Charity

With Saab officially bankrupt and receivers now looking for bids on any remaining assets, activity at the automaker’s main facilities in Sweden is winding down and the last orders are being completed. The very last Saab 9-3, a 2012 9-3 Griffin Aero sedan finished in white like the one...

The very first 45th Anniversary Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, VIN 001, was sold for $150,000 at the Barrett-Jackson 10th Annual Florida Auction that took place earlier this month. That might seem like a lot for what’s normally a $1,375 premium over the asking price of a 2012 Camaro coupe or...

If you want a chance at getting your hands on the first production 2013 SRT Viper, you'd better head down to the Barrett- Jackson vehicle auction taking place in Orange County, California this summer. SRT is offering up its first Viper for sale at the auction, with all of the proceeds going to aid...

American fashion designer John Varvatos has partnered with Chrysler once again, this time to design a special 2012 Chrysler 300S that will be auctioned to help raise funds for the charity organization Stuart House. Varvatos previously starred in one of Chrysler’s Imported From Detroit...

It seems even those with a taste for contemporary art couldn't open their wallets very far--even in the name of the Save the Children charity--for the monstrosity that is the Jay-Z/Kanye West 'Otis' Maybach. It sold for just $60,000 at the New York Contemporary Art Evening auction held by Phillips...

A one-off 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 prototype used during the development of the upcoming 650-horsepower muscle car has sold at auction over the weekend for a staggering $300,000. As we first reported last week, this particular Shelby GT500 can’t be titled and licensed for street use...

At this past weekend’s Barrett-Jackson vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, the very first 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible was sold for a staggering $600,000. Of course, the Corvette Convertible sold was no ordinary ‘Vette but rather a Corvette 427 Convertible...

Barrett-Jackson's upcoming Scottsdale event later this month is shaping up to be an exciting affair, with all sorts of classic and modern hardware crossing the block. One of the latest to join the party is the SMS-Bondurant Camaro. Presented by Steve Saleen and Bob Bondurant, the special SMS...

We know Lamborghinis are meant to be expensive, but with an expected auction price of $4.7 million this latest version from renowned German scale model builder Robert Gülpen takes the cake. You see, Gülpen’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, roughly 1/8th the size of the real thing...

The Who's Roger Daltry has worked with Lotus' designers to create a one-of-a-kind Evora S. The car will be auctioned by Bonhams, with proceeds going to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust.

If you had asked us to name which Hollywood celebrity had a custom-built 1966 Mustang convertible prepped with ex-NASCAR gear and a variety of other track-worthy upgrades in 2006, we have to admit, Charlie Sheen wouldn't be anywhere near the top of our list--but that's precisely where this car...

MagnaFlow has partnered with race legend Mario Andretti to create a one-of-a-kind 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS, which will go on display next week at the Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas before being auctioned off for charity early next year. The Camaro SS, donated by...

Pink isn't the first color you think of on a Bentley unless you're Paris Hilton or--preferably--the Susan G. Komen foundation. This "Passion Pink" example, commissioned by Symbolic Motor Car Company directly from Bentley, is a completely unique 2012 Continental GT model, and it will be on sale at...

A unique 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302, painted in School Bus Yellow and fitted with the Laguna Seca package, will be auctioned off to benefit the Henry Ford Health System.

Yesterday news broke that Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher of the long-running Need For Speed franchise, was giving away a brand new 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S to drum up excitement for the series’ latest installment, Need For Speed: The Run. And today we have news that EA, together with...

A new Lotus special edition has been built in honor of Queen front man Freddie Mercury and his charity Mercury Phoenix Trust.

Finding an original BMW M1 up for sale is already next-to-impossible, though there are some around as we’ve seen in the past. But just imagine how rare it would be to come across the actual 1979 BMW M1 Art Car on the selling block. Well, the Guggenheim Museum in New York sold an original 1979...

Fiat will donate $1,000 from every sale of its new 2012 Fiat 500 Pink Ribbon Edition to help support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The automaker will build just 250 examples of the special edition minicar, and has committed to a $50,000 minimum donation. Based on the 2012 Fiat 500 Lounge...

As we reported last week, the very first 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to be sold to the public was heading to the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson event this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. We can now report that the modern-day muscle car, complete with its 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of...

Mitsubishi is auctioning off its very last Eclipse Coupe this week in an effort to help raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross. The last Eclipse is a one-of-a-kind 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE, which was manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Normal, Illinois. It will go under the...