Princess Diana's Ford Escort That She Owned In The '80s Sells For A Whopping Rs 6 Crore At Auction

A car which was driven by the Princess of Wales aka Princess Diana was sold for a whopping ?650,000 (Rs 6,09,38,283) at an auction.

Princess Diana's black Ford Escort RS Turbo gets sold for Rs 6,09,38,283 for auction

The famous and unique black Ford Escort RS Turbo was driven by the Princess in the 1980s and was sold this weekend at Britain's Silverstone racing circuit. The car was driven by the princess between the years August 23, 1985, and May 1, 1988. It is supposed to be the only model made in black.

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According to the Silverstone website, the car was the Princess of Wales' last Ford Escort, with 24,961 miles on the clock. The princess was often seen driving the car around Chelsea and Kensington. After over 6,800 miles, it was returned to Ford.

The website has not mentioned who has bagged the car in the auction. According to the auctioneers, the RS Turbo Series 1 was usually made in white but the royal family police guard asked for Diana's to be painted black "for discretion".

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She prefered to drive he own car and opted to have a member of the Royal Protection Command (SO14) in the passenger seat. The car also has a lifetime tracker fitted which can be transferred to the new owner, a spare key, Ford Motor Company internal memos, and period registration documents.

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Next week is going to mark 25 years since Diana died at the age of 36 years. This occurred when a limousine in which she was a passenger crashed in a Paris tunnel as it sped away from paparazzi giving chase on motorbikes.

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