John Lennon's Exotic Cars | The Cars of The Beatles

John Lennon was an iconic musician, songwriter, and peace activist who was widely influential in the 1960s and 1970s as a member of the legendary rock band, The Beatles. As a symbol of the counterculture movement, Lennon was known for challenging the status quo and living a life of luxury. Of all his possessions, perhaps the most impressive are his cars. While Lennon had a variety of luxury cars at his disposal, the exact number of cars he owned is a matter of some dispute. Today we’re exploring the number of cars Lennon owned and the stories behind them.
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[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

Lennon was not really into cars much at all and was a horrible driver. He usually had chauffers. If you want to detail a Beatle that enjoyed & drove cars, you should cover George Harrison.

[@markoliver630]

George was the car Beatle.

[@eduardocervantesaca]

For the good of humanity, dont let John drive

[@Accam570]

Patrick Stewart tells a story about how McCartney gave him the keys to his Aston Martin in 1964. Stewart wasn't a star at the time - he was in a play with Paul's then girlfriend, Jane Asher - and told her that he'd love to be able to drive an Aston Martin. Paul just came into his dressing room one night and tossed him his keys.

[@simontaylor2319]

I believe Chris Evans bought the cae for £1M

[@schroedingers_kotze]

Probably saying: Baby, you can drive my car...

[@benwright6330]

..cool story

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Make it. So....

[@tomc8617]

Not that he deserved to die like he did, but... The Lost John Lennon Interview "Power to the People" by TARIQ ALI and ROBIN BLACKBURN TA (interviewer): In a way you were even thinking about politics when you seemed to be knocking revolution? JL (Lennon): Ah, sure, 'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count me out'. The original version which ends up on the LP said 'count me in' too; I put in both because I wasn't sure. There was a third version that was just abstract, musique concrete, kind of loops and that, people screaming. I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution--but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution. On the version released as a single I said 'when you talk about destruction you can count me out'. I didn't want to get killed. I didn't really know that much about the Maoists, but I just knew that they seemed to be so few and yet they painted themselves green and stood in front of the police waiting to get picked off. I just thought it was unsubtle, you know. I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it. That was how I felt--I was really asking a question. As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game. ..."

[@toygiants8748]

Not exactly "Imagine no possessions."

[@johnfrei9057]

Exactly. Big Lennon fan but that point can’t be ignored.

[@tbeau6663]

Stop being a cunt, Those song lyrics came later. He had a station wagon in 1971.

[@metalmicky]

Yes , he had a cool / fridge room for his / Yoko’s fur coats in the Dakota? Apartment where they lived….

[@toygiants8748]

Chapman was right. Lennon was a phony. A huge mansion filled with expensive furnishings, on a sprawling estate with luxury cars parked in front. He was no humanitarian. He was a money making capitalist. The complete opposite of President Jimmy Carter who actually made the world a better place and didn't just sing about it in exchange for millions of dollars.

[@HansM-bg8lm]

Are you imbecile?

[@hishamhilal8332]

All the people hating and calling him a hypocrite. No it's not hypocrisy to write imagine and own nice things. His activism is still legit because he was spending his own money which he earned, he didn't rip anyone off or extort.

[@marktoken6052]

So Imagine was for you and me, not thee. Perfect as it sums up leftists' attitudes.

[@timstapleman]

The green Chrysler with the "Lennon" plates alliwed him to get around unnoticed.😂😂😂

[@pcno2832]

It probably did. Even with that plate, I'll bet most of the public didn't recognize him riding in such a nondescript car. They probably thought it was some crazed fan.

[@Scalihoo]

They photoshopped the plate

[@Karlheuken]

Imagine no possessions, Julian did when Yoko gave him $1 of John's huge estate.

[@joejones9520]

leftists are always the worst hypocrites

[@joejones9520]

lftis's are always the worst hypocrites...i see my first time posting that was deleted as usual, i must be on a list.

[@Powertuber1000]

Later on, Julian reached a settlement agreement with Yoko for $20 million.

