Janis Joplin's psychedelic '65 Porsche expected to sell for $400K @ Sotheby's in December

[Miles Archer]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-16/janis-joplin-porsche-up-for-auction/6779006

Auction house RM Sotheby's said the Porsche 356C 1600 Cabriolet would go on the block on December 10 in New York and estimated the sale would generate more than $US400,000.

Joplin, who sang "Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz" in one of her best-known songs, had instead bought another German luxury car but found the 1965 Porsche's original white finish too dull.

She had it painted red with a mural that included images of butterflies and jellyfish, as well as of Joplin and her band.

"Janis Joplin's 356C is without question one of the most important Porsches of all time," said Sotheby's Ian Kelleher.

[CanSocDem]

1. Ya gotta have the song...

[Initech]

2. Hard Rock Cafe should buy it and put it on display.

[merrily]

3. WHAT A CAR! What a setting! Great photo.