A Ford pickup truck autographed twice by former President George W. Bush was sold at an auction in Florida this weekend for $90,000, with all proceeds going to support youth wrestling, including the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.
The three-day auction -- conducted by famed classic/collectible vehicle auction house Barrett-Jackson in West Palm Beach, Fla. -- concluded Saturday with the sale of the Ford F-150 Super Crew pickup which President Bush and his wife Laura had used at their ranch in Texas upon leaving the White House in 2009. The former President autographed on the passenger-side airbag before an earlier auction in 2013. When the signature was accidently cleaned off by a previous owner, President Bush affixed his autograph again for this most recent auction.
Proceeds from Saturday's auction benefit amateur youth wrestling by supporting youth wrestling clubs in Tennessee, as well as youth wrestling facilities and programs at the museum named for legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable, located in his hometown of Waterloo, Iowa.
"We have a wrestling room that serves a lot of youth right now, but that's going to triple in size," Kyle Klingman, director of the Dan Gable Museum, told KWWL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Waterloo, prior to the auction. "So, we're going to be able to impact a lot more youth in the community, a lot more youth in the state, and we're going to want to expand that nationwide flavor."
Every dollar raised in the auction of the Bush pickup truck – one of five vehicles designated for charity at this weekend's auction -- will go to the designated charities, as Barrett-Jackson donates its time and waives all fees in charity vehicle auctions, according to the ClassicCars.com website .
"To date, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise over $93 million in support of charities whose influence reaches around the world," said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. "No other collector car auction company has helped raised more funds for important causes benefiting children, veterans and medical research than Barrett-Jackson."
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