{"id":2756,"date":"2012-11-30T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T10:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=2756"},"modified":"2012-11-30T16:45:56","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T15:45:56","slug":"goodyear-lego-truck-raises-e6050-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/goodyear-lego-truck-raises-e6050-for-charity\/2756","title":{"rendered":"Goodyear LEGO truck raises \u20ac6,050 for Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Goodyear 1:1 scale LEGO truck built for the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hanover, Germany was sold on eBay for \u20ac6,050. All the money will go to Doc Stop for Europeans eV, the charity set up to provide medical assistance to commercial vehicle drivers.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/goodyear-lego-truck-raises-e6050-for-charity\/2756\/lego-truck_tcm1165-132395\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2757\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2757\" title=\"lego-truck_tcm1165-132395\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lego-truck_tcm1165-132395.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lego-truck_tcm1165-132395.png 369w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lego-truck_tcm1165-132395-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a>The model, which 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, was on eBay for auction over ten days.<\/p>\n<p>The auction ended on 29 October, 2012 and the LEGO truck was sold to the Dutch company Hobma Modelbouw (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobmamodelbouw.nl\" target=\"_blank\">www.hobmamodelbouw.nl<\/a>) in Elst, specialized in all kinds of model building. All the proceeds from the auction are being donated by Goodyear to Doc Stop, which provides medical care for professional drivers while they are traveling. Their aim is to enable every truck driver in Europe to get fast and easy access to a doctor if required.<\/p>\n<p>Goodyear\u2019s charity auction was supported by numerous celebrities. 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 J\u00fcrgen Drews all signed the LEGO truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Goodyear 1:1 scale LEGO truck built for the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hanover, Germany was sold on eBay for \u20ac6,050. 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