Warren Buffett to auction Lincoln Town Car on eBay
Published August 23rd, 2006
US Auction Info
Warren Buffett will auction his 2001 Lincoln Town Car on eBay Inc.’s Web site to benefit a nonprofit group that offers educational and recreational programs for girls.
The world’s second-richest person will donate proceeds to Girls Inc., which serves girls ages 6 to 18 in high-risk, underserved areas, such as some inner cities, in the United States and Canada.
Buffett’s daughter Susie sits on the board of the New York-based nonprofit, and had suggested the auction to her father.
‘It is one of the best organizations I’ve ever been involved with,’ Susie Buffett said in an interview. ‘Because of my involvement, he (Warren Buffett) knows the local people quite well, and has come to know some of the people on the national board. He is aware of what an outstanding organization it is.’
Warren Buffett’s Signature series Town Car has a light gold exterior and 14,000 miles on the clock. Buffett stopped driving the car about three months ago when he bought a Cadillac DTS.
The auction will take place from September 12 to 22, with an opening bid of $25,000. Warren Buffett will throw in the car’s ‘THRIFTY’ license plate.