[@syourke3]

@@Powertuber1000I’m glad to hear it. It’s probably around one percent of the estate but it’s still a lot of money. But let’s face it, John was a jerk. So was Yoko.

[@EliasLopez-sx5pp]

Por eso dicen que Dios los cria y ellos se juntan

[@stepheneaston701]

I sold John Lennon a couple of his cars in 67/69 including the White Rolls , I can tell you he paid £6000 for the car & it cost £ 6000 to change it to White including the interior & steering Wheel , incidentally we took the Ferrari off him & he had it painted Matt Black , we then had it painted in Gloss Black , also we had sold him the ISO Fidia & to be honest it was a bag of Nails , it had to go back to Italy to be put right & when it came back to the UK he gave to a staff member from Apple .

[@ys_a1659]

Why did John not just order an all new white Rolls Royce?

[@stepheneaston701]

Because at that time there was a long order date & he wanted a car so that he & Yoko could go away in , we had 3 months to get the car transformed to his wishes .

[@S2kTi]

Very interesting ! Did he just show up at the dealer one day, or were you expecting his arrival?

[@stepheneaston701]

@@S2kTi It is quite a long story but in essence his chauffeur Les Anthony came into our showroom & enquired whether we could get a RR Phantom ,as it happens we shared the garage facility with a famous chauffeur car hire company who had a new Phantom arriving & had EUC 100C coming off the fleet . It was then arranged that I took the car to JL house for him & Yoko to view it , & it all transpired from there .

[@tomc8617]

Not that he deserved to die like he did, but... The Lost John Lennon Interview "Power to the People" by TARIQ ALI and ROBIN BLACKBURN TA (interviewer): In a way you were even thinking about politics when you seemed to be knocking revolution? JL (Lennon): Ah, sure, 'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count me out'. The original version which ends up on the LP said 'count me in' too; I put in both because I wasn't sure. There was a third version that was just abstract, musique concrete, kind of loops and that, people screaming. I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution--but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution. On the version released as a single I said 'when you talk about destruction you can count me out'. I didn't want to get killed. I didn't really know that much about the Maoists, but I just knew that they seemed to be so few and yet they painted themselves green and stood in front of the police waiting to get picked off. I just thought it was unsubtle, you know. I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it. That was how I felt--I was really asking a question. As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game. ..."

[@steveshattah]

Imagine all those possessions.

[@morganlewis2667]

It's easy if you try.

[@martincvitkovich724]

lET'S SOMEDAY JOIN HIM AND BE AS ONE. wHAT A COMMIE

[@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv]

@@bbb462cidbecause he collected cars?

[@southernbreeze3278]

@@bbb462cid not a great human? can you elaborate?

[@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv]

@@bbb462cid I wasn’t trying to point out anything, but you just proved that you’re plain ignorant about him.

[@ernielaw]

John Lennon's yellow 1965 Rolls Royce later became Jim Pattison's car. He purchased it for 2.1 million dollars which at the time was the most ever spent on any car.

[@mds2465]

I personally have seen and been inside his Chrysler myself at Greenwich concours D’Elegance. Very nice car!

[@tomc8617]

Not that he deserved to die like he did, but... The Lost John Lennon Interview "Power to the People" by TARIQ ALI and ROBIN BLACKBURN TA (interviewer): In a way you were even thinking about politics when you seemed to be knocking revolution? JL (Lennon): Ah, sure, 'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count me out'. The original version which ends up on the LP said 'count me in' too; I put in both because I wasn't sure. There was a third version that was just abstract, musique concrete, kind of loops and that, people screaming. I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution--but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution. On the version released as a single I said 'when you talk about destruction you can count me out'. I didn't want to get killed. I didn't really know that much about the Maoists, but I just knew that they seemed to be so few and yet they painted themselves green and stood in front of the police waiting to get picked off. I just thought it was unsubtle, you know. I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it. That was how I felt--I was really asking a question. As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game. ..."

