Mecum auction features two 9/11 tribute Camaros in Las Vegas

Two Camaros built to honor victims of the September 11 attacks go on the block Saturday at the Mecum auto auction in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The vehicles are the first of five tribute cars to reach a major auction in Nevada.

The auction house announced the cars will be sold without reserve, meaning the highest bidder wins regardless of the final price. Proceeds from the sale of the gray Camaro will fund the nonprofit Honor Flight Southern Nevada. That group pays for veterans to travel to Washington, D.C., to visit war memorials at no cost to the participants.

Tiffanie Howard, wife of the late actor Kevyn Major Howard, said the money could allow the organization to add a third flight next year. That would send an extra 35 veterans to the capital. Howard described the veterans as incredible human beings who fought to keep the country free. She said Kevyn wanted people to understand how blessed the nation is.

Kevyn Major Howard and his wife bought the cars for the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Howard, known for playing Rafterman in the film “Full Metal Jacket,” died in 2025. His wife has continued the effort to use the vehicles for awareness.

One of the two cars on sale displays the names of first responders killed on September 11. The other Camaro lists the names of victims from the World Trade Center towers. The remaining three cars in the set also include names of tower victims, plus those killed at the Pentagon and on airplanes, including the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.

Proceeds from the second car will go to the local Toys for Tots program. The five-car set has been driven around the country to raise awareness of the people who died in the terror attacks.

The auction takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Honor Flight Southern Nevada has taken veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War on previous trips.