Photo: Beverly Hills Car Club
Basketball fans and car enthusiasts, get your checkbooks ready. What is billed the ultimate Michael Jordan piece of memorabilia, the car he used to drive back in the ‘90s, is about to hit the auction block.
Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player in the world, so stuff that he touched or used to belong to him usually sells like hot cakes, whether it’s an autographed photo or more personal items like used Nikes. On this note, this item is all the more special because he owned, drove and loved it.
The Beverly Hills Car Club was able to acquire Jordan’s 1996 Mercedes-Benz S600 Lorinser, which was most recently featured on the ESPN documentary The Last Dance. It plans to sell it in an online auction that will go live today, August 13, and last until August 23. The bidding starts at $23 (Jordan’s jersey number with the Bulls) and is expected to go as high as $100,000.
The W140 S-Klasse coupe has been customized by Lorinser: a widebody kit, monoblock wheels, and dual exhaust. It packs a 6.0-liter V12 that delivered 389 hp – the custom work was only on the exterior, not the powertrain.
Painted in metallic navy deep blue with an understated, elegant gray interior, the S600 has power windows and power seats, power steering, power sunroof, AC and that’s pretty much it. The icing on the cake for fans would be the car phone, which spells “Jordan” when you power it on.
The car comes with a clean title and the original document in Michael and then-wife Juanita’s name. It has 157,000 miles (252,667) on the odo.
“Michael Jordan’s S600 Lorinser is such an elegant vehicle that driving it will get you in touch with your inner Michael Jordan, stepping into his world and feeling his energy and power,” Alex Manos, the Beverly Hills Car Club owner, says. “Some people have signed basketballs or sneakers or photographs of the basketball giant. But how many people do you know who own Michael Jordan’s car? This is the Holy Grail of Michael Jordan memorabilia.”
The Beverly Hills Car Club was able to acquire Jordan’s 1996 Mercedes-Benz S600 Lorinser, which was most recently featured on the ESPN documentary The Last Dance. It plans to sell it in an online auction that will go live today, August 13, and last until August 23. The bidding starts at $23 (Jordan’s jersey number with the Bulls) and is expected to go as high as $100,000.
The W140 S-Klasse coupe has been customized by Lorinser: a widebody kit, monoblock wheels, and dual exhaust. It packs a 6.0-liter V12 that delivered 389 hp – the custom work was only on the exterior, not the powertrain.
Painted in metallic navy deep blue with an understated, elegant gray interior, the S600 has power windows and power seats, power steering, power sunroof, AC and that’s pretty much it. The icing on the cake for fans would be the car phone, which spells “Jordan” when you power it on.
The car comes with a clean title and the original document in Michael and then-wife Juanita’s name. It has 157,000 miles (252,667) on the odo.
“Michael Jordan’s S600 Lorinser is such an elegant vehicle that driving it will get you in touch with your inner Michael Jordan, stepping into his world and feeling his energy and power,” Alex Manos, the Beverly Hills Car Club owner, says. “Some people have signed basketballs or sneakers or photographs of the basketball giant. But how many people do you know who own Michael Jordan’s car? This is the Holy Grail of Michael Jordan memorabilia.”
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