[@Mk-qb2ny]

Imagine no possessions (for you, not for me)

[@user-cs7dz1ik8b]

Jajaja,un burgues,jugando a ser hippie.

[@h.c.mcguire9657]

While I am a steadfast Beatles fan, and listen to Beatles music almost every day, it has to be said that these 4, like all of us, are/were just humans trying to create a better world, while very aware that there are just as many others out there, (and usually sharing if not intruding in on your personal space) who don't give a rats ass about anyone else but themselves, and are therefore tearing down whatever good we are trying to build and sustain, and attempting, if we can, to enjoy our lives a bit in the process. I see John in this role. Perhaps allowing him to have a car collection, that while frivolous, may have (possibly)in the long run, made him a better contributing human(humanitarian ??), and far less selfish-absorbed human contaminator/user. Just a thought. . .

[@Karlheuken]

Julian is not Yoko's son. He is John's 1st wife's son. John left his family in England

[@adambane1719]

...and Kiyoko is not John's daughter. It's Yoko's previous partners daughter. She left her family in Japan So there !!!!

[@simontaylor2319]

I can't imagine John Lennon & cars, becoming bored quickly as he did recording music. I recall an accident he had in Scotland (with Yoko) in the 60s

[@toybarons]

John wasn't a driver. Think that was pretty well know to fans. Have to say, the green "dragon wagon" is my fav of all the cars he owned. To me you can't beat a good station wagon. Thanks for the vid.

[@herbertcourtesie2459]

If tou were in John´s shoes, you wouldn´t drive either. A bobbie or a cop would stop you trying to book you on DWI with or without suspicion.

[@wassomebody2386]

The green station wagon allowed him animosity? Can you imagine the heads would turn, today!

[@herbertcourtesie2459]

@@wassomebody2386 Animosity or anonimousity? Know English?

[@jchow5966]

He got a DL in 1965.

[@johnsobey4261]

He didn’t have to drive, really never learned how, lot of time making music made him rich.

[@jameswillett7186]

My favorite car out of all the cars shown is the big American Station Wagon. I LOVED big American station wagons when I was a kid in the 1970's.

[@PalaniRides]

Some of those Chrysler produced wagons from that era were really nice. Mercury also made some memorable ones. They all had a love affair with gas stations for sure.

[@skipcallaham1517]

My favorite was the Olds Vista Cruiser, the windows in the roof were just awesome!

[@peteness9550]

Which of course is all about attention seeking and has nothing to do with the Fkuking TOPIC.

[@deluxMessage]

Beetle????

[@PrecisionPointTennis]

Awesome again. Oh how I discovered music via the Beatles. Still my fav ever. Second is Bob Marley. Thanks for making another excellent worthwhile video

[@josefolsson5343]

People seem to be a bit too quick to judge Lennon for having lived a different way of life than he envisioned in his solo part of his musical career. I'd like to ask the following question to these people: is it really that wrong to try and propagate a different life than the one you've been living? My point being that we are all human and, by default, equally capable of committing mistakes or acts that contradict our own outspoken principles. The difference here lies in whether we realize those and, if so, whether we try to make a change or choose to stick to our familiar patterns. I think John Lennon did the best he could to evolve as an individual despite all the hardships he had to conquer in his life, especially his younger years. Could he have been a better father/husband? Absolutely! Could he have avoided his wrongdoings? Not hardly considering his tainted soul. But I guess it's easier to ignore all of this and keep hating him rather than facing the possibility that you might have been led astray by systems beyond your own control. To me that's worse than what Lennon, in my opinion all too often, is being accused of. Use more than the mandatory 10% of your brain's capacity and be amazed of what you might find. Or don't, it's all good to me either way you choose. As for me, I'm choosing to remember him for his unique ability to express his according to me overall inspiring and thoughtful ideas through his music and lyrics. I know he's imperfect and that he only aimed at inspiring others to live a different life than his own rather than trying to glorify himself. Agree or disagree, it's all the same to me. Even if you choose to hate me for defending him, I still won't be bothered. Live and let live.

