400-HP Electric Ford Bronco Is up for Grabs in Charity Sweepstakes

From Car and Driver

• Through June 17, sweepstakes tickets are on sale for a 1968 Ford Bronco converted to be an electric vehicle.

• The Bronco, the work of Illinois specialist Gateway Bronco, started as a six-cylinder model and now has two electric motors for a total output of 400-plus horsepower.

• Customers who commission an electric Bronco from Gateway tend to spend about $300,000, which puts the $10 donation for 100 tickets into perspective, doesn't it?

You say you want to own an electric first-generation Bronco, but you don't have $265,000 sitting around to commission one from Gateway Bronco in Illinois? Well, you could try to win one, via a charity sweepstakes to benefit Big League Impact, an anti-poverty organization founded by Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright. Through June 17, you can toss your hat (and some money) into the ring for the chance to park an electric 1968 Ford Bronco in your driveway. Winners also get the applicable taxes paid, plus $20,000 in cash. Which would certainly help offset your electric bill for a while.

These kinds of charity sweepstakes aren't a new idea, but in this case the desirability of the prize is certainly goosing the interest. "It's already been a runaway success," says Gateway founder Seth Burgett. "We have three electric Broncos in production now, and we think we'll have many more going forward."