![]() ![]() The car will go to auction in December and RM Sotheby’s predict the car will go for over $400,000.Ĭhime in with your thoughts on the forum. It’s definitely the most original custom Porsche 356C we’ve ever seen, and probably will ever see again. Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Driving Janis Joplin's psychedelic 500,000. This is what he came up with while he was high on mushrooms. Like Joplin’s rock ballads, her darling little Porsche has stood the test of time. The story goes, she wasn’t blown away by the cars white paint, so she gave it to one of her roadies to do something with. According to Hemmings, the car was bought by Joplin used in 1968 for $3,500. Well, now that we know it exists, hopefully more people will find out about this ridiculously awesome ride. One of the most successful and widely known rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals 2 and 'electric' stage presence. It looks like it has a zombie on the back of it with a rainbow coming out of its head! How did everyone miss this car and not talk about it more. Janis Lyn Joplin 1 (Janu October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. How could anyone miss this car? It’s an acid trip with a Porsche badge. She’s been covered endlessly over time, yet in all the articles, all the books, all the news, no one ever seemed to mention her psychedelic Porsche 356C. She rubbed elbows with the likes of Hendrix, The Who, and The Doors. In 1968, Joplin picked up a used 65 Porsche 356c with a white paint job for 3,500. Janis Joplin was once one of the biggest names in the music community. Janis Joplin ’s psychedelic car a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet painted with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power mural is heading to auction. Chime in with your thoughts on the forum.UPDATE: “A 1964 Porsche 356 Cabriolet owned by famous singer and songwriter Janis Joplin was sold for a record-breaking $1.76 million at an auction held in New York City,” according to. And McQueen’s Porsche also didn’t spend the last 20 years on display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ![]() Perhaps it’s because McQueen didn’t spend all that much time with that ride, and this was Joplin’s daily driver. It is somewhat interesting that Joplin’s car would fare so well, given that one of the cars Steve McQueen drove in the movie Le Mans - a museum-quality, mostly original 1971 Porsche 911T with only 29,000 miles - was a non-starter at auction last month. The light shows have come back to haunt us, re-jiggered as projected or time-based art. The car features a psychedelic paint job by Joplin’s roadie, Dave Richards. The graphic art is now highly collectible and Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche is priceless. Janis Joplin with her 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet, circa 1969. Fortunately, they had the good sense to have it meticulously re-painted back to its psychedelic form. Janis Joplin’s Porsche on the Whitney’s Porch. After Joplin died, her family eventually took ownership of the car and painted it back to its original Dolphin Gray finish. But it wasn’t quite ready to roll for the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, so she had her friend and roadie Dave Richards paint the “History of the Universe” mural all over the car. But when it comes to unique Porsches with wild backstories, this one pretty much wins.īack in 1968, Joplin picked up the car from a used car lot. ![]() “The outstanding sales price represents a new record for any Porsche 356 sold at public auction,” according to the RM Sotheby’s press release.Īs we discussed here last month, the pre-estimates for the 1964 Porsche 356 C 1600 SC Cabriolet were much lower, between $400k and $600k. The car created a bidding contest among seven interested parties, and ended up selling for a whopping $1,760,000. Janis Joplin’s old psychedelic Porsche 356 was a certified hit at RM Sotheby’s Driven By Disruption auction in New York City yesterday. ![]()
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