Disney Auctions Porsche 911 Used in 'Disney's The Kid'
17 January 2001
Disney Auctions and Porsche Deliver Bruce Willis Fans a Chance to Cruise in Style as They Team Up to Offer the Porsche 911 Used in 'Disney's The Kid'
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. & ATLANTA--Jan. 17, 2001--Online event to coincide with Home Video and
DVD release of "Disney's The Kid"
If you had a chance to meet yourself as an 8-year-old child, would that kid be happy with who you turned out to be? He or she might if you had the opportunity to drive the Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet that Russ Duritz (portrayed by Bruce Willis) drove in Disney's The Kid, a movie in which a 40-year-old magically meets himself as an eight-year-old child. Now, movie-lovers will have the opportunity not only to drive, but also to own that car through Disney Auctions (www.disneyauctions.com) presented by eBay and Porsche Cars North America (PCNA).
Beginning Monday, January 22, through Monday, January 29, Disney Auctions will begin accepting bids for the 1999 Porsche(R) 911(TM) Carrera(R) Cabriolet, used in the film Disney's The Kid, as well as several props from the film. As part of the offering, Porsche will provide a certificate for the purchaser to attend the Porsche Driving Experience, a driving program conducted by Porsche at the famed Road Atlanta racecourse near Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, Porsche will pay the purchaser's air fare and provide $2,000 worth of "Tequipment(R)" accessories designed specifically for the 911 and $500 worth of merchandise from Porsche's "Selection" trademark merchandise catalogue. (Specific items to be chosen by PCNA.) The bidding for the package will begin at $65,000. A portion of the proceeds will go to Atlanta Ronald McDonald Houses.
Disney Auctions also will offer several props featured in Disney's The Kid, including:
| - | Boxing sparring pads, gloves and headgear worn by Rusty (portrayed by Spencer Breslin) and Kenny (Chi McBride) during a boxing lesson |
| - | A vintage-look, 1960s-style Schwinn StingRay bicycle with banana seat, mounted headlamp and chopper handlebars |
| - | The satin ring pillow that Rusty, as ring bearer, carries in Kenny and Giselle's (Chi McBride, Susan Dalian) wedding |
| - | The flight helmet worn by the pilot of the red biplane featured throughout the movie |
| - | A menu from the mysterious Skyway Diner |
| - | Two rubber red biplanes used as "stand-ins" for Rusty's original cast-iron model airplane |
| - | A package featuring two identical antique cast-iron single-prop airplanes, each with Rusty's name scrawled on the undersides near the folding landing gear, along with a deck of cards with which Rusty and Russ bond over a game of "Go Fish." |
| - | Distinctive Persol(TM) sunglasses worn by Russ Duritz (portrayed by Bruce Willis) |
About Walt Disney Internet Group
Disney Auctions is part of Walt Disney Internet Group , which manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disney Auctions, DisneySore.com, DisneyVacations.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, GO.com, Movies.com, Mr. Showbiz, NBA.com and NFL.com. The Internet Group also includes The Walt Disney Company's direct marketing business. Steve Bornstein is chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., with operations in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Seattle; New York; Bristol, Conn.; and London. For more information, visit our Web site at www.dig.com.
About eBay
eBay is the world's largest online trading community. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on the site across thousands of categories. eBay has regional sites in more than 50 markets across the United States, and country specific sites in the world's top six Internet markets, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France and Australia. With the acquisition in 2000 of Half.com, eBay's community now benefits from a marketplace combining traditional auction-style trading and set-price trading.
About Porsche Cars North America
Porsche Cars North America, Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., is the exclusive importer of Porsche cars for the United States and Canada. A wholly owned subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG, PCNA employs some 200 people who provide Porsche vehicles, parts, marketing and training for its 205 dealers in North America. They, in turn, provide Porsche owners with best-in-class service.