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A Ferrari 330 GT once owned by John Lennon will be auctioned off in Paris on 5 February.
Lennon who, you cry? Why, he's only the world's most recognised bearded Liverpudlian, famous for painting a Rolls in psychedelic livery and, erm, being in a band called ‘The Beatles', or summat.
See more pics of John Lennon's old Ferrari 330 GT
The light-blue 1965 Ferrari 330 GT, immaculately restored to its original condition in the mid 90s, was John's first car after he passed his driving test. Rumour has it, his driving test made headline news; so much so, every luxury car dealership close to his home in Weybridge rocked up with a car on the day, hoping the big man would pick theirs.
Astons, Jags and Maseratis flooded the road outside, as Lennon calmly strolled outside, had a peek at the collected exotica and plumped for the 330 GT.
In them days the Fezza was worth £2,000, but Bonhams is expecting to get just over £140,000 when it goes up for auction next month. Lennon's colourful Rolls sold for £1.5m in 1985, if you require perspective.
It's being sold at Bonhams' Paris sale of Motor Cars at the Grand Palais on 5 February.
Coolest celebrity-owned motor?
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stunty commented on this article
at 05:18 pm on 10 January 2011
Certainly cooler celebrity-owned motor than Beckam's 911.
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RYeoman54 commented on this article
at 05:42 pm on 10 January 2011
Unlike Becks, it looks like Lennon knew class.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 10:51 pm on 10 January 2011
I agree, The Great Mr. Lennon got taste, Beckham, I'm afraid, not... the coolest celebrity owned motor??, that's easy, Jeremy Clarkson's Mercedes Benz Grosser 600... hahahaha just joking!!, the coolest is John Lennon's psychodelic Rolls.
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sdstig commented on this article
at 01:08 am on 11 January 2011
An old Ferrari owned by somebody really famous for less than a normal one these days? Yeah right. Maybe not quite the 1million mark, but definitely way more than 140k
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chapin commented on this article
at 01:56 am on 11 January 2011
It looks like a Datsun.
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