GEORGE HARRISON HAD A PHENOMENAL SELECTION OF CARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Harrison certainly adored cars. Nine of his best cars here:

 

Ford Anglia 105E :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was at the outset of his career .The Ford Anglia has enjoyed a stellar career in the showbiz spotlight, starring in everything from Z Cars to Heartbeat, appearing as Roland Rat’s Ratmobile and the Weasleys’ flying car. But its biggest claim to fame may be that it was the first ever car owned by George Harrison. Yes, before all the Jags, the Porsches and the Mercs, there was a little second-hand Ford Anglia.

Jaguar E-Type/XKE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The story goes that Brian Epstein bought George Harrison an E-Type for his 21st birthday. Certainly this car was first registered on 28 February 1964, three-days after Harrison turned 21. The customised car even featured a dash-mounted record-player. A missive from Harrison to a young Beatles fan, Susan Houghton, was published by Letters Of Note in 2010, including a tongue-in-cheek seven-point plan for how to wash the E-Type. Point seven is to take all the “dirty, muddy, greasy water” round to a nearby address and dump it over the Ford Classic in the street outside. The address was Paul McCartney’s.

1964 Aston Martin DB5 :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1965, Harrison bought his first ever extravagant car – a white DB5. Paul McCartney, also something of a petrol head (though nothing in comparison to his band mate) bought a DB6 that same year. In December 2011, Harrison’s DB5 was finally sold at auction, to an anonymous Beatles collector, for £350,000. 

 

Austin Mini Cooper S:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The most iconic of the lot. In 1965, Brian Epstein teamed up with Terry Doran (supposedly “the man from the motor trade” mentioned in “She’s Leaving Home”) to buy Minis at cost price to give to all four Beatles. Harrison’s Mini was customised by coach-builder Harold Radford with a full-length sunroof, horizontally-mounted Volkswagen tail lights and hood-mounted rally fog lamps. In 1967, he had it decorated with psychedelic images inspired by the book Tantra Art. Later that year, the car came to prominence when it featured in the film Magical Mystery Tour, before being given to Eric Clapton. Harrison regretted parting with the car and Clapton returned it to him years later.

 

Porsche 928 S Coupe :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The late 1970s George bought two 911 Turbos and a 924 Carrera GT. In 1980 he bought a black 928 S Coupe, before selling it three years later. In 2003, Leeds-based car enthusiast Raj Sedha bought it for spare parts and would have stripped it down had his wife not taken a look at the log book, revealing the car’s celebrity heritage.

Mercedes 300 SEL :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1970 George bought two Mercs, a red 250 CE Pillarless Coupe and a white 6.3 litre 300 SEL. He was driving the latter in February 1972, on his way to a party being given by Ricky Nelson, when he crashed into a lamppost at speed. He escaped with a few scratches, but his first wife, Pattie, suffered concussion and broken ribs and was hospitalised for two weeks.

Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Limousine :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At more than six metres long, this car boasted a drinks cabinet and a Phillips Mignon EP record player in the back, as well as the all-important privacy screen. Originally owned by John Lennon, he sold it to George in 1971 when he and Yoko decided to up sticks and move to New York. The car was bought by Mary Wilson of The Supremes in 1976 and used on the group’s US tour in 1979. 

Mercedes 500 SEL AMG :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of all of the cars George owned, this was probably the one he drove the most. He bought it in 1984 and promptly spent a whopping £85,000 customising it, including lowering the suspension and upgrading the body kit. He must have liked the results, because he hung on to the car for 15 years and clocked up 30,000 miles in it. That’s a fair few long and winding roads.

McLaren F1 :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definitely the priciest on the list, seeing as only 106 were ever built, custom-made for each buyer. Designer Gordon Murray was later to report that George was so excited about receiving his car, in 1994, that he would phone up and good-naturedly pester the makers on a regular basis. The end product, with a dark purple pearl exterior and black satin wheels, is still owned by Harrison’s estate, in spite of Eric Clapton’s repeated attempts to buy it. Other famous F1 owners include Rowan Atkinson, the Sultan of Brunei, Elon Musk and Jay Leno.

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