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Barrett-Jackson raises $1 million for Las Vegas first responders

A 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake owned by Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis sold for $1 million on Saturday in Las Vegas. (Barrett-Jackson website)
Jim Berger of Las Vegas looks at a 2003 Mercedes-Bens SL500 during the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
People browse vehicles during the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Ty McClary takes a bid during the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
A 1970 Chevrolet Camara RS/SS on the Barrett-Jackson car auction floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Rodney Wesselman takes a bid during the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
The Barrett-Jackson car auction floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Hannah Prothero, left, and her husband Loren browse the showroom floor of the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
The Barrett-Jackson car auction showroom floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
A 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is pushed to the line of the Barrett-Jackson car auction floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Aaron Dobson of Arizona wipes a customer's 1940 Mercury Convertible Sedan on the showroom floor of the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
A 1931 Ford Model A on the showroom floor of the Barrett-Jackson car auction at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
The Barrett-Jackson car auction showroom floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
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October 21, 2017 - 7:23 pm
 

Auction company Barrett-Jackson, said it raised $1 million for Las Vegas first responders during its 10th annual Las Vegas Auction, which ran Thursday through Saturday at Mandalay Bay.

In a statement Saturday, Scottsdale, Arizona-based Barrett-Jackson said a 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake owned by Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis sold for $1 million. DC Solar, a Benicia, California-based renewable-energy company, issued the winning bid.

The money will benefit Las Vegas first responders through the Injured Police Officers Fund, Barrett-Jackson said.

“We want the first responders to know, especially in the wake of the recent tragedy, that we stand with you and we are proud to help however we can,” DC Solar Chief Operating Officer Paulette Carpoff said in the statement.

Barrett-Jackson said the Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake was originally purchased by former Ford CEO Mark Fields. The car’s vehicle identification number, 007, signals that it was one of the first GT500s built since 1970, the auction company said.

Contact Matthew Crowley at mcrowley@reviewjournal.com. Follow @copyjockey on Twitter.

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