BURBANK, CA - May 23, 2007 (PRN): As Gilmore Girls fans around the globe mourn the passing of the highly popular CW television dramady that served as their Tuesday night obsession for the past seven-years, the ultimate piece of memorabilia from the show is being offered for sale on e-bay. Lorelai Gilmore's beloved Jeep hit the on-line auction block on May 23 with a minimum bid of $35,000. The auction will run for ten days and will end on Saturday June 2.
The offering of the 2000 Jeep Wrangler that was customized for the show is being made by David Laurell, a former mayor of the City of Burbank, CA who has also worked as a journalist covering the pop culture collectibles market for the past two decades. Laurell, who owns the Jeep with a silent partner, said there is simply no doubting the fact that this is the ultimate piece of Gilmore Girls memorabilia. "Lorelai's Jeep is an iconic piece of television history associated with a show that will live on for time eternal as a milestone in American pop culture," said Laurell. "For Gilmore fans this vehicle is one of the most recognizable in television history. It ranks right at the top along with the Batmobile and the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazard. Every television show or film has that one item that stands alone as being immediately recognizable from the production. When it comes to Gilmore Girls that one thing is Lorelai's Jeep."
Laurell further pointed out that while there were numerous Batmobiles and hundreds of General Lees manufactured, there were only two Jeeps ever used during Gilmore Girls seven-year run. "The Jeep we are making available was used from the first episode right on through till the final episode," said Laurell.
Along with the chance to own Lorelai's Jeep, the e-bay offering also includes a Certificate of Authenticity, a photo album with photos of the Jeep in the Stars Hallow town square, at Lorelai's house, and in other locations on the Warner Bros. lot, a tour of Warner Bros. Studios where Gilmore Girls was filmed, and lunch in the studio's dining room where many of the show's cast members ate on a regular basis.
Gilmore Girls, which presented its final episode on May 15, 2007, chronicled the lives of Lorelai Gilmore, a single mother played by Lauren Graham and her daughter, Rory, played by Alexis Bledel. Set in Stars Hollow, a fictional Connecticut town with more than its share of quirky characters, the series explored family, relationships, current affairs, and socio-economic class issues in fast-paced dialogue liberally peppered with pop culture references and a healthy dose of opinionated commentary. The show's wit and warmth won it a following of critics and viewers that bridged the generational and gender divide. The show is currently being aired in syndication on the ABC Family Network.
For more information, contact:
Max Andrews
David Laurell
Tel: (818) 563-1007
Email: LorelaisJeep@aol.com
Source: Press Release Network