4:20 Flashback: Sliver Shadow

Posted on October 17, 2019
420 Flashback 10-17-19
A slice of Freddie Mercury memorabilia was put up for auction in 2005 failing to sell in an eBay auction, having not met its reserve price. What was it?
Answer:
A 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. It had been listed by his sister, who had inherited the car from him. The auction had attracted nearly 200 bids and exceeded approximately $93,000. The luxury vehicle had not appeared in public since 2002, when it had been used to transport the Bulsara family to the premiere of the Queen stage musical We Will Rock You. It came with a box of Kleenex.​

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