LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) — A celebrity-autographed motorcycle and matching truck put up for auction by Jay Leno drew a top bid of $360,200 that will benefit victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the comedian’s publicist said Thursday.
The winner of the eBay online auction will appear Friday on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to accept the limited-edition Harley-Davidson motorbike, spokeswoman Carrie Simons said. She added that the buyer is not a celebrity.
“It’s some guy who has a lot of money who thought it would be a cool thing to do,” she said. Although bidding was completed Wednesday, Leno was waiting until Friday to disclose the name of the buyer because eBay needs 48 hours to verify and transfer the funds.
All proceeds from the sale will go to the Twin Towers Fund.
The motorcycle, purchased by Leno in July, is a Harley FXDL Dyna Low Rider that has been autographed by dozens of Hollywood stars, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Allen.
Leno, an avid car collector, plans to add his signature before presenting the Harley to the winning bidder, as will Heather Graham and Kevin Spacey.
The bike is accompanied by a matching limited-edition Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 SuperCrew, the second in a series of trucks jointly developed by the two companies.