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Dodge auctioning Hellcat #0001 for charity.

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Dodge is auctioning Hellcat #0001 at Barret Jackson for charity.
Here's the press release;

ONE-OF-A-KIND 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT HELLCAT VIN0001 TO BE AUCTIONED AT BARRETT-JACKSON LAS VEGAS

- Dodge to auction first production 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, the fastest and most powerful muscle car ever, during Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas with all proceeds benefitting Opportunity Village
- Iconic one-of-one Challenger SRT Hellcat features Viper-exclusive Stryker Red paint, special Hellcat badging, specific VIN0001 documentation build package and additional one-of-a-kind memorabilia
- Barrett-Jackson waves all bidding and consignment fees; 100 percent of sale price goes to charity
Prototype 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat on display July 31-Aug.2 at Barrett-Jackson's second annual Hot August Nights Auction in Reno, Nev.

July 25, 2014 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Dodge announced today that it will auction the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat VIN0001, the most powerful and fastest muscle car ever built, during the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2014 auction, which will be held Sept. 25-27 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Proceeds from the auction on Sept. 27, will benefit the not-for-profit Opportunity Village organization of Las Vegas.

The one-of-one special-edition 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, with a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI® V-8 engine and 0001 vehicle identification number (VIN), has an NHRA-certified quarter-mile time of 10.8 seconds at 126 mph, 707 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque on tap right from the assembly line. Adding to the exclusivity, the donated muscle car will be the only Dodge Challenger to ever have a Viper-exclusive Stryker Red exterior - hand-painted at the Dodge Viper paint facility - and it will include special Hellcat badging, specific VIN documentation and one-of-a-kind memorabilia.

"The 2015 Challenger Hellcat is already guaranteed to be one of the hottest cars that will roll through the Barrett-Jackson auction lanes in decades to come," said Tim Kuniskis, President and CEO, Dodge and SRT Brands, Chrysler Group LLC. "The VIN 0001 being auctioned this year is the ultimate one-of-one collectible 2015 Dodge Challenger, as Dodge is ensuring there will never be another one like it."

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat VIN0001 has a class-exclusive TorqueFlite 8-speed paddle shift automatic transmission with RPM matching downshifts, 15.4-inch Brembo front disc brakes with two-piece rotors and six-piston calipers, the largest brakes ever offered by Chrysler Group, and 20-by-9.5-inch wheels of lightweight matte black forged aluminum. It will have newly designed interior trimmed in premium Black Laguna leather on performance-oriented seats, a modern dash layout providing all of the technology features one would expect and an authentic forged-aluminum supercharger plenum cover under the hood.

The auction package includes a HEMI painted presentation box with a VIN0001 electronic vehicle build book and video documentary, still shots, vehicle footage, an authentic Challenger SRT Hellcat embossed Laguna Leather iPad sleeve, a signed SRT Hellcat lithograph and unique "birth certificate" for VIN0001. Additional information on the vehicle is available on the news feed page of www.driveSRT.com.

Barrett-Jackson is waiving all bidding and consignment fees, so 100 percent of the sale price will be donated to Opportunity Village, a not-for-profit organization that serves people with significant intellectual disabilities in the Las Vegas area. A prototype 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat will be on display at the Dodge booth located in Hall 3 during the second annual Hot August Nights Auction presented by Barrett-Jackson from July 31 to Aug. 2 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.

"With 707 horsepower, the 2015 Dodge Hellcat is more than just the most powerful muscle car built by an American manufacturer," said Craig Jackson,Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. "It's also going to be the means to help countless people with severe intellectual and related disabilities reach their potential. We're honored that Dodge chose our 2014 Las Vegas auction to sell Hellcat VIN001 to support Opportunity Village. Not only will the wonderful people at this organization benefit from the sale of this muscle car, but the winning bidder will own a truly amazing piece of American automotive history."

"We are so unbelievably thankful for the support of Dodge and Barrett-Jackson," said Linda Smith, Associate Executive Director, Opportunity Village. "We are touched by their amazing generosity and support of our mission here to support individuals with disabilities by giving them the chance to lead independent and fulfilling lives."
 
To save several hundred thousands of dollars, I'm fine with waiting a few months for mine.
 
Why for only 1/2 a mill. You could have 2 the first one as Sunday driver and the other one with studded tires for a winter beater
 
Why for only 1/2 a mill. You could have 2 the first one as Sunday driver and the other one with studded tires for a winter beater

Hell yeah RC...
You do need a "Winter Beater"!

PS: you list your BOSS & 10' Challenger yet?
 
thats awesome.opportunity village does some amazing stuff in this town,way to go guys.
 
Just priced out my Hellcat in B5 Blue Pearl. Fully loaded, 8 speed auto minus the sunroof. Price $62,970.00. The B5 Blue is a late delivery color. That's cool I don't really care for any of the other colors. I wanted Plum Crazy but it is not available. I'm too excited.
 
Just priced out my Hellcat in B5 Blue Pearl. Fully loaded, 8 speed auto minus the sunroof. Price $62,970.00. The B5 Blue is a late delivery color. That's cool I don't really care for any of the other colors. I wanted Plum Crazy but it is not available. I'm too excited.


So you are a buyer or a waiter..........
 
Barrett Jackson always has some great charity cars, free of fees & all the proceeds go to the specific charity too...
good for SRT/Dodge // & BJ for doing this, for a noble cause....
I'll watch it for sure...
 
100 percent of the sale price will be donated to Opportunity Village, a not-for-profit organization that serves people with significant intellectual disabilities.

Hey R/C it's a "win, win" situation! I'd be there to bid on that if I were you!
 
Ran across this, didn't see it on here. Cool vid.

[video=vimeo;107173377]http://vimeo.com/107173377[/video]
 
MT_Mopar that was cool & nice tunes too
 
Interesting, the car was originally black, then they debadged it with some dis-assembly and painted it with their Viper-exclusive Stryker Red color. Cool.
 
It'll go for far more than I could ever afford to bid, that's for certain.
 
This is all past history. Rick Hendrick bought it back in September. It was in Chrysler Dealership up until a week ago.
 
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