The Rolls-Royce Dawn goes to the highest bidder

The Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction has outdone itself this season, selling the new Rolls-Royce Dawn over the weekend for an astounding $750,000!  The new owner is guaranteed to be the FIRST person to own this astounding car in North America.  The car was customized just for the Wine Festival and is being built this month at Goodwood, the home of Rolls-Royce in the South of England.  From there the car will be flown in to the new owner in April 2016.

The Dawn comes in Artic White with a Deep Red roof and Consort Red leather upholstery.  The super-luxury drophead has a 6.6-liter twin-turbo V12 engine and produces 563 hp and 575 lb-ft of torque, taking its styling cues from chic teak water crafts.  The interior cabin showcases Santos Palisander Canadel Paneling, which is made from handcrafted open pore Indian rosewood and considered to be one of the most luxurious convertibles on the market.

 Other Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction Items

64 additional luxury lots were sold in the auction, including:

• A bid for a private stay at the Lasseter Family Winery, hosted by the winery’s founder and Pixar founder John Lasseter, including a dinner screening of a Pixar movie paired with wine.
• Attendance at the 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, with backstage passes and access to the model after-party

All the proceeds from the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction are going to the Naples Children & Education Foundation, with a goal of improving the physical, emotional and educational lives of underprivileged and at-risk kids.