Jan 10, 2014 10:02 AM EST
Arizona Teen Founds Nonprofit To Restore Cars for Cancer Research

An Arizona teenager has founded a nonprofit that builds and sells classic cars to raise money for a local children's hospital.

Chase Harris, 16, came up with the idea after his classmate Danielle Hudson, who has since passed away, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, ABC 15 reported.

To honor Danielle, he decided to restore a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro for her, painting it her favorite color, blue.

"Even though Danielle was not a car person, she was very excited about the idea," Chase told ABC 15.

While he didn't know his classmate well, Chase wanted to do something for her. He told Danielle the restored car would be sold at auction to raise money for cancer research.

"I want more than ever to make a significant contribution to this research on behalf of Danielle," Chase said.

Danielle died last January, 10 months after her terminal diagnosis, at the age of 15. She never got to see the Camaro restored in her honor. But Chase was determined to finish the car and make a difference for other people struggling with cancer.

The 16-year-old founded a nonprofit called Classics for Causes that builds and sells "one of a kind classic cars" and has been raising money for the Phoenix Children's Hospital.

The 1967 Camaro restored for Danielle will be auctioned off on Jan. 14 at the Barrett-Jackson car auction. The two-door coupe has a six-speed manual transmission and 430-horsepower.

All proceeds from the car will benefit the Phoenix hospital for neuro-oncology research, according to the listing.  

To contact Chase or get more information about Classics for Causes, go to the nonprofit's Facebook page.

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