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Bid On A Ford Mustang And Lunch With Lee Iacocca

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An auction from CharityBuzz lets you not only have lunch with a legend but drive one too. They are selling #19 of 45th Iacocca Silver Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang as well as lunch with the "Father of the Mustang" Lee Iacocca in Los Angeles. Only 45 "2009½" Iacocca Silver Edition Mustangs were built all in a special silver color.

The Iacocca Silver Edition Mustang is a collaborative effort by Mr. Iacocca, designer Michael Leone, and Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters. It starts with a 2009 Mustang GT platform, which is then uniquely modified and "coach built". All come with a standard 5-speed manual transmission. The suspension has been upgraded with a Ford Racing Performance Handling Package. The car has custom-made 20" wheels and Ford Racing 14" Brakes (designed by Brembo). The proceeds for this item benefit Keep Memory Alive which supports research into disorders that affect memory. All proceeds from the sale benefit the foundation. The auction ends on February 23. The estimate is $120,000, last time I looked the bidding was up to $80,000.

[via the NY Times]

Gallery: Lee Iacocca Through The Years

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Justin Bieber Auctions Off Clothing For A Good Cause

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Given the craze for Justin Bieber, I'm surprised that the prices for the auction of clothing, shoes and accessories he wore aren't higher. Clothes Off Our Backs is auctioning off the tween dream's gear including a pair of Muska Skytop II burgundy Supra sneakers he wore while on a golf course, red 511 Levi's skinny jeans worn by singer Justin Bieber at the 2010 Capital Radio SUmmertime Ball and black American Apparel T-shirts worn at a photo shoot. The shirt shown at right carried a bid of $50 last time I checked (size extra small). The auction ends December 20, just in time to make a few Bieber fans' Christmas dreams come true.

Proceeds from the auction benefit Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that partners with local communities to build schools and increase educational opportunities in the developing world. Check out Bieber mentioning Pencils of Promise in his recent interview with Barbara Walters after the jump.

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Author Patricia Cornwell Auctions Off Ferrari For Charity

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Charity, Big Givers

Bestselling author Patrica Cornwell is auctioning off her Ferrari for a good cause. Cornwell's 2005 Ferrari Superamerica will be sold in a live auction on December 9 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at Ferrari of New England in Norwood, MA, with live online bidding commencing at that time. Auction registration and pre-bidding are already available by visiting www.proxibid.com/menishauctions.

After watching a segment on the news show, "60 Minutes," about the assistance Veterans Village of San Diego provides to homeless veterans, Cornwell decided to take action. All proceeds from the sale of her 2005 Ferrari Superamerica will benefit the nonprofit. A recent appraisal shows that the car has just 5,800 miles on it and is worth $250,000.

"We have got to take care of our veterans," says Cornwell. "What struck me about Veterans Village of San Diego is that they are a model for how we can help service men and women re-enter society when they come home from war. They are taking care of people beautifully. I feel that raising awareness is priceless, and if this car becomes the vehicle for the message of 'let's take care of our veterans in need,' then that will be the greatest payoff of all." Watch video of Cornwell explaining why she is donating the car after the jump.

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Iran's Ahmadinejad Auctioning Off his 1977 Peugeot

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Iran's Ahmadinejad Auctioning Off his 1977 Peugeot

Looking to get your hands on a presidential ride? Well this might seem like a stretch from the Cadillac which Barack Obama rides around in, but it is presidential nonetheless. A 1977 Peugeot 504, it belongs to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – or to his wife, if you want to get technical about it – but it's about to go up for auction.

The vehicle played a key role in the Persian leader's campaign for the presidency, in which he pledged to create more housing for low-income families in Iran. To that end, he's putting the car up for auction, proceeds benefiting the country's Mehr housing project. Given the notoriety of its owner, this particular example is expected to bring in more than the average '70s Peugeot.

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Mini Art Car by Paul Weller

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Few names are as synonymous with the Mod Rock lifestyle as Paul Weller and the Mini. The former was part of such bands as "The Jam" and "The Style Council" before going solo, and has now teamed up with Mini to design a special one-of-a-kind hatchback for a charity auction.

