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Sir Jimmy Savile’s motor goes under hammer
AUCTION: Jimmy Saviles Range Rover. PIC: Classicmobilia.co.uk
It’s got a double mattress in the back, its own sink and even comes with the faintest smell of rich Cuban cigar smoke.
This 1978 Range Rover Carawagon estate - registration number YBL 322T - was owned by none other than Sir Jimmy Savile when he was at the height of his fame in the late 1970s.
He used to sleep in it when he was travelling between one his five houses while doing charity work.
Today (February 16) the custom-made, three door 4x4 goes on public display before being auctioned off to the highest bidder on Saturday (February 18) at a historic car auction in Surrey.
The estimate for the white off-roader, which has a luxurious beige interior, is between £11,000 to £16,000.
As well as the vehicle itself, its new owner will also have unique registration documents signed by the legendary Leeds DJ who passed away last October.
John Tomlin, from Historics at Brooklands who are handling the sale, told the YEP: “It’s a 1978 Range Rover estate bought by Jimmy Savile from new.
“He specified a Carawagon conversion. They were a Midlands company which specialised in modifying Range Rovers, mostly for the military.
“This one has two mattresses in the back, curtains along the windows and a metal wash basin with running water.
“Sir Jimmy owned it and it’s registered to him and comes complete with the original log book.
“He bought it in 1978 and sold it in 1983.
“We also know that it was registered to a house he owned just outside Broadmoor Hospital.
“As far as I’m aware it has had seven owners since Sir Jimmy sold it.
“There’s been massive interest, especially in light of the fact that Sir Jimmy recently passed away.
“We’ve even had one person ask if there’s any presence of Sir Jimmy in the vehicle. I didn’t know what to say. It’s a one-off vehicle.”
The legendary DJ and fundraiser died on October 29 in his Roundhay penthouse, just two days shy of his 85th birthday.
Throughout his life Sir Jimmy was an avid ‘petrol head’.
His fleet of motors included numerous Rolls Royces, a BMW bubble car now in pride of places at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, a £158,000 Bentley Continental GT Convertible, and even a simple white van he used as a runaround to avoid being mobbed by his fans.
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