Matthew ocConaughey has sold his beloved car on an auction website to raise cash for hurricane victims in the US. The `Failure To Launch’ star made $96,800 from the sale of his 1971 Corvette Stingray convertible, which he is donating to oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network, a charity helping victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The actor wrote a loving description of the vehicle before the sale, saying, “The lines on this ‘vette are my favorite lines on any sports car. It’s got the shoulders and the hips. It’s got muscle and it’s built for drivin’. You don’t get it for the gas mileage – it’s not a Tiptronic Porsche. When you wanna get it, you feel the horsepower in your backside. The music in this car is listenin’ to the engine… for me it’s the quintessential, bare bones, bad arse American sports car.” [14 August 2006]