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Ford celebrated last month’s 50th anniversary of the original Mustang’s debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair by unveiling a special edition version of the latest 2015 model. Called the Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition, it will be built in a run of just 1,964 examples, all based on the V-8-powered Mustang GT fastback coupe. MUST READ: 2015 Lamborghini Huracán First Drive Well, if you don't like the coupe, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that one extra 50 Year car will be built, and this one will be a convertible. In fact, it will be the only Mustang Convertible...
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First 2015 Corvette Z06 Fetches $1 Million At Auction, 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype Sells For $7 MillionGeneral Motors offered up the first retail 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to the highest bidder during a Barrett-Jackson event at the Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, Florida over the weekend. The winning bidder, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick, ended up bidding $1...
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Win The Chance To Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger And Crush Things With His Tank: VideoWould you like to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger? Would you like to go to Los Angeles? Would you like to drive a tank? Would you like to crush things with that tank? If you answered "yes" to all or even most of the above, then Arnold has the perfect contest for you. If your answer was "no", then kindly...
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First 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 To Be Auctioned Off For CharityGeneral Motors is offering up the first retail 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to the highest bidder, but this isn’t just a blatant money grab. Instead, the automaker will generously donate the proceeds from the sale to the Karmanos Cancer Institute. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Duels With Ferrari Enzo...
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Roger Penske Pays Record Sum For Lamborghini Aventador In The Name Of CharityMotorsport icon and businessman Roger Penske has paid the highest sum ever for a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, after placing the winning bid on one at a recent charity auction benefiting the Naples Children and Education Foundation. Penske’s winning bid was an impressive $900,000, which is...
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First 2015 Ford Mustang GT Sells For $300,000 At AuctionThe 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...
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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 proceeds from the sale are being donated to the Make-A-Wish foundation on behalf of Bugatti. MUST SEE: Ken Block's Trax-Wearing Ford Raptor Is Awesome The special package was sold during the Barrett-Jackson auctions that took place over the weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona. Upon arriving in France, the...
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Bugatti To Help Make-A-Wish Charity At Barrett-Jackson AuctionWhen 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 AuctionFord 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 $200kA 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 AuctionThe 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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'Bolt Gold' Nissan GT-R Delivered To Auction WinnerLate 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...
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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 the inaugural Hot August Nights auction, run by Barrett-Jackson in Reno, Nevada. The lucky buyer was Don Damon of Great Bend, Kansas. Since the car is yet to be built, he will be able to choose any interior, exterior and stripe color combination offered by Ford on its 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible...
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Ford To Auction Off Last 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible For CharityThe 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 $398kA 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 CapriceThe 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 EaglesFeatured 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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Gwyneth Paltrow Loves The Longroof, Gives Audi RS 6 Avant The Thumbs UpYou 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...
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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 for charity. It eventually sold for 150,000 euros (approximately $193,500), the highest sum ever achieved by a Life Ball MINI. Cavalli, a noted fashion designer, joins the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni, all of which have presented their own custom MINIs for Life Ball and have helped...
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First Look At Roberto Cavalli’s 2013 Life Ball MINI PacemanOn 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 SupportYou 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 CharityAll 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 MillionHaving 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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Sergio Marchionne Gives Up Dodge Challenger SRT8 For CharityAs 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...
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