Beatles: John Lennon's 1965 "Psychedelic" Rolls-Royce Limo

[canadiancatgreen]

so where is the car now I believe it was in sSurrey BC at one time

[billmills]

It's beuatiful, but not really "psycheldelic". This is more like the kind of art style you might find on fine English tea set. But, it is gorgeous and a show use of great wealth for the time. Right on John! Verrrrfry groovy, man.

[makiavelli999]

John Lennon and Keith Richards used to go on road trips in Keefs Bentley and they were so stoned they didn't know where they been or how long! lol

[PuffSmelly]

saw it yesterday at the victoria museum damn amazing

[chaoinspace2]

They need to get this car back from the guy who bought it, so they can give it to Yoko, Paul, or Ringo.

[MilkweedTheif]

baby i would drive that car.....

[mudmessiah]

Was this the original "Yellow Submarine..?"

[browndragon47]

I'm reading a biography on John Lennon right now, and it talks about how the Beatles used to hotbox this baby on the way where ever they went! I think john was a bigger stoner than some realize.

[gingeroni8]

is this really johns or is it a replica

[balderdashman]

I saw this car on display at Expo '86 in Vancouver BC when Jim Pattison owned it.

[sewhite1]

Wow. Thank you very much for that narrative. Who knew???

[sk8terafl]

so one day i was looking at the world record book and i see this car so i stared reading about it and it said this was john lennons rolls royce the most expensive car and i was omg this was john lennons car! man i want that car so bad!

[starryian007]

It is a pity that this piece of Beatles nostagia remains in America. Why is it not in England? This is where it was made and where John bought it and used it. It is right hand drive - it belongs in it's home - England. The same as The Queen Mary and other historical things the Yanks have 'charm-cheated' us out of.

Thank you for posting this though. A wonderful piece of nostalgia

[ManfredDeJesus]

@starryian007 It's in North America because in the late 70's, John and Yoko had some tax problems and didn't have the cash to get themselves out of it, so they did a deal whereby they donated the car to part of the Smithsonian Institute in exchange for getting a quarter of a million cut off their tax bill. The Smithsonium sold it in 85 and ended up eventually in Canada

[unimogman404]

@ManfredDeJesus : Matter of fact, it is now in Ottawa at the museum of science and technology. :o)

[ragemanchoo82]

Didn't John Lennon also own a psychadelic Bentley S1 sedan? It was a regular sedan, not a limo like this.

[eppeywonder]

Mice piece. amazing car - very individual. Ihave read that it actually had a fold down bed in the back but can't confirm it - and yes R R were furious it was painted.( I believe it was painted by a team of Dutch I think ) artists - known as The Fool. Better known for the huge mural they painted on the building that was the former HQ of Apple Records. If you check up  online you will see it ( 23 Saville Row?) It was circa 68 - Imagine was 71 .

[mballard]

Does anyone know where this car is now?

[kosmicwizard]

@mballard Royal BC Museum in Victoria, B.C., Canada. I am going to see it today! :D

[rickrenbeat]

I remember when it came to the Royal Museum in Victoria and stayed in the lobby for like 2 years and the Ticket line up went around it!

[aarfeld]

Do you have any information on the artist who painted the psychedelic scheme?

[hamskcid3337]

@aarfeld gypsies

[PolyFO2005]

where is now this car??

[rickrenbeat]

@PolyFO2005 Its actually near me in Vancouver B.C And is owned by Jim Patterson who owns a chain of grocery stores in canada

[jamestkirkesq]

Wow!!! ... it would be a head-turner for sure if you saw this "Roller" rolling down your street ... cool

60s "psychedelic" on wheels.

Almost as cool as the psychedelic school-bus in the Stargate SG-1 episode, "1969"

"Chevron 7 locked, man!"

"Far out, Walter"

"Indeed" ... LOL

Seriously, this the paint job looks great :-))

[paulb4uk]

Fair play to him looks great .

[marquisbear]

As a chauffeur of vintage Rolls Royce Phantom and Silver Cloud Motor Cars...it is sacreligious to do such a murderous paint job on a fine piece of art.  Phantom's are rare in general. Yes John Lennon is an icon of music history. But he had crap in taste for paint! I may be an "old stuff shirt" but at least I know and understand the concept of a Rolls Royce Phantom! He certainly did not appreciate its finer qualities.

[squivles]

lol it was led, I saw it myself

[ledZeppelin7680]

this was the first car ever to have a TV built into it. such an innovative person, it's a shame he couldn't be in charge of modern governmental and educational systems.

[joedgillis]

yes a guy who watches tv in his car always gets my vote to run government and sculpt educational policy. if his wife can tie herself up in a bag and wail i would reccomend the him for head of NATO.

[ledZeppelin7680]

Are you completely fucking retarded? do you even know who he is? he did allot more than put a fucking TV in a car, He stopped the vietnam war! he made countless donations to worthy causes, attended and organized over 40 piece rallys, constructed in assosiastion with yoko the theary of total communication, created an advertizing campagin for the Relief of Bangladesh ETC. you should really think before you speak.

[joedgillis]

hmmn. to mention putting a tv in a car, innovation and educational systems in one comment....come on

[highchekker]

amazing

[aaandrew1]

You're an idiot. Go back to you're tree hugging and pot smoking.

[pannonianbrute]

Must have been a site to see on King's Road in 1965 though :)

[jetdog95]

wonder what makes her purr......................

[dlc54]

Thank you for that wonderful comment!

[BeatleBum01]

Well don't fucking look at it you douche.

