5 Cars Owned By Paul McCartney That Prove He Has Great Taste – SlashGear

One of only 247 produced, a Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 Coupé joined McCartney’s garage in 1967. Lamborghini’s second production car, it came after the 350GT of 1963, and ahead of the legendary Miura. With seating for four, the 400GT was powered by a 3,929cc V12 engine producing 324 horsepower, says Bonhams, which first auctioned McCartney’s car for £122,500 ($148,223) in 2011.

Seven years later, and having lived in climate-controlled storage at Lamborghini’s Hong Kong dealership, the car again appeared at a Bonhams auction. Only this time it carried an estimate of £400,000 to £500,000 — four times its previous price — and failed to sell.

Despite only being Lamborghini’s second production car, the 400GT was well-received. Reviewing the car in 1967, the UK’s Autocar magazine said it was “better than all the equivalent exotic and home-bred machinery in this glamorous corner of the fast-car market.” The review, cited by the 2018 Bonhams auction listing, concluded: “To achieve this level of performance without noise, fuss, temperament or drama is an achievement; in the time taken for development, it is nothing short of sensational.”

McCartney later owned a 1972 Lamborghini Espada, which is alleged to have fallen into a pond when Eastman failed to apply the handbrake. When later trying to sell the car, McCartney said, according to the book “Stars, Cars & Infamy” by Martin Buckley: “It’s not a good car … if you want a Lamborghini that’s mint, and has never been in a pond, this isn’t the one.”