[caption id=“attachment_12496” align=“aligncenter” width=“750”]Want this car? It can be yours if you're in Scottsdale next weekend. Courtesy photo Want to buy Jay Leno’s car (and help the USO)? It can be yours if you’re in Scottsdale next weekend. Courtesy photo[/caption]

USO tour veteran Jay Leno is doing something awesome for troops and families — again.

Next Saturday, Leno will auction off one of the coolest cars in his prized car collection — a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 — to the highest bidder, with the proceeds going to the USO. The car is estimated to fetch between $50,000 and $80,000.

“I rarely sell any of my vehicles in my personal collection unless it’s for something as important as the USO,” Leno said.

Gooding & Company, an auction house known for selling some of the world’s most significant collector cars, will host Leno, USO President and CEO Dr. J.D. Crouch II and retired Army Gen. George Casey (a USO board member) for the auction Jan. 17 at the Scottsdale Auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“We are honored to have Jay Leno, a long-time supporter of our nation’s troops and a dear friend of the USO, help us further our mission,” Crouch said. “This extraordinary gesture shows his genuine appreciation for everything [our troops] do for us at home and abroad.”

The car will be on display for public preview Jan. 14-17, and the live auction will be broadcast on www.goodingco.com.