Charity
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You may recall that last month the CEO of Aston Martin, Dr. Ulrich Bez, auctioned off his Rapide company car in order to raise funds for the Japan earthquake relief effort. Bez, and his counterpart at Toyota, Akio Toyoda, are at the Nurburgring 24 Hours race taking place in Germany this weekend where this giant cheque was presented. The Concours Blue luxury sedan managed to sell for £100,000, about $160,000 at current exchange rates, with all proceeds being handed over to Toyota, which can better direct it to charities providing aid to victims of the recent earthquakes and Tsunami in...
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One-Off MINI Red Mudder By DSQUARED² Auctioned At 2011 Life BallCanadian twins, Dean and Dan Caten, better known as the designer duo DSQUARED², have finally presented the MINI Countryman crossover they designed exclusively for the 2011 Life Ball, a charity event held annually in Vienna in support of HIV and AIDS research that took place this past weekend...
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Aston Martin Auctioning Rapide To Aid Japan
It’s been two months since the Japan earthquake disaster but the effects, especially on the auto industry, are still being felt all around the world. Aston Martin is showing its full support for the island nation, with its CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez announcing plans to auction his Rapide company car...
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Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 1977 Peugeot 504 Sells For $2.5 Million
An old 1977 Peugeot 504, similar to the one pictured above and belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sold at auction for a staggering $2.5 million. As we reported late last year, the car was being sold at auction in an effort to help raise funds for the Mehr housing project, a...
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Lingenfelter Builds Special Edition Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 For Charity
Lingenfelter, a tuning firm based in Indiana and with more than 30 years of experience building hotted-up American muscle cars, has donated its engine expertise to enhance a 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 that was used to raise funds for charity. Known as the Brad Paisley Hero Edition ZR1, the...
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Lee Iacocca's Personal 45th Anniversary Mustang Up For Charity Auction
Two years ago the Lee Iacocca special-edition of the 45th Anniversary Mustang hit the streets, and the first example raised $125,000 for charity. Now Iacocca's selling his personal ride for another benefit. The winning bidder will not only get the father of the Mustang's personal chariot, but lunch...
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First Kylie Minogue comes onboard as a spokesperson for the Lexus CT 200h, and now point guard for the LA Clippers, Baron Davis, is hosting a charity race in the luxury hybrid? It looks like Lexus may have finally dumped that "Dark Side of Green" campaign. Cue the sighs of relief. Davis' event is dubbed the CT 200h Challenge, and it takes place next Thursday, February 17, at 1220 S. Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. Davis and other celebrities -- whom he's challenging on Twitter -- will run a specially designed obstacle course in the CT, and the person who posts the fastest time wins a...
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Commemorative Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Headed To Barrett-Jackson Auction
A very special Corvette Z06 will be up for sale at this month’s Barrett-Jackson vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The car is a 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, which was built to commemorate the classic American supercar’s inaugural appearance and victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50...
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Saab Donating $50 With Every Test Drive Of The New 9-5
The new 2011 Saab 9-5 shouldn’t have too many problems at getting customers through the door for a test drive but now the Swedish automaker has made an offer you simply can’t refuse. For every test drive of its new 9-5 sedan, Saab will be donating $50 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The...
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Video: Eva Longoria Rallies For Kids With Cancer
What with all the gay cars and 70s-icon hit-and-runs, we're a little behind on sharing some of the more pleasant celebs-and-cars stories. One such item: the recent Rally for Kids With Cancer in Los Angeles, headed up by one of America's favorite (though not particularly desperate) housewives, Eva...
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Kia Blocks Two Free Throws From LeBron James
Poor LeBron James. (Speaking figuratively, of course.) The NBA star receives a lot of swag for being one of the most important athletes in America, and nice guy that he is, James tries to give much of it away to charity. Unfortunately, some auto companies are making it hard for James to help those...
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MINI Fans To Rally Across The U.S.
MINI has announced a new “MINI Takes The States” rally, which will kick off this August and allow thousands of fans to celebrate owning their iconic cars with fellow enthusiasts by joining a caravan across the country to Denver, Colorado. The rally will see participants drive through a total...
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The production run for the new 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition will be capped at just 500 cars so each of these models will be something special, especially for diehard muscle car and Corvette fans. Too bad that the very first of the cars has already been sold at the Barrett-Jackson vehicle auctions, which took place in Palm Beach, Florida on April 3. The first of the 500 retail 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition coupes was sold for a staggering $297,000. In addition to this, the winning bidder also receives the opportunity to tour GM’s Performance...
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Lotus Enlists Naomi Campbell For Special Edition Haiti Evora
In response to the horrific natural disaster that has crippled the nation of Haiti, supermodel Naomi Campbell together with Lotus will be auctioning eight special edition "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evora sports cars, with the proceeds from the auction going directly to help those in need. Based on the...
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300 Celebrities Sign Chrysler 300 To Raise Funds For Victims Of Haiti Disaster
Disaster barely begins to describe the situation in Haiti caused by the earthquake that struck the island nation on January 12, and efforts to help recover from the damage have captured the world's attention. While GM is auctioning out its final limited-edition 427 Corvette at an upcoming...
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Up For Bid: Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD Convertible
Our colleagues at CelebrityCarz.com have spotted a great charity auction featuring a candy apple red 1972 Ford LTD convertible owned by everyone's favorite diamond-loving cougar, Miss Sharon Stone. The lucky high bidder gets not only a new car and the satisfaction of supporting the Brent Shapiro...
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Update: Custom Ford Mustang AV8R Sells For $500,000
UPDATE: The special one-off Mustang AV8R has sold for $500,000 at the Gathering of Eagles charity auction, with the funds going to support the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh youth education and inspirational experience program. Ford will donate a special one-of-a-kind...
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$1 Million Ferrari Enzo Donated To Charity
With only 399 Enzo’s originally produced, plus the special one-off for Pope John Paul II, it’s amazing how many we see popping up for sale all over the place. This time around we have an Enzo that was donated by a private owner to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to be auctioned...
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