Goodyear LEGO truck raises over £4,800 for charity

The Goodyear 1:1 scale LEGO truck built for the IAACommercial Vehicle show in Hanover, Germany earlier this year has sold on eBay for over £4,800.

All the money will go to Doc Stop for Europeans eV, the charity set up to provide medical
assistance to commercial vehicle drivers. It is the aim of Doc Stop to enable every truck driver in Europe to get fast and easy access to a doctor if required.

The model measures 2.5 meters wide, 3.5 meters high and 2.5 meters in length, weighs about 740 kg and is one of the largest LEGO models in the world. It was sold to Dutch company Hobma Modelbouw (www.hobmamodelbouw.nl

Goodyear’s charity auction was supported by numerous well-known figures: German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer; President of the Association of the Automotive Industry Matthias  Wissmann; Minister President of Lower Saxony David McAllister; Mayor of Hanover Stephan Weil; and the German entertainer Jürgen Drews all of whom  signed the LEGO truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover.