eBay Motors Based Car Auction Announces Pebble Beach Weekend Results.PHOENIX -- eBay Motors based American Concours Concours or EU concours is a recruitment competition and examination to select staff to all institutions of the European Union. Explanation of Open Competition Foundation conducted two online auctions in August during the famed week that brings thousands of car enthusiasts to the California Monterey Peninsula The Monterey Peninsula in central California comprises the cities of Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, some unincorporated area of Monterey County and the private community of Pebble Beach. each year for events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance A Concours d'Elegance (from French meaning a competition of elegance) is a competition between automobile owners to be judged on the appearance of their automobiles. These are commonly held at auto shows or after racing competition. and Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota (or simply Monterey Historics) is an annual event held at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. Its purpose is to provide an event for historic race cars to compete in. . ACF (Advanced Communications Function) An earlier official product line name for IBM SNA programs, such as VTAM (ACF/VTAM) and NCP (ACF/NCP). ACF - Advanced Communications Function donated $47,688.00 from these auction sales to charities. During the Friday Concorso Italiano event, several online auction cars were available for public viewing and live bidding from laptop computers. Representatives of eBay Motors were on hand at the ACF booth to educate the public about bidding and buying cars online. A 1966 Sunbeam Tiger The Sunbeam Tiger was a muscle car version of the British Rootes Group's Sunbeam Alpine roadster. Development The West Coast Manager of Rootes American Motors Inc. sold during this auction and is going to Germany. ACF donated $2,331.00 of the sales proceeds to Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. of Seattle. During Pebble Beach RetroAuto, an all-things-automobile exhibition offered in recent years by long running Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, additional online auction cars were on display for public viewing. A 1931 Packard and a 1934 Packard 12, a 1953 Buick Skylark The Buick Skylark is a passenger car produced by the Buick division of General Motors. The model was made in six production runs. In each run, the car design varied dramatically due to changing technology and tastes, as well as new standards implemented over the years. and a 1953 Allard K3 found new homes in California, Arizona and Massachusetts. ACF donated proceeds from these sales totaling $45,357.00 to Pebble Beach Company Foundation. Several live collector car auctions were held during the Monterey Car Week by renowned companies such as RM Auctions, Russo and Steele, Kruse International, Christie's, Bonham's and Gooding & Company, host of the famed Pebble Beach Auction. The ACF auctions on eBay Motors offered those who did not travel to California from other states or countries a way to participate in the car week and support charity at the same time. Private collectors and investors with names gracing the Fortune 500 and Forbes lists were able to bid on cars, either from the privacy and confidentiality of their home or onsite. American Concours Foundation Online Charity Auction Results Year Model Winning Bid Destination 1931 Packard $185,500 So. California 1934 Packard 12 $312,806 So. California 1953 Allard K3 $90,794 Arizona 1953 Buick Skylark $212,212 Massachusetts 1966 Sunbeam Tiger $41,181 Germany About American Concours Foundation Founded in 2005, the American Concours Foundation is a not-for-profit organization created for the purpose of supporting charitable classic car-focused events through the sale of automobiles, motorcycles and Automobilia. ACF brings together the power of worldwide exposure in an online auction format with the added impact of the display of classic cars or motorcycles for live audiences at events. ACF evolved after the Meadow Brook Concours and eBay Motors came together to raise money for their charity event through the sales of classic automobiles online. Working exclusively with tax exempt charitable organizations qualified under IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. code 501(c)(3), ACF has raised more than $300,000 through cash donations made during the sale of vehicles at numerous events. A minimum 6% buyer's premium becomes the seller's donation and is added to each vehicle auctioned. www.americanconcours.org Photos/results: http://www.americanconcours.org/Results/tabid/91/Default.aspx |
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