Over 350
clients, Ferrari tifosi and collectors participated in
yesterday’s Japanese Ferrari charity auction held at
Zojoji, the main temple of the Jodo-Buddhists, which
makes for a spectacular sight at the foot of the Tokyo
Tower.
At the Japanese première of the 458 Spider, the
Ferrari’s new exclusive 8-cylinder model, Ferrari held a
special charity auction to further support the city of
Ishinomaki, the region severely hit by the earthquake in
Japan last March.
Joined by surprise guests, the F1 drivers Fernando
Alonso and Felipe Massa, who had just finished the
Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka at the weekend, the
auction was a great success. Special items, including
the nose cone of the 150th Italia, the F1 car with the
famous “Gambare Nippon” message displayed at the opening
Grand Prix of 2011 season in Melbourne were auctioned.
Following the charity auction held in July at the FF
Japan Launch at the Italian Embassy where Ferrari raised
over 53 million yen, over 12 million yen was raised by
the Ferrari Owners Club of Japan, which will be added to
this event’s donation of another 8 million yen. The
total donations collected by Ferrari has now reached
over 70 million yen, which will enable Ishinomaki to
build two after-school facilities.
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