*** Operation Mend Camaro at Mecum Auctions ***

[jlugo]

Dana Mecum, president of the Mecum Auction Company, and Ryan Friedlinghaus, founder and CEO of West Coast Customs, a luxury automobile restyling company, have joined forces to offer a custom 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible to raise funds for Operation Mend. Friedlinghaus, who has transformed cars for numerous celebrities and corporations, will customize this one-of-a-kind Camaro with a blend of camouflage colors. The car will debut at the Mecum Dallas Auction, Oct. 6-8, at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas. The team at Mecum Auctions will sell the Camaro at no reserve on Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. CST, drawing bids from the crowd, as well as from online and phone bidders.

"All proceeds will be donated to benefit Operation Mend" - Operation Mend is a partnership among Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System that was established to help treat U.S. military personnel severely wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Operation Mend; http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla...ms-215943.aspx

Ryan Friedlinghaus; http://www.westcoastcustoms.com/

- Donated by GM for a custom one of one build by West Coast Customs
- An inspirational build by Ryan Friedlinghaus and his team
- Featuring full custom camouflage paint scheme representing all divisions of the U.S. Military
- Custom painted hood to reflect its association and support of Operation Mend
- SLP Performance upgrades
- Custom wheels and tires
- Custom sound system

The new owner will have the opportunity to drive this car as the lead Grand Marshal at the Veteran's Day Parade on 11.11.11 in NYC.

[CamaroSkooter]

Is there a particular reason you posted this exact same thread three times?

[AutoAgenda]

The custom paint on the hood is amazing...

[FL1CK]

Great cause for auction! As for the car... Looks good, but personally think they should have gone with the current camo patterns...

[meb885]

seems from the commercials GM donated a IOM car with IOM interior accent panels..... the GM team ripped out the IOM seats, repainted the car camo, wouldnt it have been easier/better if GM donated a black/black car? i personally liked the car better IOM as they were rolling it in and starting to disassemble it.

[jlugo]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Is there a particular reason you posted this exact same thread three times?

Yeah, "Sorry..." when click 'submit' to post, the internet Explorer crash everytime.




For a Great Cause!



Operation Mend; Wounded Warriors Reconstructive Surgery

[jlugo]

Operation Mend Camaro Pic's;

[Splitter]

Very cool. Having worked with WCC in the past, I'm really proud to see Ryan and GM doing this for our troops.

[jlugo]

It's scheduled to to go on the block tonight...

LIVE on Discovery's Velocity Network.

I wanna see how much people are willing to pay for it!

[blazzin1]

I certainly understand the meaning behind the cause, and I think it's a wonderful charity, but good gracious that camo paint job is terribly ugly!!! But sure wish I had that red supercharger under my hood!!! Hopefully it brings a good amount of money.

[Kwik]

They haven't built a car yet that I would want to own.

[jlugo]

Originally Posted by blazzin1

I certainly understand the meaning behind the cause, and I think it's a wonderful charity, but good gracious that camo paint job is terribly ugly!!! But sure wish I had that red supercharger under my hood!!! Hopefully it brings a good amount of money.

Looks like they really did not put too much effort..."disappointing"

[blazzin1]

For the sake of the new potential owner, I hope that's a "wrap"!!!!

[drummer5679]

Originally Posted by Kwik

They haven't built a car yet that I would want to own.

then you didn't watch the episode with will.i.am's 58 vette build yet...