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AUTOS: Star Power Shines At Barrett-Jackson
Jay Leno, Bruce Willis and Don Johnson among celebrities highlighting Las Vegas auction.
SPEED Staff  |  Posted October 06, 2009   Las Vegas, NEV
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Serious star power fuels the excitement at the second annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Collector Car Auction, where Bruce Willis and Don Johnson will sell vehicles from their private collections, and the Father of the Mustang, Lee Iacocca, will provide an exclusive chance to own one of 45 hand-crafted Ford Mustangs.

Jay Leno, TV host and dedicated car and bike collector, will sell his Yamaha Star V-Max to benefit a Brooklyn arts program. (Photo: Barrett-Jackson)
In a special charity auction, TV host and renowned car guy Jay Leno will donate proceeds from the sale of a one-of-a kind Yamaha motorcycle to Bailey's Café, an arts education program based in Brooklyn, NY.

Ranging from a Lincoln Limousine used during the filming of "Die Hard" to a powerful off-road SUV, six vehicles from the celebrities will all sell at no reserve from Thursday through Saturday at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

And because no collector car auction in Las Vegas would be complete without a nod to the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley fans will have the chance to own a race car used in the iconic 1964 motion picture, "Viva Las Vegas."

“The Entertainment Capital of the World is the perfect city to offer some of the most exciting celebrity vehicles we've ever had," said Craig Jackson, Barrett-Jackson chairman andCEO. "Not only are some of the cars famous in their own right after appearing in some legendary films, but many have additional significance for personal and charitable reasons.”

Bruce Willis, action movie star and one of Hollywood's most recognizable leading men, will sell his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 convertible and 1988 Lincoln Limousine.

The Copper Maroon 1967 Corvette convertible (Lot #659.3) features a powerful 427 c.i.d., 435 horsepower Tri-Power engine with a four-speed manual transmission. The black-on-black 1968 Pontiac Firebird (Lot #659.2) hails from Willis' hometown of Penns Grove, N.J., where he used to drive to and from the Jersey Shore with his father."

His dark-blue 1988 Lincoln Limousine (Lot #659.1) was used to take Willis to the set of his TV series "Moonlighting, as well as the filming of the blockbuster movie, "Die Hard."

"Bruce Willis has owned some great American iron," Jackson said. "Cars like his 1967 Corvette and '68 Firebird helped define an era of motoring in this country that was built around power. The Lincoln limo also tells a story as it was used during Bruce's most iconic film."

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