MOTORCYCLE ON DISPLAY NOW AT CALIFORNIA HARLEY-DAVIDSON
A 2006 Harley-Davidson Softail® Deluxe motorcycle donated by California Harley-Davidson and signed by celebrities attending the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards will be auctioned on eBay beginning Thursday, March 23 through Sunday, April 2.
The top-of-the-line Harley will be on display at California Harley-Davidson in Harbor City now through April 2. Photos of the motorcycle and the celebrity signatures are also available online at www.californiaharleydavidson.com
The 2006 Independent Spirit Awards, the annual celebration of the best in independent film, took place in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica on Saturday, March 4.
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| ALL SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY SEALED. Prior to the Spirit Awards, the protective clear finish coat on the motorcycle's gas tank and fenders was removed to create a porous surface for the signatures to ensure their permanence. (You can see the black paint's dull finish in the celebrity signature shots and in the one photograph without any signatures.) The signatures on the gas tank and fenders were then sealed with a new clear finish coat to return the paint to its original luster and protect the signatures from any potential damage. |
Celebrity signatures on the motorcycle include:
Billy Baldwin, Julie Delpy, Zooey Deschamel, Emily Deschamel, Vin Diesel, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy, Peter Gallagher, Macy Gray, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Ken Jordan, Richard Kind, Scott Kirkland, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Linney, Josh Lucas, Virginia Madsen, Sienna Miller, Allesandro Nivola, Pat O'Brian, Rosie Perez, Jeremy Piven, Dennis Quaid, Henry Rollins, Peter Saarsgard, Sarah Silverman, Lili Taylor, Naomi Watts, Dwight Yoakam,
Ziyi Zhang.
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All proceeds from the eBay auction will benefit Project: Involve, a Film Independent Talent Development Program that nurtures the careers of diverse minority filmmakers. Mark Ruffalo, the owner of California Harley-Davidson, was happy to donate a top-of-the-line Harley for such a worthy cause. "We are optimistic the eBay auction will be a tremendous success and help advance independent film production and give opportunities to underrepresented filmmakers through Project:Involve."
California Harley-Davidson was founded in 1975 and rated the number one Harley-Davidson dealership in Southern California in 2005 by Dealersnews Magazine, and one of the top twenty-five dealers in the country by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. They are located at 1517 Pacific Coast Highway , one mile west of the 110 Harbor Freeway. For more information, call 310/539-3366.
Those interested in viewing the Softtail Deluxe Motorcycle, can see it on display at California Harley-Davidson, 1517 Pacific Coast Highway, Harbor City, CA 90710, 310.539.3366 . To view a complete gallery of photos, visit www.californiaharley.com.
For more information on the auction, visit California Harley Davidson.com or Film Independent or call 310.539.3366.
Bidding on the bike begins at 7:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday, March 23 and ends at 7:00 PM (PST) on Sunday, April 2nd. Starting on March 23, go to www.eBay.com and search for 'spiritawards' to locate the celebrity-signed Softtail Deluxe Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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