Iggy Pop's classic Ferrari 308 accepting new passengers at auction
Used to drive it to 'blow off steam'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Ferrari formerly owned by Iggy Pop who used it to "race around and blow off steam" is up for sale.
(H&H Classics)
The "Godfather of Punk" "drove the s--t outta" the Ferrari 308 GTS QV before flogging it following a 100 mph run-in with the cops.
Pop purchased the speedy vehicle in 1998, shortly after moving to Florida.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Speaking earlier this year in an interview with GQ about his car collections, Pop described the motor, which was built in 1984, as "wonderful."
He added: "Whenever I wanted to blow off steam, I'd just race around the freeways here."
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Pop sold his Ferrari 308 in 2002 after a 100 mph run-in with the cops, according to the article.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He told GQ: "I drove the s--t outta that car.
"Then I thought something terrible’s gonna happen, so I got rid of it."
The electric blue speedster will be sold at an online auction hosted by British auctioneer H&H Classics on Sept. 16.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It has 61,000 miles on the clock and is expected to fetch up to £30,000 ($40,410.90).
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The vehicle was built in 1984 but has gone under a number of renovations and been owned by numerous collectors since.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Its history file, in addition to Pop's comments earlier this year, confirm the car's exciting provenance.
One former owner, Kostas Dino Linardakis, also posted about the vehicle's ownership on a Ferrari forum in 2017.
He said: "It was indeed owned by Iggy Pop.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"My mechanic in Ft Lauderdale used to service the car when Iggy owned it."
Damian Jones of H&H Classics described the 308 as an "inexpensive entry to Ferrari ownership with a fascinating back story"
He added: "What’s not to love, especially if you have a ‘Lust for Life’?"
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