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Jay Leno’s 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 To Go on Auction for Charity

Renown for his good taste and his huge car collection, Jay Leno is not really used to selling any of his vehicles, but when he does it’s usually for a good cause. It’s the case with his beautiful black 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 he donated to the United Service Organizations (USO) a NGO who’s mission is to “lift the spirits of forward-deployed troops, military families, wounded warriors, troops in transition and families of the fallen.”
Jay Leno’s 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 1 photo
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Gooding & Company has recently announced that USO CEO & President J.D. Crouch II, 36th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and USO Board Member General George Casey along with the famous comedian will all present the vehicle at this January’s Scottsdale Auctions. Scheduled for Saturday, January 17, the proceeds of the auction will be going straight to the USO, as Leno generously pledged.

The Tonight Show star is renown for being a supporter of the cause since it’s not the first time he has been involved in similar ventures. In fact, Jay Leno already announced his plans for the Challenger back in November, when he gifted a wounded veteran a new Dodge Challenger Hellcat.

Leno said he is trying to build up an example showing viewers what veterans are really doing for the country. The Jay Leno’s Garage host believes that apart from all the medical help these people get, veterans also need to feel appreciated, to know that the country did not forget their efforts.

Inspired by the iconic Dodge Challenger of the 70s, the new generation model marks a beautiful design and great engineering, and comes with all the performance any petrolhead wishes for. Under the bonnet, the 2008 Challenger SRT8 has a 6.1-liter V8 engine capable of producing 430hp.

Since we’re talking about Jay Leno, in addition to top-level specifications equipped on all first-year Challengers, this baby also comes with some supplementary options that will be displayed in the day of the auction.
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