[@Licenciadopedro]

You forgot the Coral Red Rolls Royce he had and used while he lived in Tittenhurst. He used that car a lot. I know that as the Lennon's were our front door neighbours. Those cars had so dark tinted windows that you couldn't see anything inside. He also had a white Land Rover long chassis which he used to chase the intruders entering his 99 acre garden and kick them out in very rude manner.

[@spacelook9076]

I know! And he rolled over several of the nastier invaders and buried them under the rose bushes.

[@guylancaster2055]

The working class hero as bourgeois as the next guy

[@michaelg6641]

Really...obviously and more to waste...

[@user-ru7gg3tq6t]

No more bourgeois than Michael Jackson who died paying BACK Sony ..a debt slave. Your comment shows me you do NOT grasp the music biz and how the labels turn artists into debt slaves through advances for paying off previous debts. It also shows me you don't grasp capitalism and you have never read Marx,yet you glibly throw Marxist terms around like "bourgeoisie" and "proletariat". The class system in capitalism is SET, a worker CANNOT rise up BECAUSE the bourgeoisie does NOT share in the profit. It would be IMPOSSIBLE for the labels to have made money off of the Beatles, but pay them millions, and if you look up how little they were paid by EMI you would see the verification of that. The FEW cars at any one time IN THE 60s, Lennon "OWNED" ,were either bought for him by the label, or he bought them with ADVANCE money from the label. Music biz is A COMPANY TOWN. The LABEL owned him AND HIS CARS! ...later in the 70s he did not seek the phony status he sought in the 60s as well...read his Red Mole interview....

[@cowanthegreat8966]

Very familiar with the hippy dippy Rolls. Spent a month having lunch next to it next to the Royal BC Museum in the 90s. Up close, the paint job wasn't very impressive, looked like it was painted by hippies.

[@wmstalla542]

WOW, nothing but angry comments here! Poor John, not even safe in the grave. Not even close to All You need is LOVE!

[@kevindimauro9689]

“Yeah I just wanted to be rich.” These are his words at the start of this video.

[@Acanofalconpunch]

Like how Lennon loved his son?

[@marktoken6052]

He's finally in a place where there's no possessions, y'know

[@SWog617]

Imagine no possessions. I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger. A brotherhood of man.

[@michaelhoffman5486]

take a pill geez

[@martincvitkovich724]

@@michaelhoffman5486 Lennon wrote that Communist Anthem mr Geez

[@duffbaker9554]

Dude, stop bogarting and pass it down..

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Hahaha

[@deemika]

Nicely done! RARE pics of the accident and John's facial bandage.

[@mustafastokely4962]

I once owned two 1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD wagons to transport my guitars, amps, keyboards, etc., to and from gigs. One (red) was a US variant, and the other (white) was a Euro-market white 300TD, similar to Lennon's TD. Incidentally, John Lennon purchased the very first Mercedes-Benz 300TD in the US. (When Mercedes was approached by Lennon, they were very excited about the potential publicity, and immediately pulled a Euro-market 300TD from a Berlin dealership showroom, quickly converting it to make it US-legal.) Apparently, Yoko Ono did not like the Merc wagon, calling it a death trap... (Unlike Yoko Ono, I found my wagons to be safe and reliable.) :D

[@treypeters1087]

Link to ur music?

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

Some counter culture figure. He sings about no Possessions. (imagine)

[@Trombonology]

"Positions"???? You're fit to criticise?

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

@@Trombonology well, Lennon did.

[@Trombonology]

@@Every-picture-tells-a-story You're saying that the lyric is "no positions"? If so, you are incorrect.

