Princess Diana’s custom Ford Escort sold for a startling $823,000 at auction:
The 1985 Ford Escort is a remarkably ordinary vehicle—though it has its custom features.The 1985 black Ford Escort formerly belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales. All photos courtesy of Silverstone Auctions.that once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, courtesy of Silverstone Auctions—and a hefty £722,500 price tag
. Held at the end of August, the event was pegged to the world’s largest classic motor racing festival, the Silverstone Classic. Diana’s economical ride was a star of the two-day sale’s 130 lots, which ranged from a 1962 Lotus Seven S2 to a 2000 Subaru Impreza P1.Classic car specialist Arwel Richards of Silverstone Auctions told Artnet News he’s been acquainted with this particular car for over a decade.
The car was returned to the Ford Motor Company in May 1988, following Diana’s untimely death, with 6,800 miles on the odometer. Geoff King, manager of Ford’s Government Sales department, then bought it for his wife. In September 1993, Kiss FM got their hands on it for a promotional giveaway, and it was won by one “Miss Jones,” of Essex, who received it with 12,000 miles.The car’s most recent seller acquired it from “the appropriately named Mr.
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