Hollywood's coolest movie cars go up for auction
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Bonhams auction house is holding an online auction featuring over 50 cars and motorcycles from famous films and TV series, as well as 19 collectibles. Among the lots are cars from the "Fast & Furious", "Jurassic Park", "Men in Black" franchises and others, with an estimated value ranging from 20,000 to 500,000 euros.
Bonhams auction house is holding an online auction featuring over 50 cars and motorcycles from famous films and TV series, as well as 19 car-related collectibles, UNN reports with reference to Autoblog.
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Various lots are offered by the auction house on behalf of the Central Museum of Cars from Cinema, a museum in Etrechy, France (approximately 45 minutes drive from Paris), which specializes in pop culture memorabilia. In a statement, the museum's curator and YouTube blogger Franck Galiègue noted that it was time to part with these cars, which he hopes will continue to be cherished by other movie buffs.
Among the most significant exhibits in the collection are a multitude of cars from the famous "Fast & Furious" franchise, including four from 2015's "Furious 7", a 1986 Buick Grand National from 2009's "Fast & Furious 4", and a 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII used by Paul Walker in 2003's "2 Fast 2 Furious".
In addition, Bonhams and Galiègue auction houses are auctioning several film-used cars from various well-known films, including "Jurassic Park", "Drive", "Men in Black", "Back to the Future", "RoboCop", "Ghostbusters", and "The Dukes of Hazzard". According to the auctioneers, significant lots include a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 driven by Keanu Reeves in "John Wick", and a 1999 Peugeot 406 V6 used in "Taxi 2" - a car they call "the most famous car".
In addition to the cars mentioned above, other gems in the 50-car collection include a 1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria from "Men in Black", a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu driven by Ryan Gosling in "Drive", a Dor8 used in the 2005 film "The Dukes of Hazzard", and a futuristic police car used in the "2015" scene in the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II".
Replicas of other cars, including a 1983 GMC Vandura in the style of the "A-Team" van, a tribute to the VW Beetle from "Herbie: Fully Loaded", a tribute to the Camaro from "Bumblebee", and a Ford Gran Torino from "Starsky & Hutch", alongside authentic screen-used cars, as well as other film exhibits, including a "life-size tyrannosaurus surrounded by cars and motorcycles from the 'Jurassic Park' films" and a replica of the "Pitbull" hoverboard from "Back to the Future Part II".
The auction will be held without reserve on all lots without prior registration on the Bonhams website from November 21 to 28; however, enthusiasts wishing to get a piece of Hollywood automotive history should be prepared to spend a considerable amount of money. The estimated value of the cars ranges from 20,000 to 40,000 euros for the Ford Crown Victoria from "Men in Black" to 250,000-500,000 euros for the Evo from "2 Fast 2 Furious".