[@Trombonology]

Ha! Love the edit -- from _positions_ to _possessions_ . 🙄

[@Every-picture-tells-a-story]

@@Trombonology you are correct. Unfortunately my phone keyboard does not work that well

[@hollywoodjoe123]

At 7:27 the narrator says the Chrysler allowed him to get around without being noticed - - LOL- look at the plate it reads LENNON - LOL -

[@duffbaker9554]

Most likely, the plate was added posthumously.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

@@duffbaker9554 YES that it what I also thought -- It must have been done later after John Lennon had passed away ! Thank you for your comment !

[@KittyPurrfect100]

He was getting out of the passenger side of the Mini to record in 1966/1967

[@Willsontime]

He didn’t have so many cars. He has the Rolls and another in the UK. In the US he didn’t have any. Apple also was the official owner for the luxury cars

[@therelentlesswan]

What car do you drive? I'm a minimalist, so I drive a white Rolls Royce.

[@drjackdaw6627]

imagine no possessions, it's easy if you try....

[@georgesmaillard1460]

"Just" imagine ...

[@duffbaker9554]

"Oh, for chrissakes Neil-it's only a bloody song." John Lennon, once upon a time, to a joking Neil Aspinall.

[@barryroot]

To me the most interesting car he owned (maybe next to that blue Ferrari) would be the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint he had when he was living in San Francisco while he and Yoko were separated. I don't see much about it online but I have seen period photos of it, with a blue and white psychedelic paint job. Someone has it somewhere, no doubt. Last I heard it was disassembled and "awaiting restoration."

[@JoseDiaz-so6hf]

John Lennon never lived in San Francisco.

[@barryroot]

@@JoseDiaz-so6hf LA, then. I guess. Just something I read a decade or more ago. Sorry I can’t provide a link.

[@JoseDiaz-so6hf]

It's ok. I've read a lot about Lennon's 'lost weekend' in LA with May Pang, I just haven't come across him being in San Francisco... maybe they were there for a weekend or two... :). I just don't trust an article that says Sgt. Pepper's was released in 1970 (!), so that got me all cranky. Thanks for your calm and serious reply. @@barryroot

[@jobsgarage]

Very well done, thank you

[@dimik3855]

I am both a Lennon fan and an auto enthusiast and frankly, unimpressed in his choice of cars. He's still my Favorite Beatle.

[@theelderstatesman6502]

Wonderful cars in a wonderful time

[@sirright8340]

Interesting, the planet-lover lefties owning so many cars? Typically, lefties' ideology: Do what I say, not what I do. I'm very important, you don't.

[@silvioporrini2941]

Letztendlich war John Lennon auch bloß ein Materialist….

[@heerkojohanneskooistra6708]

Stimmt...aber mann kann nichts mitnehmen

[@telboyjack100]

As Elton John commented, "imagine three apartments " in reference to his New York flats.

[@timbuckxxi9690]

At 3:32 John's Rolls has a very interesting PLATE #...TOO FUNNY..And...I never knew John was a bit of a car collector..

[@AlanSmitheeman]

FJB MC - Fender Jazz Bass playing Minor Chords

[@chrisfranklin2104]

F J B !! ...I see !! 🤗

[@southernbreeze3278]

didn't look like he was. had a handful of expensive cars over the years as most rich people do, but didn't see where he was a collector

[@JoeBlow-fp5ng]

🎼🎵🎶🎵"Imagine no possessions. I've owned 100 cars."🎵🎶🎶

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Too funny

[@johnnytoobad7785]

Looks like instant Car-ma got him....

[@yvansilva9853]

Imagine was an idea he threw to the world but he never said he was communist as far as I know. Also the picture of the house shown is George Harrison’s in Hertfordshire, that’s no Lennon’s.

[@sirright8340]

Interesting, the planet-lover lefties owning so many cars? Typically, lefties' ideology: Do what I say, not what I do. I'm very important, you don't.

[@tinkeringwithmark1186]

We had both of the RR's. Great cars!

[@scottthomas3672]

Typical phony celebrity. How did a generation never call him out. Just like most of these social influencers in the 60’s.

[@donovanreimer2324]

Great report. Enjoyed this.

