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Janis Joplin's 1964 Porsche sells for $1.76 million
A 1964 Porsche 356 that once belonged to the rock singer Janis Joplin sold at auction Thursday night for $1.76 million. The car had been expected to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000. The sale price includes a 10% commission for the auction firm RM Sotheby's. Joplin bought the Porsche in 1968. She had it painted, from bumper to bumper and door to door, in a mural: landscapes, birds, butterflies, floating eyes, mushrooms and skull-like faces. Celebrity ownership doesn't ordinarily add much value to a car. But the price of this one far exceeded what it would have otherwise fetched. That's in part because this car ... (full story)
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