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I go once. I go twice. Sold for $1. 4 million. That’s what an all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre bought Saturday at the 2024 Naples Winter Wine Festival charity auction in Florida. And he picked it up through a newcomer to the British brand, passionate about Ferrari. for a long time.
For this year’s live auction, Robb Report joined the more than 650 attendees inside the glamorous tent at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples. Guests, who paid $17,000 per couple for a seat at the debates, bid as they tasted some of the world’s most productive wines.
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The Spectre is one of 50 masses in total that raised more than $33 million, a record sum for the annual auction. The cash will go to disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Collier County, state, through the Naples Children’s and Education Foundation. In total, the total amounts to more than $302 million raised since the philanthropic occasion began in 2001. Other weekend masses come with a new Aston Martin DB12 Volante, a very cute 1972 Fiat Jolly convertible and a pink 1965 Barbie Ford Bronco.
“The Spectre is one of the most incredible machines in the world and it really is an honor to be able to now call one my own,” said Onur Haytac after the hammer fell on his winning bid, adding, “but the real honor here is contributing to help the kids.”
For the 45-year-old tech entrepreneur and Naples resident, this is his first Rolls-Royce. Haytac, a Prancing Horse enthusiast, owns equipment that includes a Ferrari 488 Pista Spider and is a regular competitor in the North American Ferrari Challenge. series. As a bonus, he was able to quickly receive the two-tone Rolls Royce dressed in Arctic White with a contrasting Storm Grey. Currently, the waitlist for the model (the retail price for this specific example is $559,200) runs through 2025. .
The car itself was provided by local dealer Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Naples, after general manager Jason Reidel persuaded a valued customer to give up his slot for the auction. Regarding the result, Martin Fritsches, president and CEO of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars America, told Robb Report, “It really is extremely satisfying for Rolls-Royce to see that the enthusiasm for Spectre was able to support such a wonderful and effective charity.” The Spectre joins a list of the automaker’s examples that have been offered to benefit the Naples Children and Education Foundation over the years, including a Phantom Drophead Coupe that sold for $2 million in 2007, and a Phantom VIII that fetched $780,000 in 2018.
The most recent example of another British logo also had a moment to shine, when local philanthropist Betsy Ryan gave up her $650,000 paddle for a 2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante in Caribbean Blue Pearl. “I saw it in the catalog and fell in love with this one. unbelievable blue color,” Ryan said. No, I didn’t realize how hard it was, but I know it’s going to be a lot of fun to drive. “In addition to the DB12, she and one of the ones we enjoyed will sign up for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team for a three-day enjoyment with unlimited VIP visitor access at this year’s Miami Grand Prix.
A marvel hit a 1972 Fiat 500 Jolly convertible, in Tiffany blue, which sold for $600,000. While the owner was able to leave in the small Fiat, he’ll have to wait another 12 months to enjoy the second component of the lot: a three-night stay for two couples at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, next to the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples.
For a couple, driving a house in a fully restored 1966 Ford Bronco, painted traditional Barbie pink, was worth the $320,000 they paid. Powered by a new 460-hp 5. 0-liter Ford Coyote V8, it arrived with a hand-stitched white leather interior. The final prize also included 39 magnums of fine wines, adding a rare Clos des Mouches Blanc 2018 from Maison Joseph Drouhin in Burgundy.
However, the biggest fundraiser at this year’s auction was a week-long Mediterranean cruise for six couples aboard the 312-foot superyacht Whisper. Formerly known as Kismet, the yacht was built in 2014 for Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team. Khan sold the yacht last year to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, but made good on his promise to use it as an auction lot. Fittingly, the package set a festival record when event president Ralph Stayer presented $2. 7 million.
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