[@hugo2216]

'no possessions too' Imagine

[@MarkBarna1]

And George living in a castle and also owning a bunch of cars, "Living in the Material World."

[@mogadon7]

TWO GUNME. Second gunman shot him 4 times at close range in THE FRONT (as per trauma surgeon and both nurses). A professional assassination from the highest levels.

[@sirright8340]

Interesting, the planet-lover lefties owning so many cars? Typically, lefties' ideology: Do what I say, not what I do. I'm very important, you don't.

[@MrPlownds26]

I heard a rumour that Rolls Royce bought the psycodelic phantom at the earliest oppertunity and resprayed it.

[@spacelook9076]

That ol' "psycodelic" phantom is hard to catch.

[@brianredmond4919]

😊” imagine no possessions,i wonder if you can ? - because i can’t “ pass the bubbly…….

[@P.P718]

That mini cooper was the Rolls Roys of mini's .

[@yankee2666]

A mini-Cooper has always been regarded as a piece of sht. You've obviously never driven a Rolls.

[@spacelook9076]

Mini's what?

[@robertcavalier6133]

My guess is that he never considered a bicycle. Those things provide pleasures that cars lack. I still (overall) admired John. An inspired, whimsical, spontaneous fellow who clearly made history. I only wish 1 lunatic could have gone surfing instead of visiting New York City with evil intent. Peace & Love, Cav. *

[@ericanderson1691]

I lived on the same block as his NYC Dakota apartment in 1994, and street parking was free if you moved your car for street cleaning days. I remember an old unlocked Rolls Royce that was always parked around his building that I would complete with for available spots. 14 years after his death...

[@spacelook9076]

No, that was my Rolls.

[@patrickbarrett5650]

Did he also collect clocks? An antique dealer at ‘trade-winds’ in Nottingham showed me a cheque signed by Lennon (his road manager chose the clock). He didn’t know whether it was worth more uncashed.

[@edwardbianchi192]

Never thought of him being a car guy and I think this list proves it. At first buying expensive cars because he came into money. Then just buying what’s practical. Especially living in the city. Still remember the day he was shot. I believe I have it on tape off the radio somewhere.

[@tj-kv6vr]

George Harrison was a HUGE Racing fan

[@edwardbianchi192]

@@tj-kv6vr I will look into that. I really do not know too much about the personal lives of the Beatles.

[@carlosvelasquez9922]

Imagine all people sharing all the world (of course minus the cars)

[@NewBeatleJohn]

Probably the most iconic beetle was the white one shortly shown at AbbeyRoad

[@stp1649]

You think so to bad it was a nazi made car 🚙 😮

[@NewBeatleJohn]

History sometimes turning MAGIC as LoveBug and Hippie symbol - both iconic beetles and BEATLES as well - like both ❤

[@stp1649]

@@NewBeatleJohn THE VW BEETLE SUCKS

[@peterduxbury927]

Forget the knockers. I have owned and driven the exact same model & colour of this Abbey Road Beetle (as a daily driver) for 20 years. You have good taste!

[@stp1649]

@@peterduxbury927 you ever work on one Volks means people in Germany wagon is obvious Hitler called it the PEOPLE'S CAR and then they built the V 2 rocket 🚀 what a guy ? Anyway Paul was 26 at the time of the iconic picture but that's the Beatles who we could never second guess just listen to the music

[@peterbaruxis2511]

When Queen Elizabeth II summoned the Beatles to Buckingham Palace John said "let's take my car." LOL at 1:00 I like the house he bought before he even had a drivers license.

[@MrDaiseymay]

I've only owned 5 cars in 60 years of driving, my current one for over 20 yrs. I rather like it. Mind you, I've only got a fraction of a fraction of the money john had.