[xDisasterArea]

@BeatleBum01 one of?!!???! O.o wtf are you smokingg b.b

[2008horshoebay]

Does anyone know where this car is located now? I remember seeing it in Cloverdale British Columbia where it sat in a museum many years ago. Back then you were even allowed to sit in the car. It Just sat in the corner of this warehouse which was an old museum but has since been closed.

[ledZeppelin7680]

yeah that was definately a replica, no way the car was sitting in a canadian museum, let alone in british columbia.

[fornoapparent]

@ledZeppelin7680 Nope no replica LZ

Jim Pattison Industries Ltd., in Canada owend the car, and made it a gift to HM the Queen in 1987. The car was moved to The Royal British Columbia Museum in 1993, to be stored safely and securely, and used on display for fund raising.

The car is in London at the moment, hired for the filiming of John Lennon Naked, a new film by the BBC. It both looks, and sound fantastic...

[Sarcasticscum]

oh, man that's a Silver Cloud.... The best model :o

[reliablebow]

oh, what an outrage!:):):) Peace and Love then...

[bored1980]

What a shame he did that to such a classic. Clearly having money doesn't equal having taste.

[laosandburma]

It's faded a lot....Funny how objects can almost live forever!

[bigal2195407]

wow talking about being out there with a rolls. i like the cars but i won't be in that rolls tho. other rise not bad.

[LoveeRenee]

What a car!

Very groovy, Thanks for posting this video.

Peace :]

[monkey5000]

The car was painted by David Vaughan. Manchester artist. Who also painted Paul McCartneys piano. Whose daughter is Sadie Frost. I know coz I grew up with him.

[trevor0195]

obamayomama, ur hipocritical dip-shit. first of all he got this car in 1965 and he wrote the song ur refering to, imagine, in the mid 70's. and wat do u think u wud do if u had millions of dollars? wat, wud u just live in a little shack and not spend any of it? of course not, u wud spend it on something that you've worked for and deserve. so dont u dare say anything like that about john lennon again cuz he was a good man who shud still be alive and wud be if it werent for that damn mark chapman

[ArashBikhoda]

It's not an unusual thing for a socialist figure, they all lived luxurious lives while fooling idiots

[SanFran90]

@obamayomama709 & ArashBikhoda:

Well, a lot of politicians and preachers had luxury cars too{Not to mention all of those oil sheiks in wacky-tacky Saudi Arabia :-p}. Not to mention trevor0195 happens to be right.

[obamayomama709]

Correct. I, myself, own a beautiful, gas guzzling, global warming, Lincoln Town Car. The difference is that I nor

the politicians and preachers don't wonder if you even can

imagine no posessions. John Lennon was a hypocrite.

He also got what he deserved for claiming the Beatles

were bigger than Jesus.

[yamahonkawazuki]

indeed. a lincoln owner myself. meh global warming. unproven, well not unproven, but mans impact is minimal. that HAS been proven

[Tennesseedolly]

Lovin' all your limousine pictures! I'd like to be the guy thats dad had the Limousine / Funeral Service in Finland with the ten unusual limousines pictures like the 1961 Ford.

I have looked at limousines for sale at small car lots and their not that old and sell for about $7,000.00 in great shape! You could go out and party with Zsa Zsa Gabor! If the car gets pulled over let Zsa Zsa Dah'lin do the slapping!

[Unleashed1745]

I WAS THERE TOO!!! i saw that at the museum...if i missed it i would have regretted it

[Olivegal55]

He was driving it somewhere once when an old woman ran into the street and started beating the car with her umbrella shouting, "How could you do that to a Rolls-Royce?!"

Lol. Kinda funny.

Peace & Love,

Olivia

[PikkuPipo]

I want that car!

[Nestalgia1]

Wow. I love that car. John Lennon was one of the best. That car should always be remembered.

[9jem]

i want that car it is one of the best rolls royce phantom vs to been seen

[CultUpdate]

Wasn't this car just sold for 3mil to someone in Florida

[porn1978]

ugly thing

[nonoman290]

i want to buy it

[WOLLABILLA123]

How much is this car waerth??

[ragemanchoo82]

I heard the car's main home is the Royal Museum in Victoria, BC. They don't keep it out on display, though. Anybody know anything about it?

[beatlejim64]

It's the most expensive piece of Beatles memorabilia!!!

[runningzone]

Love John's rolls. I got to see it last summer at Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan and I loved every second of looking at this beautiful car.

[oldfrank]

youre both off the mark-even if you adust the 1958 jags price tag for inflation, the highest price paid for ANY car was just over 8 million for a 1930 bugatti royale. allthough some of those new 1-2 million dollar exotic sports cars are supossedly sold at a loss, do you really think they build cars with the intent to lose money? get real

[RollsRoycelover]

I love this car

[kentukydoctor]

I hate to burst your bubble, but its far from the worlds most expensive car, about every Ferrari GTO cost more than this the 1958 Jaguar XK150 cost more than this. There are probably thousands of cars that are more expensive, some as high as 20 million.

[dlc54]

I beleive that the statement means that at that time, "In June 1985 the car sold for $2,299.000.00 at Sotheby's making it the worlds most expensive car."

I'm sure there are more expensive cars 23 year later!

[chard6788]

@kentukydoctor nope 2010 guiness book of world records states that Lennons Rolls Royce was the worlds most expensive car

[googlefreak7]

@kentukydoctor ya bat that thing is kick-ass

[googlefreak7]

@kentukydoctor ya but that thing is kick-ass