Sit in a MGTD seat warmed by Marilyn Monroe

[Rosebud and Bill]

 

 

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1061699_marilyn-monroe-car-goes-for-210000-at-auction-updated

 

Want to sit on a seat warmed by Marilyn Monroe, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Well, according to the article, they all warmed the seat of this 1952 MGTD. For any women club members, Gary Grant, also warmed these seats.

 

Ever hankered for a piece of Marilyn Monroe — or Debbie Reynolds, or Carrie Fisher, or
Cary Grant for that matter? Well, you’re about to have a chance to score a grand slam,
because this weekend, a 1952 MG TD roadster that caressed the backsides of all four
stars will roll onto the auction blocks. If you’re a sucker for provenance, this one’s got a
doozie.
The car was used in the 1952 sci-fi comedy Monkey Business, starring Monroe and
Grant. In fact, the radiator still bears a scar from the film: a dent from a scene in which
Cary Grant ran the roadster into a fence. (For the curious, there’s some footage of the
car zipping around LA in this clip from the movie.)
The MG was put into storage not long after filming wrapped, and there’s no record of it
being used by the studio again. Actress Debbie Reynolds purchased it in 1971 during a
sale of Monroe memorabilia. She hasn’t driven it much since — although she did let her
daughter, Carrie Fisher, get behind the wheel when Fisher was first learning to drive.
Unfortunately, Fisher couldn’t quite get the hang of the transmission, and Reynolds
snatched away the keys before she ran it into a fence for real.
Reynolds recently had the transmission rebuilt, and now the MG is set to hit the blocks
this Saturday. Auction estimates place the final value around $20,000 to $30,000,
though in pre-bidding, it’s already sitting pretty at $27,500. If you’re interested in a car
that’s held four of Hollywood’s sex symbols (well, three-and-a-half), head over to
iCollector and place a bid of your own.
Updated: Profiles in History has published a list of prices realized at the Debbie
Reynolds auction (PDF), and the 1952 MG TD went for a very impressive $210,000.
That’s a sliver of the staggering $4.6 million that her trademark Seven-Year Itch dress
fetched, but it’s many times higher than auction estimates. Clearly bidders do prefer
blondes, after all.

Bad Bill

[Dave B.]

Thanks, Bill!

You can buy a lot of replicas for 210 grand.

Here’s the clip from the movie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHat1vlUOM8

-Dave

edsnova2014-09-09 22:00:51

[Rosebud and Bill]

Yeah, but wouldn’t get to rub that soft leather and dream, some pretty butts sat on those seats.

 

Bill

Bad Bill

[edward ericson]

Oh my god! I had never seen that scene. That’s absolute insanity.

[Mike Schumacher]

well done guys entertaining thread

[john barry]

Thxz Dave B great  clips   nice drift scene too..!!

jebarry2014-09-10 10:37:02

[Dave B.]

I  just KNOW there have to be some clips like this out there where the roadster doesn’t end up dented (or worse)!  The TD in “Two for the Road” (1967) suffers a far worse fate, and the beautiful ’55 TF in “Funny Farm” (1988) doesn’t make it to the end of the movie either.   What are these directors thinking?

[secretagentcat]

Dave
thanks for sharing that great clip! I REALLY enjoyed it and cant wait to show my wife.

[greg press]

What was the car in ” Love Story ” with Ryan Oneal and Ali Mcgraw

[Royal]

MGTC

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