The Modfather, as Weller is known, gave the Mini a unique pink-striped paint scheme, and is auctioning it off for the benefit of the War Child and Nordoff Robins charities. Bidding is open for about another month, so if you're interested, follow the link to the auction site to place your bid.

Gallery: Mini art car by Paul "The Modfather" Weller

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Millionth Range Rover Donated to Charity

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Charity

After forty years of production, Land Rover has produced their landmark millionth Range Rover, and is donating it for a charity auction in London. The milestone luxury SUV in question – a top-of-the-line Range Rover Vogue Autobiography edition in black – has a retail value in excess of £85,000.

Celebrity automotive journalist Jeremy Clarkson will take possession on the charity's behalf during the Top Gear Live show at Earls Court, after which the vehicle will be put up for auction to benefit wounded soldiers through the Help for Heroes foundation which Clarkson represents and for whom the vehicle is expected to raise in excess of £100,000.

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Charity Auction Offers Travel and VIP Experiences

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Auctions, Charity

Online auction leader Charity Folks has teamed up with Jet Blue Airways for their "Bid for Good" online auction to benefit KaBOOM! and DoSomething.org for a new auction that includes more than 60 destination trips and other unique celebrity and sports experiences. As you might expect, every package includes airfare on Jet Blue.

The celebrity packages offer VIP access such as a meet-and-greet with Tim McGraw and tickets to one of his 2011 concerts; a set-visit in Los Angeles to "Chelsea Lately" and a meeting with Chelsea Handler; a pair of tickets to see Cher in Las Vegas and insider green room access at "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

The package that is receiving the most attention is a sports package with four tickets, a private tour and the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park at a Boston Red Sox game. Other sports package are pit passes to the 2011 Daytona 500; playing in the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic in a celebrity foursome in the exotic Dominican Republic and two Trophy Club tickets to the 2011 U.S. Open.

The travel package includes some of the most desired destinations including a trip to New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and your own personal photo shoot; a trip to Bermuda's famous Fairmont Hotel; a tropical paradise visit to Barbados; a luxury stay at the Cotton Bay Village in Saint Lucia; a dinner and stay lakeside at the W Chicago and a lavish stay at the Atlantis Resort at Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The auction ends November 11 at 3:00 p.m.

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First Fiat 500 in North America Brings in $85,000 at Toronto Charity Auction

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Fiat would not exactly be considered a luxury automaker, but their spritely 500 hatchback has been winning over premium buyers around the world. Soon it will be on American shores as well – a little sooner than we thought, as it turns out, as the first one has already been sold on the Western banks of the Atlantic. But not in the United States.

Chrysler Canada donated the very first Fiat 500 for the 17th annual Venetian Ball in Toronto as a fundraiser for the Villa Charities. The organization helps the elderly and mentally handicapped in Canada's Italian community, and the little Fiat raised $85,000 – in Canadian funds, mind you, which are worth more than American these days – for the charity.

Gallery: Fiat 500 at 17th Annual Venetian Ball

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CharityBuzz Auctions Italian Lots For Charity

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Italian style in all its fabulousness forms the focus of Charitybuzz's first international charity auction. The auction is a debut for the launched charitybuzzEurope platform and benefits the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation of Europe. The auction runs until July 8 and includes uniquely Italian experiences like the chance to meet Andrea Bocelli backstage after you see him perform in Tuscany, Italy; lunch with Ferruccio Ferragamo, chairman of Ferragamo; a day with Franca Sozzani, Vogue Italia Editor in Chief; a papal mass with Pope Benedict XVI and tour of the Vatican; a weekend of wine tasting at the Ferrari Estate in Trent and a day on the set of Giovanni Veronesi's upcoming movie, "Manuale d'Amore 3" plus two tickets to the premiere in Rome, Italy.

"By bidding on these incredible experiences, people will be supporting cutting-edge human rights defenders from around the world, including those fighting for the right to water and reconstruction in Haiti, the victims of the BP oil disaster, citizens of Darfur working for the peace process, and more," said Kerry Kennedy, honorary president of RFK Europe. "And, donors will help the next generation, including 180,000 Italian high school students now enrolled in the Speak Truth to Power human rights education curriculum, learning how to make change for a more just and peaceful world."

