Frank Sinatra’s Final Ever Car Goes Up For Auction (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Blue Sky]

A 1985 Chrysler estate with fake wood panels once owned and driven by Frank Sinatra is going under the hammer in the new year.

The Chrysler Le Baron Town & Country Turbo 'Woody' Estate was registered to Sinatra's home on Sinatra Drive, California.

It was driven both by the legendary star and his chauffeur Nathan Golden



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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...WAY-Frank-Sinatras-final-car-goes-hammer.html

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

My favorite is the caption on this pic that says:

The wooden effect on this 1985 car means it is perfect for someone moving between both town and country

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Hehe

 

[Yatman]

Who'd've thunk it...a K car. Looks like The Chairman was more down to earth than previously thought. SMH

 

[Sun Wukong]

WTF Sinatra? Ain't nobody flying to the moon in that.

 

[purvis_guy]

Hopefully Clark Griswold buys it.

 

[RazorSaint]

What an ugly car. I would've thought he'd be more of a Lincoln type of guy. Continental or Town Car. Then again, he would've been 70 years old in '85 and had laid more pipe than Wabasha plumbing, so he was probably like screw it, I'm good with a station wagon.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

What an ugly car. I would've thought he'd be more of a Lincoln type of guy. Continental or Town Car. Then again, he would've been 70 years old in '85 and had laid more pipe than Wabasha plumbing, so he was probably like screw it, I'm good with a station wagon.

Yep, i was thinking that by that point, he’d have been driving a classic Caddy, or something similar.. but there’s no accounting for taste.. i remember that, even with all his money, Johnny Carson for years drove a (relatively low-key) Corvette, then towards the end of his life favored a Ford Explorer.. then again, some people just dont give two ***** about what car they drive, which is cool too.

 

[RazorSaint]

Yep, i was thinking that by that point, he’d have been driving a classic Caddy, or something similar.. but there’s no accounting for taste.. i remember that, even with all his money, Johnny Carson for years drove a (relatively low-key) Corvette, then towards the end of his life favored a Ford Explorer.. then again, some people just dont give two ***** about what car they drive, which is cool too.

I live a few miles from the Walmart headquarters and work for a company with ties to Walmart. Sam Walton (founder of Walmart) drove a pickup truck his entire life, and his son Jim, who was on the Walmart board and now is chairman of a regional bank, lives a very modest lifestyle. My car is probably nicer than any car either of those guys have ever personally owned. Hell, Jim used to ride a bicycle to work and would put rubber bands around his ankles to keep his pants from getting caught in the gears. I guess once you have REAL money, it becomes less important. Most of us will unfortunately never have that luxury.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Most of the more well off people I have known spend less on autos, clothing, jewelry and such that what I would expect. Of course as Jerry Jones said when people gave him a bad time about his flip phone “the reason I have things like this stadium is because of this flip phone”. Basically just being extremely smart with their money.

 

[superchuck500]

You lyin’ - you ain’t never met no Frank Sinatra.

 

[blackadder]

That was near the low point of American automobile design and manufacturing.

No wonder the Asians and Europeans were able to take such a big share.

 

[Madmarsha]

There was NO style in the '80s.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

There was NO style in the '80s.

What? Parachute pants (may have been late 70's), Member's Only jackets and shingled hair cuts are timeless fashion classics...

 

[Madmarsha]

What? Parachute pants (may have been late 70's), Member's Only jackets and shingled hair cuts are timeless fashion classics...

Don't forget acid wash denim.

 

[Joe OKC]

Maybe that car was his form of disguise. With tinted windows.. He would troll around all week in that thing and nobody would ever suspect it was him. Didn't wanna get mobbed by the peeps.