US$3.5 million Skycar goes on sale

GRAND EMPIRE RAILROAD

A riding-scale system in your own yard, complete with locomotive, cars, caboose, station, and 1,000 feet of track - the ultimate dream for the railroad enthusiast. RMI Railworks has installed its precision replicas at homes from Nebraska to Texas, California to North Carolina. The Grand Empire Package includes a steam-style 2-6-2 locomotive with internal combustion engine that runs on odor-free propane, two high-side riding gondolas with three cushioned seats, a banquet car with oak decking, and a riveted steelwork caboose with interchangeable seat and work crane, a passenger station, switches, and eight signs, including two crossing signs with flashing lights. (Beginning at US$200,000)

INDYCAR SERIES SIMULATOR

Experience the thrill of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. This life-size, custom-painted IndyCar Series Car is a replica of the 2005 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race winner driven by Dan Wheldon and features a high-tech flat-screen monitor with stand, IndyCar Series 2005 video game and all related electronics. The racing action is amazingly realistic and authentic, right down to the TV-style presentation with race introductions by ABC Sports broadcasters. For the avid race fan, add the ultimate 2006 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race hospitality package for two. This package includes a ride in the IndyCar Series two-seater with the white-knuckle speed and 3+ G-force that only professional drivers have experienced. (US$65,000 and US$75,000)

PRIVATE CONCERT BY SIR ELTON JOHN

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allows the purchaser and up to 500 guests to experience an intimate, hour-and-a-half performance by Sir Elton John. The price of $1.5 million is a donation to the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), which was established in 1992 and is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations supporting innovative HIV/AIDS prevention education programs and direct care services to people living with HIV/AIDS. An Elton John Signature Series Red Piano, designed exclusively by Yamaha, and with a live performance by Elton John built into it, is included in the private concert package. Only one private concert will be sold. (US$1,500,000)

"DREAMBOAT" LIMITED-EDITION LEVITATING SCULPTURE

The concept of "no visible means of support" has never been so artfully rendered. This mixed-media work of aluminum, magnets, and mahogany floats on the crest of an invisible magnetic wave, moving slightly with ambient air currents but never losing altitude - even when a hand is passed beneath it. The magnetic levitation system, invented by sculptor and installation artist Tom Shannon, utilizes safe, permanent magnets that never lose their strength, so the piece hovers indefinitely until it is physically moved. The sculpture is available in a 16-inch limited edition of 100 or a 6-foot limited edition of eight, each signed and numbered by Shannon. (US$18,000 and US$90,000)

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