Lennon's first car set for auction

The first car bought by John Lennon after he passed his driving test is being offered for sale at auction next month.

The Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe was bought by the Beatle in 1965 and is expected to sell for between 99,000 and 141,000.

Lennon's biographer, Philip Norman, described how car dealers descended on the singer's home when the news emerged that he had passed his test and offered him a "gleaming smorgasbord" of luxury cars. But it was the Ferrari that caught his eye, with Lennon paying 2,000 for the car.

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