jasonglh
01-21-2007, 20:11
(CNN) -- A Hummer used by CNN to cover the war in Iraq and then renovated on The Learning Channel netted $1.25 million for charity on Saturday.
Proceeds from the sale of Warrior One, which toured military bases and medical centers nationwide before the auction, will be donated to the Fisher House Foundation. The organization temporarily houses families of patients receiving major medical care in military hospitals and Veterans Affairs facilities.
Dave Liniger, founder of Re/Max International Inc., had the winning bid of $1 million for the Hummer. An additional $250,000 was thrown in by Dave Ressler, a businessman from North Dakota and Montana.
Rest plus pics and video here (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/20/hummer.auction/)
Not bad for a Hummer that caught on fire right before the auction! :eek:
On a related note any of you local Arizona guys the proud new owner of Carroll Shelby's Super Snake for $5.5 million?
Proceeds from the sale of Warrior One, which toured military bases and medical centers nationwide before the auction, will be donated to the Fisher House Foundation. The organization temporarily houses families of patients receiving major medical care in military hospitals and Veterans Affairs facilities.
Dave Liniger, founder of Re/Max International Inc., had the winning bid of $1 million for the Hummer. An additional $250,000 was thrown in by Dave Ressler, a businessman from North Dakota and Montana.
Rest plus pics and video here (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/20/hummer.auction/)
Not bad for a Hummer that caught on fire right before the auction! :eek:
On a related note any of you local Arizona guys the proud new owner of Carroll Shelby's Super Snake for $5.5 million?