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Sunday, March 15, 2009

John Lennon's Phantom V

John Lennon's 1965 Rolls Royce Phantom V is a bit of a famous car. Yellow submarine alright!



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.



And the interior with the then owner. The rear seats fold into a bed, mostly likely made by Harold Radford.



What is a bit less well known is that John Lennon also owned a 1958 Bentley S1 is just as exciting colour scheme.



The Bentley S1 was auctioned in 2000, and now also resides in a museum in North America.



Thanks to Mikael for the tip.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:48 pm

    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.

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  2. Anonymous12:54 pm

    I remember the day my Grandfather purchased this Bentley back in 1981

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