- The iconic 600 Pullman has additionally been owned by The Supremes’ Mary Wilson
- Rare automotive is one among solely 39 right-hand drive, four-door Pullmans ever produced
- It goes underneath the hammer with supercar supplier Tom Hartley Jnr
A uncommon Mercedes that has been owned by Beatles legends John Lennon and George Harrison goes underneath the hammer for an undisclosed six-figure sum.
The star-studded 600 Pullman was purchased by Lennon in 1970. However, the automotive has additionally been owned by The Supremes’ Mary Wilson.
The uncommon automotive is one among solely 39 right-hand drive, four-door Pullmans ever produced.
It was absolutely restored on the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility by its earlier proprietor and is now being offered by supercar supplier Tom Hartley Jnr.
Its rear cabin is decked out in Mercedes’ iconic polished wooden and leather-based decor and consists of 4 luxurious seats which face each other.
As nicely as John Lennon, the automotive has additionally been owned by his bandmate George Harrison and The Supremes’ Mary Wilson
The automotive was bought by the present proprietor, a UK collector and philanthropist, in 2007
Lennon ordered the brand new 600 Pullman in late 1969 and opted so as to add some musical extras together with a Blaupunkt radio, Pioneer tape recorder and a Philips-Mignon file participant in addition to a lot of loudspeakers to create a formidable sound system.
He additionally requested partition glass between the driving force and passenger compartments, versatile studying lights within the rear and thicker padding on the driving force’s seat cushion.
The authentic logbook reveals it was registered in Lennon’s title on February 19, 1970.
It was a daily selection of transport for Lennon and his spouse Yoko Ono they usually had been photographed getting out of the automotive on the launch of Ono’s e book Grapefruit in July 1971.
However, he didn’t have the automotive lengthy, when he and his household moved to the United States he offered it to fellow Beatles star Harrison.
Car fanatic Harrison had owned one other 600 Pullman within the Sixties earlier than he purchased this one off Lennon. That automotive offered at public sale in 2021 for £145,000.
The automobiles rear cabin is decked out in Mercedes’ iconic polished wooden and leather-based decor
Lennon ordered the brand new 600 Pullman in late 1969 and opted so as to add some musical extras together with a Blaupunkt radio
He stored this Pullman at his Oxfordshire house and in 1975 Mary Wilson and her husband Pedro Ferrer had been invited for dinner. Harrison gave them a tour of the property, which included exhibiting them this automotive.
The couple had been impressed and Wilson wrote in her biography that once they noticed the Pullman they determined they merely needed to have it.
The Motown star used the Pullman for touring in each the US and the UK, and was pictured with it a number of instances.
She owned it till it was offered at Christie’s in 1989, when it was bought by Jarmo Hellas of the International Pullman Group.
He despatched it again to the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility for a full restoration, with the automotive stripped down and overhauled.
It was bought by the present proprietor, a UK collector and philanthropist, in 2007.
A spokesman for Tom Hartley Jnr stated: ‘Chassis 001580 is likely one of the uncommon right-hand drive, four-door 600 Pullmans and it’s certainly crucial 600 ever constructed.
The automotive is on sale for a six-figure sum with supercar supplier Tom Hartley Jnr
The automotive was absolutely restored on the Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility by its earlier proprietor
‘It was ordered and owned new by music legend and cultural icon John Lennon and was outfitted with a complete host of extras befitting one of many biggest music stars of all time.
‘While many Pullmans had been furnished with trivial objects akin to a bar, John Lennon opted for extras that helped present a haven for his creativity and allowed him to take pleasure in a wide range of music.
‘Chassis 001580 could be a really advantageous automotive in its personal proper, being a uncommon right-hand drive four-door 600 Pullman that presents exceptionally nicely all through following its restoration by Mercedes-Benz.
‘However, when you think about its first three homeowners, all from true music royalty, and the primary proprietor being an icon of the twentieth century, it ought to then actually not solely be seen as an essential automotive, but in addition a novel alternative to buy a really particular piece of historical past.’
They added: ‘We are tremendous happy to have been those to have introduced this automotive to the market, there can’t be some other automotive anyplace on the earth that boasts such rock star pedigree.’