'55 Chevy Auction To Aid Cancer Research

If you're a classic Chevy lover and want to help in the fight against cancer this one's for you! This Las Vegas resident is having an auction via Speed Channel Saturday at 1pm to sell his '55 Chevy 210 coupe to benefit cancer research.

Omaha.com writes:


The nation can watch when a local collector's donated car benefits the fight against cancer.

At 1 p.m. CDT Saturday on the Speed Channel (Omaha Cox Cable channel 1078), a 1955 Chevrolet 210 Series two-door HT Sport Coupe will go up for auction at the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction in Las Vegas.

Aptly named “The Survivor,” the all-original car was donated by avid automobile collector Roger Frank, owner of Frank Implement Co.

Proceeds from the auction will be split between Festival of Hope and the Barrett-Jackson Cancer Research Fund.

Festival of Hope is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help cancer patients who live in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming with nonmedical expenses.

Frank estimates as many as 75,000 people will pack the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on auction day. He said Speed channel staff told him that about 14 million could be watching live.

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