[@peteness9550]

Mind you, lol

[@martincvitkovich724]

well let's give up our possessions and join the Commies, I wonder if we can

[@revrotunda3206]

That’s about a car every 10 years or so. Very often, too many miles are put on cars to have them last that long. Cars depreciate too quickly & are a money pit but they got the people as they know we need to rely on them. It’s the second most expense all the way around besides mortage/rent w/gas, insurance, licensing, oil changes, replacing tires, repair bills & other upkeep.

[@revrotunda3206]

This story is indicative of Lennon always traipsing around in cars when that was not actually the case despite what cars he bought. As the video creator even admitted, Lennon was a notoriously bad driver & had barely drove since he obtained his driver’s license in 1965.

[@spacelook9076]

Goodbye to the past participle in English. Too much for people nowadays.

[@revrotunda3206]

@@spacelook9076 What are you trying to specify as in past participle as your response is under mine meaning it was for me

[@tonyrossas5979]

"Caviar Communist"...

[@davidhepburn9328]

Imagine no possessions!!!

[@mkorobkin9033]

Hey folks, easy does it. John was in his early 20's, came from a lower middle class home, and had just earned piles of money. It wasn't for a few more years before he evolved. Also, it says, "Imagine... Peace

[@1968spikey]

Beep beep, beep beep YEAH! 😅

[@abc456f]

Imagine no possessions.

[@BigElCat]

I was going to say it. Our moral compass.

[@BigElCat]

He should have been singing "melting off the tires of my Maserati"...

[@Petequinn741]

No possessions..wonder if you can.. too funny

[@porscha901]

Not a trunk a boot in the UK 😅

[@howardcook1753]

One word hypocrite

[@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv]

You?

[@alancarlton8380]

$15k in today's money, that's nothing for a Beatle icon on his 4th or 5th Rolls ❤

[@lunes-1]

In the song imagine he vows No possessions 😮

[@revrotunda3206]

He doesn’t vow no possessions, he said (or was it Ono who said it as she’s been given writing credits for that song) imagine having no possessions.

[@270yis7]

I've never thought of John as much of a car guy. He had his famous psychedelic Rolls Royce during the 1960s, but many of John's other vehicles were generic and nondescript. He was a terrible driver and preferred using chauffeur service to getting behind the wheel himself.

[@catlady8324]

I’m surprised he didn’t get one of the first cyber trucks.

[@peteness9550]

That guy hasn’t finished his story yet. I’m sure he probably sold him one. Some father’s brothers friend had it.

[@beatlebrad5339]

WOW ok this was just great!!! I am a big Beatles collector. And love British cars a lot + all of the other Beatles care as well. Taks for the video and all the best to you!!!

[@Cha-y412]

Who knew John Lenon owned a Family Truckster

[@tomc8617]

Not that he deserved to die like he did, but... The Lost John Lennon Interview "Power to the People" by TARIQ ALI and ROBIN BLACKBURN TA (interviewer): In a way you were even thinking about politics when you seemed to be knocking revolution? JL (Lennon): Ah, sure, 'Revolution' . There were two versions of that song but the underground left only picked up on the one that said 'count me out'. The original version which ends up on the LP said 'count me in' too; I put in both because I wasn't sure. There was a third version that was just abstract, musique concrete, kind of loops and that, people screaming. I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution--but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution. On the version released as a single I said 'when you talk about destruction you can count me out'. I didn't want to get killed. I didn't really know that much about the Maoists, but I just knew that they seemed to be so few and yet they painted themselves green and stood in front of the police waiting to get picked off. I just thought it was unsubtle, you know. I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it. That was how I felt--I was really asking a question. As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game. ..."

[@ketchuplike]

The other side of summer by Elvis Costello. Lx

[@adambane1719]

Most of the Beatles are actually from Ireland. Their families moved from Ireland to Liverpool. That's why they were such naturally talented musicians

[@BillySBC]

And what did he do with these cars, sit in them and listen to the radio? Because the boy couldn't drive, he was basically blind beyond 3 feet.

[@normadesmond6017]

yeah. the working class hero. living in the dakota building. Imagine no possesions..

[@marktoken6052]

Imagine no possessions...it's easy unless you drive...

