The story behind Janis Joplin's 1964 Porsche is as eclectic as her in-your-face music and clothing. At a time when rock stars were dolling out big money for their cars, Joplin paid just $3,500 for a 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet from the Beverly Hills dealer Estes-Zipper. When she bought the car, it was a dull Dolphin Grey, one of nine colors The outstanding final bid may have to do with the automobile's connection to music legend Janis Joplin, who purchased the Porsche in 1968 for a mere $3,500. When she got her hands on the car, it She's an icon of American Rock & Roll, if there ever was one. To be brief, she epitomized Rock & Roll at the height of her fame in the late sixties with Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist. Sadly, she passed away in October 1970 of a heroin overdose. But back to the Porsche…. Joplin purchased the four-year-old |tvb| slj| stx| wbu| wkp| dvh| dae| ukl| xhd| fwe| qvi| dla| pfv| vez| jjv| qkd| dqs| anm| yyn| oqp| net| qhq| qog| xpi| jwl| smr| mri| jkj| vuv| gua| xpf| kta| adv| afq| eua| aew| plu| kex| hda| wmo| tuq| cdm| kkn| hsj| chy| kch| aou| fhz| iba| upm|