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Buffett Lunch Auction Sets New Record

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It's hard not to see the recent boost in charity auction hauls as a positive sign. The latest economic boost comes with the results of the eleventh annual charity auction of lunch with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett. The auction to dine with the octogenarian oracle of Omaha set a new record, $2,626,311 on eBay. That's far above last year's $1.68 million total and beats the 2008 record of $2.1 million. Proceeds benefit San Francisco's Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless and others in need of aid. No word on who the winner is but the lunch will take place as usual at Smith & Wollensky in New York City.

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Afghan Refugees to Benefit from 25CPW Art Auction

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The action at 25CPW has been nonstop. Following its successful show last week, featuring the artwork of guards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the temporary art gallery on Manhattan's Upper West Side hosted a silent auction featuring the original creations of Afghan women and children. Several thousand dollars were raised at the event, which was organized by 25CPW guru Bess Greenberg and Brianne Leary, the driving force behind Saving Afghanistan and journalist who covered the Soviet/Afghan conflict through the 1980s. The financial result, says Leary, addresses an immediate need for specific refugees in transition.

The prices at the one-night auction were purposefully kept accessible, given the prevailing economic climate, says Leary, and the event was well-attended. Get the full story directly from Leary in the video below.

Gallery: Afghan Art Auction: A night of art, food and music @ 25CPW

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First "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Specials Fetching Big Bucks at Auction

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A Lotus may seem like an exotic supercar, but the superlight British machines never approach the six-figure prices you'd expect from the likes of Ferrari or Lamborghini. But even that can change in the name of good will.

The first three examples of the special-edition "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evoras, created in conjunction with supermodel Naomi Campbell on which we reported recently, went up for auction during London Fashion Week, fetching prices in excess of GBP 300,000, or nearly $500,000 American. Campbell's boyfriend Vladimir Doronin got his hands on the first one. The remaining five examples are up for auction now at naomiforhaiti.com, with bidding ending on February 28.

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A Little Black Dress Auction Event: 22 Ways to Say Black

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Filed under: Apparel, Auctions

Love your little black dress? The LBD has been a fashion staple for years and this year Crystallized Swarovski Elements and Phillips de Pury & Company have come together and commissioned a collection of 22 dresses by 22 of the world's best designers to benefit charity. The original, one-of-a-kind dresses will be available for viewing at the Phillips de Pury & Company location in New York, followed by an auction this September with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit the American Cancer Society and la Ligue nationale contre le cancer. Names like Fendi, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Jean Paul Gaultier are among the chosen designers gracing the labels.

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Bentley Art Project Benefits Cancer Research

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Art, Charity

There are few automobiles we could truly consider works of art. And most of them are expensive. Bentley surely ranks among them, but the British luxury automaker has taken things one step further.

In a new project, Bentley invited its designers to create works of art inspired by their work. No fewer than 22 participated, working in every medium from photography and painting to sculpture. The results are truly intriguing, and will be auctioned off on December 1 in a charity auction held by Bonhams to benefit cancer research at Manchester's The Christie Hospital. The event is by invitation only, but you can view the pieces in the gallery below.

Gallery: Bentley Art Project

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Graff Diamonds Leads Effort to Raise Money for Africa's Children

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Filed under: Auctions, Art, Charity

Damien Hirst is again playing the role of philanthropist (so I have to be nice), along with Raqib Shaw and Marc Quinn. The artists have donated paintings to an auction that London jeweler Laurence Graff is holding for FACET (For Africa's Children Every Time). Graff wants to raise $1.26 million for the organization, which seeks to support the education, health and quality of life of children in Africa ... where Graff Diamonds picks up most of its raw material.

Graff's event follows several other charity auctions this year, all of which were pretty impressive in their results. Sotheby's raised ₤453,950 for two organizations that help orphans in Africa, and Christie's raised an astounding €342.5 million at its Yves Saint Laurent collection auction back in February – the money will be used to fund HIV research and fight the spread of AIDS.

The first lot donated was by Graff himself: diamond earrings estimated to be worth around ₤80,000. The other paintings (e.g., by Hirst) are pegged at around ₤100,000 each.

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