John Lennon's Phantom V
John Lennon's 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V is a bit of a famous car. Yellow submarine alright!
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It does the museum circuit in North America and held the title as the most expensive car in history for quite a long time after it was sold at auction in 1985 for US$2,299,000. Here is a video.
The detailing on the roof is not often shown.
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And the interior with the then owner. The rear seats fold into a bed, mostly likely made by Harold Radford.
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What is a bit less well known is that John Lennon also owned a 1958 Bentley S1 is just as exciting colour scheme.
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The Bentley S1 was auctioned in 2000, and now also resides in a museum in North America.
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Thanks to Mikael for the tip.
Labels: Bentley, radford, Rolls Royce, youtube
2 Comments:
My girlfriend and I rode in the car to a concert in Seattle back in High School. I still have the pictures. The band was a cover band and was called "Rain, A tribute to the Beatles". What a beautiful car.
I remember the day my Grandfather purchased this Bentley back in 1981
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