We were in on the deal to buy the returned Apple vinyl that Yoko had stored in a New Jersey warehouse. In the day when Lennon was releasing solo efforts while The Beatles were releasing new music (1968-1970) Lennon was adamant he did NOT want his returns from retailers delegated to the cut out bins so he contractually was obligated to buy back the returns at cost.
Yoko stored these returns in a New Jersey warehouse and delegated a close associate to sell them all after Lennon’s horrific murder. It included the sealed cases of the Live Peace in Toronto LP w/ the 1970 calendar,The Wedding Album with the inserts, all of the 45 picture sleeves incl Give Peace a Chance and Instant Karma among others. While perusing the warehouse my associates noted the Rolls in a corner under a tarp and asked if I was interested. At the time I was living in Lombard Illinois in a condo with no garage.
My associates were offered the car for 40K FOB to wherever when it was spotted under a tarp in a corner of the warehouse.
This meant I needed 40K for the car, shipping to my mechanic from New Jersey to Illinois then maintenance and repair costs not to mention insurance and storage
. And even when I got it running, how comfortable could I feel driving this vehicle thru the western burbs of Chicago with the extreme attention it would bring?
So when it sold for millions in 1984 to billionaire Pattison at a Sotheby’s auction I knew I blew it. Timeline on attached article is wrong
Whatever became of the infamous Rolls-Royce of John Lennon?
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John Lennon’s colourful Rolls-Royce Phantom V is currently owned by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada.
It was delivered to Lennon on June 3, 1965 in Valentine black, then he had it customized in true rock-star fashion.
The rear seat was converted to a double bed, a television, a telephone and refrigerator were installed, along with a ‘floating’ record player and a custom sound system.
Then in April 1967, just as the recording of “Sgt Pepper’s” album was finishing, Lennon asked Surrey Coachbuilder, JP Fallon, to give the Phantom a new paint job.
The newly painted Phantom in psychedelic colour scheme was unveiled days before the worldwide release of “Sgt. Pepper’s” on June 1 and it seemed like part of the overall concept of the album.
This iconic Phantom V was regularly used by Lennon until 1969 and the car was shipped to the USA in 1970 when he moved there.
It was loaned out to ferry other rock stars like The Rolling Stones, Moody Blues and Bob Dylan.
In 1977, after a period of storage, it was bought and donated by billionaire Jim Pattison to the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Last year, 2017, it went back to London where it was exhibited from July 29 to August 2 at Bonham international flagship saleroom and galleries in New Bond Street, London.
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