A battered and rusting 1980 Range Rover is being touted to sell for a six-figure sum at a UK auction next month - and it's all because experts believe it was formerly owned by one of the biggest icons of the music industry.

The beaten-up SUV is thought to have been the pride and joy of legendary reggae star, Bob Marley.

Thought ?
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...-150k.html

A fool and their money and all that! And I'd want a bit more than 'believed to have been owned by....'!!! Drives:
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue - Stornoway Grey
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue SE - Zermatt Silver
1998 BMW E36 M3 GTII

I can never understand why a car is perceived to be worth more just because "so & so" owned it.

As bad as vanity number plates (especially those that have been "adjusted".)

Yep....potty...

https://www.vanarama.com/blog/cars/celebrity-car-premiums Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Lady Diana's Ford Escort sold for £650k.....

But I'm firmly in the camp of - it's value is based on condition, regardless of who might have owned it in the past. The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

Even if this was owned by Jacob Marley, its still not worth £150k, some would describe it as heavily patinated.

The whole story just looks like clickbait to attract a bit free publicity - it might be a story after the auction

SamThomas wrote:

... As bad as vanity number plates (especially those that have been "adjusted".)

A little known phenomenon of vanity plates, if you stand back 20 metres and squint, they all seem to read 'tw@t'... especially the ones that need to have incorrect spacing or coloured fixing caps in non-standard fixing positions to massage the owners ego enough.

AnotherMutley wrote:

Even if this was owned by Jacob Marley, its still not worth £150k, some would describe it as heavily patinated.

Touched on this type of subject in my history degree, if my memory serves me correctly.

It’s all about transferring the perceived intangible qualities of a person via a ‘relic’

First degree relic is like a bone or body part of, for example, a catholic saint.

A second degree relic is like a car or object owned by the said person. Pop star, poet, king…whatever. Maybe even an autograph. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
2024 Mini Cooper S cabrio, JCW kit, 2.0, DCT auto

People I have had in my cars at one time or another. Lloyd Grossman, Emlyn Hughes, Ivy Tilsley from Coronation St. Assorted Wigan Athletic FC players, Assorted Preston N.E players. The late Terry Nutkins, to name but a few. If only I’d known that pointing this out when selling the vehicles concerned would have added brewsters to the price 😄

TDV8_Tommy wrote:

Touched on this type of subject in my history degree, if my memory serves me correctly.

It’s all about transferring the perceived intangible qualities of a person via a ‘relic’

First degree relic is like a bone or body part of, for example, a catholic saint.

A second degree relic is like a car or object owned by the said person. Pop star, poet, king…whatever. Maybe even an autograph.

Phoenix wrote:

SamThomas wrote:

... As bad as vanity number plates (especially those that have been "adjusted".)

A little known phenomenon of vanity plates, if you stand back 20 metres and squint, they all seem to read 'tw@t'... especially the ones that need to have incorrect spacing or coloured fixing caps in non-standard fixing positions to massage the owners ego enough.

but then you get the canine testicle vanity plates I have no issue with.... one near me is simply A1 DEN. My Son is Aiden but I doubt he will ever afford that simple piece of elegance. 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Pal of mine has James Hewitt’s old classic , must be worth millions too....