~ Johns infamous Rolls Royce Phantom V ~ John had the back seat converted into a bed, the car was also fitted with a Sony TV ~ It is even more amazing to see in person - It was driven from NYC up to Syracuse, NY in October 1971 when they had an exhibition at the Everson Museum Of Art ~ ~ In 1977, when John and Yoko were having some tax problems, it was handed over to the nation - in the form of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum at the Smithsonian Institute - in lieu of the $250,000.00 tax owned. In 1985, the Smithsonian decided to sell the car to Sothebys for auction. It fetched $2.3 million dollars, making it the most expensive car in history. It was bought by the owner of the Ripleys Believe It or Not Museum in South Carolina. By 2011, it was being exhibited at a museum in British Columbia ~
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