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Rare, Expensive 1903 Buckmobile Donated to Donate Cars 4 Wishes to Benefit Make A Wish Connecticut
Only four Buckmobiles are known to exist -- $75,000 car will be auctioned with all proceeds going directly to Make A Wish Connecticut
A Connecticut resident recently donated a 1903 Buckmobile to Donate Cars 4 Wishes, which is Connecticut’s statewide nonprofit vehicle donation program that benefits Make A Wish Connecticut and is headquartered in Glastonbury.
1903 Buckmobile
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There are only 4 such cars in the world, 3 are in museums and this one -- that was just donated to DC4W. Only 40 were ever produced by the Buckmobile Company of Utica, New York. The car’s appraised value is $55,925.00 and it comes with the only spare axle in the world, which has an appraised value of its own of $20,000.00. The average donated vehicle to Donate Cars 4 Wishes has a value of about $1,000!!
The car will be auctioned with the 100 percent of the proceeds to benefit Make A Wish Connecticut, according to DC4W founder Denton Gates. “This car is going to help us achieve our goal of granting even more wishes to children facing very significant health challenges,” he said.
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Donating a vehicle is a great way to help your community and really make a difference in the life of a child. Your unwanted or unused car, boat or motorcycle will help grant wishes to Connecticut children and you will get a tax deduction. Donated vehicles can be any age or condition, running or not running. By calling Donate Cars 4 Wishes, your old or unused vehicle will help grant the wish of a Connecticut child facing a life-threatening medical condition.
After you call 1-844-WISH-123 or log on to www.dc4w.org your unwanted vehicle will be towed within 48 hours and you will receive a receipt for the maximum allowable tax deduction permitted under law!
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut’s president and CEO Pam Keough said, “Make-A-Wish Connecticut is excited to be the beneficiary of the Donate Cars 4 Wishes car donation program. The DC4W team is committed to helping make wishes come true for Connecticut children.”
The Buckmobile is currently on display at Columbia Ford on Rt. 6 in Columbia, Connecticut.
