'Car for America' Customized Cavalier Donated to eBay's 'Auction for America'; Traffic-Stopping, Flag-Waving Custom Chevy Is Tribute To Tuner Technology; Available for Bidding on eBay Motors.Business Editors/Automotive Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--Nov. 29, 2001 SEMA SEMA Specialty Equipment Market Association SEMA Société d'Encouragement aux Métiers d'Art (Society for the Promotion of Art Trades; France) SEMA Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association SEMA State Emergency Management Agency , the Specialty Equipment Market Association, joins eBay's "Auction for America" with a stirring tribute to tuner technology. Beginning Monday, Nov. 26th, a dramatic red, white and blue stars-and-stripes Chevrolet Cavalier, contributed by SEMA member company American Products Company (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ), will be available for bidding on eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com) for 10 days as part of eBay's special campaign to fund relief programs for the victims of the Sept. 11th attacks. SEMA's lavishly appointed and highly customized "enjoythedrive.com Car For America" will be offered with no reserve price or requirement for minimum bid. All proceeds from its sale will be donated to "Auction for America's" September 11th Fund The September 11th Fund was created by the New York Community Trust [1] and the United Way of New York City[2] in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. . This one-of-a-kind 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, with a spectacular American flag motif lavishly gracing its fenders, flanks, hood and roof, received more than $15,000 worth of additional aftermarket upgrades and vehicle enhancements before its recent public debut at the 2001 SEMA Show*ITE ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE In the Ear ITE Information Technology Equipment ITE Initial Teacher Education (UK) ITE Institute of Technical Education ITE Institute of Terrestrial Ecology in Las Vegas. APC has added AROSpeed coilover units and an APC Intimidator muffler muffler, in automobiles, device designed to reduce the noise from the exhaust of an internal-combustion engine. When the exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine are released directly into the atmosphere, they create a loud noise, caused by the passage of the system to the car's factory equipment package. Its exterior has been modified with an APC carbon fiber hood, a Wings West body kit and rear spoiler spoiler: see airplane. 1. spoiler - A remark which reveals important plot elements from books or movies, thus denying the reader (of the article) the proper suspense when reading the book or watching the movie. 2. , APC Super White Headlights and Euro Taillights, and APC customized grillework to the front and lower fascia. New 19x8-inch ALT wheels and Toyo 225/35 19-inch tires have been fitted and the interior has been extensively reconfigured in black and red vinyl with APC Speed-Glo Gauges and Glo-Pedals included. "Auction for America" enables eBay users to buy and sell goods or donate cash via the Internet site specifically to help the victims, their families and communities of the terrorist attacks. One hundred percent of all proceeds will benefit one of six charitable organizations selected by the seller, including the September 11th Children's Fund, the Robin Hood Relief Fund, September 11th Fund, the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund, the Twin Towers Fund and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . |
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