A pristine collection of cars with a deep and storied Hollywood lineage will be auctioned off next weekend, Aug. 1-3, in the heart of Burbank during the Auctions America sale.
“In developing the Burbank auction, we knew that the ties to Hollywood would be a primary focus as people are really interested in the cars of the stars,” said Alexander Weaver, car specialist at Auctions America. “Also, Burbank is the epicenter of car culture, and it’s pretty special we’re having the auction here.”
While there are a lot of non-Hollywood cars to choose from the more than 400 cars at auction — like the cherry 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider (est: $75,000-100,000) or the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible (est: $180,000-220,000) — the real action at the Auctions America have some pretty heavy Hollywood heritage..
like the custom 1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider (est: $100,000-125,000) used by Michael Jackson in a mid-’80s Pepsi commercial or, for the non-faint at heart, the 1951 Mercury Convertible (est: $35,000-40,000) driven by David Lee Roth in his infamous “California Girls” music video. DLR’s Merc was built by the one and only George Barris, designer of 1960’s TV version of the Batmobile and is a great value. That’s not to mention the 1968 “General Lee” Dodge Charger used as a stunt car in 2005 movie Dukes of Hazzard (est: $15,000-20,000). All three cars are worth their weight in kitsch.
Watch Pepsi Commercial with car here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y-4lLhvMOeI#at=126
Source: Hollywood Reporter / MJ-Upbeat.com
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cars-used-by-michael-jackson-593379
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