CBS LA
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A fully-restored classic car will be auctioned Friday with proceeds going toward a memorial in honor of the 19 Arizona firefighters killed during the Yarnell Hill blaze.
The 1925 Ford Model T belonged to Steve Doke, who recently donated the car to the L.A. County Fire Museum in Bellflower. “I figured it’d be great to keep the guys in our memories. You know, they sacrificed a lot,” Doke said.
“It was pretty neat for the kids. They always wanted to go in the chitty-chitty-bang-bang car, they used to call it,” said Doke, reminiscing of using the iconic car to go get ice cream with his grandchildren. The Model T, which is painted fire-engine red, will go up for auction at Mecum Auto Auction. Money raised will go toward a memorial paying tribute to Hotshot firefighters working in the wildland area, especially the men who perished June 30 in the Yarnell Hill tragedy.
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