Some of the new features included disc brakes, as well as the most powerful engine Porsche had ever produced until then, the 95 horsepower overhead valve “SC” power unit. A 1964 Porsche 356 that once belonged to the rock singer Janis Joplin sold at auction Thursday night for 1.76. The last revision of the 356 was the 356C, introduced in 1964. Janis Joplin’s 1964 Porsche sells for 1.76 million. Of the 76,000 units originally produced, approximately half still survive. Porsche started the production of the 356 in 1948, in Austria, and after the factory moved to Germany, the model continued to be built until 1965. In 1995, it was lent to the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, until the Joplin family made the decision to part with it and sell it.Īccording to Ian Kelleher, managing director of RM Sotheby’s West Coast Division, Janis Joplin’s 356C is considered to be one of the most important Porsches of all time, and, as everyone initially expected, it was one of the star lots in “Driven by Disruption.” The car has remained in her family’s possession ever since. When Joplin died from an overdose in 1970, the car was parked outside the Hollywood hotel in which the singer passed. The last song Janis Joplin ever recorded was about a car. Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche 365 is an iconic piece of hippie history. Because she considered the color to be drab, she had it painted red with a mural that included a series of custom elements, like butterflies and jellyfish, and even images of Joplin and her band, according to AFP, as quoted by Yahoo Mail. It sold for a record-setting 1.76 million. Janis’s psychedelic Porsche sold for 1.76m. In a packed room in New York, the bidding started off at $300,000, and when it reached the staggering price of $1.76 million, a great roar of applause broke out.Īlthough Janis Joplin sang a song in which Mercedes’ name appears, she opted for this originally white Porsche356C Cabriolet. The Porsche has never left Joplin’s family since 1964, when it was initially bought. Before the auction took place, the estimated price for this piece of art was $600,000, but in only five minutes, the car doubled its price.
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