Reports are that a Range Rover believed to have belonged to Jamaica’s reggae icon Bob Marley is heading to auction in March.
Initially in Masai Red, it is said that the car was painted a mixture of black, green, and blue by some of Bob’s eleven children, and could be sold for as much as £150,000 once restored.
According to reports, the original registration document bore the name “Robert Nesta Marley” when it was found and the 1980 Range Rover was made just one year before his death in 1981.
It is also said to be one of two Land Rovers owned by Marley and is believed to have been acquired through an agent who dealt directly with the Marley family.
Reports are that it was shipped from Solihull to Germany, then to Jamaica, and was regularly shipped between the U.K. and Jamaica.
Simon Langsdale of Classic Car Auctions, who sourced the car revealed that the ex-Bob Marley Range Rover will be offered at a public auction.
The Range Rover is one of many vehicles coming to auction as CCA’s first sale of 2023 at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show.
“This unique opportunity to purchase not only an early suffix example but one with history linked to the legendary reggae star – I am sure it will attract huge interest. Fully restored examples have sold for as much as £130,000 in recent years; but with a celebrity link that can add up to 20 per cent in value so this is a great investment option. But for a true Bob Marley fan who is also a petrolhead, owning this Range Rover will be something beyond price and is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Langsdale said.
