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Marilyn Monroe's Car Up for Grabs

One of the greatest female film stars of all times, Marilyn Monroe was, and still is by some, considered the sexiest woman on the planet. Now, a vehicle that was personally owned by the girl with wind blowing under her skirt, is for sale for the sex symbol’s fans to enjoy.

The vehicle in question is a red 1952 MG TD roadster, which also happens to be the only known film-used Marilyn Monroe car.

That is because the car was featured in the 1952 sci-fi comedy Monkey Business, which starred Marilyn Monroe and Cary Grant. What the makes the car even more appealing is that it still bears a dent from a scene in which Cary Grant ran the roadster into a fence.

But the series of celebrity owners this car had over time doesn’t end here. Debbie Reynold’s bought it, in running condition, directly from Twentieth Century-Fox during the “pre-sale” when she bought all of the Marilyn Monroe wardrobe from the studio prior to the auction in 1971. For two years the MG was stored away so that Debbie’s daughter, Carrie Fisher, would use when she started driving.

Unfortunately, Fisher had problems dealing with manual transmissions, so the car again had to be placed in storage, where it remained until present day. The original folding convertible top and frame are included in the package, with only new chrome and a rebuilt engine and transmission added earlier this year.

Auction estimates place the final value around $20,000 to $30,000, with the car currently sitting at $27,500. If there weren’t only one day left to bid, we would have thought the car will attract a six-digit figure.

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