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The rights to the very first 2015 Ford Mustang GT was sold to the highest bidder at the Barrett-Jackson auctions taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona over the weekend. The final bid, made by Sam Pack, a car collector and Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] dealer from Texas, was a respectable $300,000, the proceeds of which will go to benefit diabetes support group JDRF. As previously reported, the first production 2015 Mustang GT is yet to be built (the version on display was a pre-production unit), meaning Pack will still be able to select the color of the car as well as any options. On top of this...
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Bugatti Experience Auction Raises $82,000 For Make-A-Wish Foundation
One generous individual has offered up an $82,000 bid for a Bugatti driving experience that includes a trip to France and four days immersed with the Veyron, including some time spent at a race track and a chance to sample some of the driving roads in the world. Oh, we forgot to mention that all...
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Bugatti To Help Make-A-Wish Charity At Barrett-Jackson Auction
When Bugatti auctions off a once-in-a-lifetime event at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Arizona next week, it isn't just the winning bidder's life that'll be improved. With proceeds going to children's charity Make-A-Wish, hundreds of kids across Arizona will also benefit...
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First 2015 Ford Mustang GT To Be Sold At Auction
Ford is offering up its first retail 2015 Mustang GT for charity, with the car to be sold at auction by the people at Barrett-Jackson. The auction will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 18 and all proceeds from the sale, lot no. 3010, will go to benefit diabetes support group JDRF. The...
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2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells For $200k
A prototype version of the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racer, possibly the last for the current-shape Mustang, was sold at auction last week for $200,000. That’s close to $100k more than the asking price for a basic Mustang Cobra Jet but all those extra dollars will be going to aid the...
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2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Heading To Auction
The 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is a highly focused vehicle whose main goal is to run for a quarter-mile at a time as fast as possible. It's very good at doing this. That's because Ford fitted the car with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine, a T4 racing gearbox, a roll cage, special drag wheels...
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Late last year, a Nissan GT-R finished in ‘Bolt Gold,’ a unique paint finish developed by Nissan in celebration of Usain Bolt’s success at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, was auctioned off to help raise funds for the athlete’s charitable foundation in his native Jamaica. The car ended up selling for $187,100, with the winning bid coming from a person in Australia. At the time of the auction, Nissan had not yet built the car, as the winning bidder was able to specify it to his preferences. The car has now been delivered to its owner at a special ceremony held in the...
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Ford’s Final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible Sells For $500k At Auction
The build slot for the very last 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible has sold at auction for a staggering $500,000. The car was put up for sale by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] to help raise funds for the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). The auction took place last weekend at...
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Ford To Auction Off Last 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible For Charity
The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is just around the corner, so that means the current, fifth-generation car will soon be bowing out of the market. One of the last of these, the final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible to be built, could be yours as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will be auctioning off the car...
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang Sells For $398k
A special 2014 Ford Mustang GT, bearing VIN #0001, sold at a charity auction for $398,000.
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Win Gas Monkey Garage’s Custom 1976 Chevrolet Caprice
The guys from Dallas-based auto restoration shop Gas Monkey Garage, the stars of Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud series, have a special 1976 Chevrolet Caprice that they’re giving away for charity. The car will be entered in a raffle, with each of the tickets costing just $5, and...
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Ford Rolls Out Custom 2014 Mustang GT In Support Of EAA Young Eagles
Featured above is the latest custom Mustang developed by Ford’s own design and engineering team for the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. As in past years, the custom Mustang will be auctioned off for charity, with all proceeds going to support the EAA Young Eagles youth education...
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You can't deny the appeal of a longroof. That lovely wagon shape just looks right, and the extra space means you can haul all of your stuff with ease. A wagon is a truly wonderful category of car that too often gets overlooked these days--especially here in the U.S. Now, if said wagon is packing a powerful punch under the hood it just might attract a few extra eyeballs. Such is the case with the 2014 Audi RS 6 Avant because it's found a fan in Gwyneth Paltrow. The actress, who drives Audi vehicles in the Iron Man film series as the character Pepper Potts, showed up at an Audi affair in the...
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Roberto Cavalli’s 2013 Life Ball MINI Raises Almost $200k For Charity
This past weekend, MINI unveiled its latest custom ride developed in support of the Life Ball charity event that takes place annually in Vienna, Austria. This was the 13th consecutive year MINI has been involved with the event, which saw a Paceman crossover created by Roberto Cavalli auctioned off...
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First Look At Roberto Cavalli’s 2013 Life Ball MINI Paceman
On the 25th of this month, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball charity event for the 13th consecutive year, this time by auctioning off a Paceman crossover created especially for the event by Roberto Cavalli. The noted fashion designer is joining the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni...
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Rolls-Royce Builds Pink Ghost To Help Foster Breast Cancer Support
You may find the color of this Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase a bit distressing, but there's a good reason for the particular hue applied to this car. The car was painted this way to help foster support for breast cancer care. It was commissioned by FAB1, an organization headed by British...
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Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 Raises $175k For Charity
All proceeds from the sale of Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 will be donated to the United Way of America charity.
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Rick Hendrick Buys First 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible For $1 Million
Having already dropped $1.1 million on the very first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to enter production, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick has now also bought the first convertible version of the car. The rights to the first 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, which is...
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As someone who’s owned a few Ferraris and Maseratis over the years, including an Enzo supercar, Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat and Chrysler, prefers driving American muscle when he’s on duty in the states. His choice of ride for getting around suburban Detroit is this murdered-out 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, though he’ll soon be shopping for a new car as he’s graciously donated this one for charity. The special Challenger, which features a few of Marchionne’s own custom details, plus his autograph, will be sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction taking place in...
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One Of The First 2014 Maserati Quattroportes Helps Raise $340k For Charity
The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the luxurious Italian sedan, recently made its world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and is now on its way to showrooms all across the country ahead of its sales launch this spring. However, one of the first cars to be sold to a customer...
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First 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Sells For $1.1 Million
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with VIN ending in #0001 has sold at auction for an incredible $1.1 million, more than 20 times the expected cost of the latest ‘Vette. Of course, getting to own the very first example to be sold to the public has its premium, and all proceeds from the...
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GM CEO Dan Akerson’s 1958 Corvette Sells For $270k: Video
A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette owned by General Motors CEO Dan Akerson sold at auction late on Friday for $270,000. All proceeds from the sale will now go to the Habitat for Humanity charitable organization, which aims to revitalize the Morningside Commons neighborhood on Detroit’s lower east...
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‘One Of One’ 2013 Shelby GT500 Hits The Block For Charity
Yesterday we told you about an all-black customized 2013 Shelby GT500 that you could win courtesy of Speed and Ford, as part of the Hagerty Fantasy Bid contest tied to the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. If “murdered out” isn’t your thing, and if you’d like to...
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‘Bolt Gold’ GT-R Helps Raise Over $190k For Charity: Video
An auction for a one-off ‘Bolt Gold’ Nissan GT-R plus a number of signed memorabilia from the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has now concluded, and we can confirm that a sum of $193,191 was raised. All proceeds of the auction will go to benefit the Usain Bolt Foundation aimed at...
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