John Lennon's first car has antiques valuation of up to €170k

The first car purchased by Beatles star John Lennon has been given an antiques valuation of between €120,000 (£99,821) and €170,000.

According to the Press Association, the motor - which was purchased by the Let It Be crooner after he passed his test - is set to go under the hammer next month.

He bought the automobile - a Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe - in 1965, after an array of dealers had approached the singer, who was married to Yoko Ono, and offered him a "gleaming smorgasbord" of vehicles to purchase when they found out he had passed his test, Lennon's biographer Philip Norman stated.

This comes after an all-white suit worn by the musician on the front cover of the Liverpudlian band's Abbey Road album was sold for $46,000 (£29,552) at auction, falling short of its antiques valuation of $120,000.

It was purchased by a Connecticut bidder who wanted to remain anonymous.

Posted by Keith Leicester