Janice Joplin's 1964 356C 1600 SC Cabriolet fetches USD1.76 million

[stuny]

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Auctioned by RM Sotheby's in New York a few days ago, Joplin's Porsche sold at a rather high price.  One of her band's roadies painted it originally much as you see it here, and through photos, the previous owner restored it to that state.

 

Ironic that her lyrics go, "Lord won't you by me a Mercedes Benz.  My Friends all have Porsches, I must make amends."

 

 

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Last one.

 

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[Phil U]

Wonderful! 

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Auctioned by RM Sotheby's in New York a few days ago, Joplin's Porsche sold at a rather high price.  One of her band's roadies painted it originally much as you see it here, and through photos, the previous owner restored it to that state.

 

Ironic that her lyrics go, "Lord won't you by me a Mercedes Benz.  My Friends all have Porsches, I must make amends."

 

Last one.

 

Indeed, very wonderfull.

Porsche should have painted a replica for their museum at the headquarters at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.

The original exemplar might be much too expensive for those frugal Swabians.

[IkarusJohn]

Beautiful car!

[MarkP]

Thanks for posting this.

   

 

My first album, that I played to death, was Cheap Thrills.

 

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[gbealnz]

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Now that's one way to make a guy feel old, I remember her.

Gary

[platypus]

Beautiful car, great album cover....oh! the nostalgia.

 

Interesting to see a Reg Mombassa/Mambo-classic-look-alike dude, with his halo and third eye, on the bottom left corner of

the album cover.....graphics by R. Crumb and the album released in 1968....Reg ripped-off, or the inspiration for it all.....?

[stuny]

MN, Alan, Mark, Gary, Phil, John & Dee -

 

Thank you.  The woman from California who you see in three of the photos was there to be interviewed by Danish TV about the car.

[maximilianm3]

For that sort of money I'd rather have a 904, a 959 and some spare cash for petrol

[stuny]

Ted, Alan & Max -

 

Thank you. the 904 has long been one of my favorites.

[Dr. No]

great car, beautifiul painting:)

[stuny]

Olaf -

 

Thank you.

[duckrider]

Jee, I'm dreaming of a M2 in this painting!

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Thomas -

 

Thank you.

[rsolomon]

Cool!

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Richard -

 

Thank you.

[robert blu]

great car, beautiful art work, special artists all! Thanks!

robert

PS: Cheap Thrills now playing ...!

[Guest Her Berger]

Jee, I'm dreaming of a M2 in this painting!

That is a fu..ing great idea.

I'm looking for a grungy M2 and paint it.

J. Joplin and the Holding company, late 60th flowerpower or in R. Crumb style?

Hm. Maybe I strip the camera a use a kind of enamel colours.

 

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[Dr. No]

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