[@Blue72Bronco]

How funny is it that his Rolls Royce license plate is F B J. even he knew back then.

[@silvypetrisor6979]

So I guess when he wrote working class people, he didn’t mention how many cars he owned interesting

[@clouddog2393]

" lmagine no possessions" . A bit hypocritical John ?

[@TheEleatic]

A working class hero is something to be.

[@MaureenDeVries-wd9mh]

Hahaha

[@WillemBloemendal]

John has owned also a purple DeTomaso Panterra.

[@user-vk8uu9nv7n18]

コメント欄に　「Imagine there's no possessions. 所有するものなんか無いと 想像してごらん、と歌いながら、彼は物質欲に支配されていた」　という批判がある。 ジョンの人生は矛盾だらけであり、菜食主義でありながらダコタに自分とヨーコの毛皮のための冷蔵庫を持っていた。「レボリューション」の歌詞は「破壊するんなら俺を除外してくれ」という歌詞と、「俺を参加させてくれ」という真逆の歌詞が用意されていた。　物事を深く考える人ではなかったのかも知れないな。

[@johnscreekmark]

Spoken like a true limousine liberal.

[@catlady8324]

People should learn to time stamp what they’re referencing to.

[@Acanofalconpunch]

I'd say that it their nature actually. Champagne socialist is an oxymoron

[@TobyBaker-hz3rw]

All ya need is love...

[@arielachong7577]

Good very good collection ❤😂.

I sat in the psychedelic, yellow RR at Vancouver's Expo '86. The new owner, (Jimmy Pattison?) was charging one dollar, to do so.

[@robertcambell6615]

My father worked at Expo 86 at the Alberta pravillion and I also got to sit in the car

@@robertcambell6615 Cool!

[@Mooocheropordis]

I'd have the sexy black Radford mini cooper. So cool 😎

[@petergarbe2459]

JA, Ja , der rote John....

[@artistsingerwriterproducer8288]

Is a good collection, have fun. Like some of your songs, write, compose a d sing too, have a look around, do short films too about cars etc, one of them now selected for a festival, need fast true investor, finance etc

[@gregoryz6545]

He was legally blind. He rarely drove and when he had an accident. Stopped driving

[@raoulcaliente1030]

"Imagine no possessions . . ."

[@MarkGarbettLlanigan]

imagine no possessions

[@dominickcolasanto6582]

A life too short

[@CaptainRon1913]

John also had a left hand drive Porsche 911S - SWB

[@jeffoneil8021]

Nice ❤ it

[@user-vk8uu9nv7n18]

あるときポールはラム肉を食べていた。庭には彼が飼っている羊が 遊んでいた。「俺はあれを食ってるんだ」と思った瞬間、彼はもう 目の前の皿の肉を食べられなくなった。ポールの感覚の方がよほど正常だ。

[@gbipit1]

I would say ecentric and didn’t practice what he preached

[@revrotunda3206]

Lennon, or should I say Ono as she was given song writing credits to Imagine, said imagine. He didn’t preach anything people should actually do. It was a dream song for a so-called perfect life.

[@senianns9522]

John bought some nice cars but then got an 'old bag' to sit in them with him!

[@superfanb5742]

I wonder were all of John's cars are now

[@beatlejeb]

Getting tired of everyone writing "Imagine no possessions". What's with you people? Was John supposed to live in a cardboard box under a bridge to make you all happy?

[@revrotunda3206]

Right & Lennon didn’t dictate people should actually live without possessions. It was a peace song depicting the dream of a so-called perfect life. He said imagine, not do it now! Or maybe Ono said it as she was also credited with the song writing of Imagine where she reportedly wrote most of the lyrics.

[@cguzelli1]

John wanted to go unnoticed in his '72 Chrysler Town and Country. Did he really have a "LENNON" vantity plate on it or was that another similar wagon that the owner placed a vanity plate on? The spoils of being weathly when any 4 wheels will get you where you need to go.