in need.
Charity Cars
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2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse | Auction Date: Friday, Oct. 11
All proceeds from this go to Samaritan’s Purse, a “nondenominational evangelical Christian organization” that provides aid to those suffering around the world from war, poverty, natural disasters and illnesses.
With Hurricane Milton labeled as a devastating Category 3 storm, it will hit Florida severely. Floods, intense rain and other effects of the hurricane are expected to cause significant damage to most of the state.
Keeping his prayers and thoughts with those affected out there, Barrett-Jackson president Steve Davis talked on Wednesday at a media availability about how the company will continue its long-lasting initiative to help charities and raise money, especially at a time like this.
“The multi-million dollar cars and the celebrities and all the incredible things are the byproduct of our charity platform,” Davis said. “We created this amazing platform that we not only display the vehicles and create awareness, but also the charity. We have an amazing Dark Horse Mustang, an incredible piece.
“We have a great VIP that came to Barrett-Jackson a couple of years ago and bought a charity car as a bidder, immediately turned around and donated it back and here he is at Barrett-Jackson this year and donating a charity car. He took the car from the dealership, took the order long ago, the car finally came in and gave us a call to put this up there to make a statement for the charity Samaritan’s Purse to benefit the hurricane victims… For us to be a part of that it is an honor and a privilege.”
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ | Auction Date: Saturday, Oct. 12
The first-ever retail production of this car donning the VIN 001 will have its entire hammer price go to the Detroit Children’s Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides investments into growing successful schools, substantially improving lower-performing schools and helping educators be able to provide “an excellent education” to every single child in Detroit.
Even though the specs and everything that comes with a first-of-its-kind car are special in itself, the fact that 100% of the proceeds will be for a charity will make it even more meaningful to bid on.
“The first, VIN 001 EV Escalade, another great charity car from our partners at General Motors. We have cutting-edge vehicles, VIN 001s, but really the cause is the car and we are going to do everything we can to keep the excitement in the room to bring in all the money we can,” Davis said.
At the first auction of the year in Scottsdale this past January, Barrett-Jackson sold a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 3LZÂ for $270,000 to the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation, a 1968 Shelby GT350 for $100,000 to students in Northeast Texas Community College’s Carroll Shelby Automotive Program, a 2023 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon for $325,000 to Building Homes for Heroes and the first-ever 2024 Mustang Dark Horse for $375,000 to JDRF.
Barrett-Jackson is proud of its morals with bringing the car world together and if they can form a collective of generous people to help others in need, they will do everything in their power to do as much as they can.
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