A 1956 Chevrolet 150 that first served as a U.S. Army Staff car at the Sioux Army Depot in Sidney, Neb., until 1964 was auctioned twice on Sept. 18 by Barrett-Jackson in Houston and netted a cool million, which will be split between Honor Flight Central Florida and the Honor Flight Network.
“The car was originally donated by a donor to our Honor Flight in Central Florida and they worked with us in a partnership that allowed the hub to put the car into a Barrett-Jackson auction block,” explained Honor Flight Network Chief Development & Communications Officer Carol Harlow.
Through hubs like Honor Flight Central Florida, the Honor Flight Network provides free trips for veterans to visit their war memorials in Washington, D.C.
The Chevy had been auctioned at Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas event in Juneand raised $70,000. That purchaser put it up for sale again this past weekend.
The sedan, which is partially restored, was initially won for $425,000 in a bid by Enduro Pipeline Services of Tulsa, Okla. The vehicle was immediately put on the block again, and sold to collector John Burkland of La Grange, Tex., for $400,000.
Another bidder then made a straight donation of $175,000 to Honor Flight, bringing the total raised to $1 million.
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Honor Flight Central Florida will receive 75 percent of the auction’s proceeds while the Honor Flight Network will receive 25 percent, said Harlow.
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Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.