Monday, May 2, 2016

You can own superstar Tupac Shakur’s last 'ride'... if you've got a spare $100K in the bank

Rapper Tupac Shakur's Hummer motor is set to go under that hammer. The fully-loaded 1996 H1 even has a personalized license plate 'YAKNPAK' honoring Shakur and late rapper Yaki 'Prince' Kadafi. It was bought by Tupac in August 1996 just a month before he was murdered in a shooting in Las Vegas, and was the final car he owned. It is being sold by RR Auction of Boston in an online auction between May 12 and May 19.

TRAGIC rap superstar Tupac Shakur's last car is about to go under the hammer and is expected to sell for a small fortune.

The fully-loaded 1996 Hummer -- which was purchased by the star less than a month before his death -- is being online auction through RR Auction.com.

And it's estimated the California Love star's old "whip" will fetch more than ₦ 19.914,50 ( $100 [USD])k.


Rapper Tupac Shakur's Hummer motor is set to go under that hammer. The fully-loaded 1996 H1 even has a personalized license plate 'YAKNPAK' honoring Shakur and late rapper Yaki 'Prince' Kadafi. It was bought by Tupac in August 1996 just a month before he was murdered in a shooting in Las Vegas, and was the final car he owned. It is being sold by RR Auction of Boston in an online auction between May 12 and May 19


The rap superstar spent a fortune personalising the motor Splash News
The H1 has changed hands several times since Pac's death and it was even raffled off at one point.

The vehicle was personally customised by the late rapper and comes equipped with a 6.5 litre, turbo diesel V-8 engine with automatic transmission.

It has just 10,000 miles on the clock.


Rapper Tupac Shakur's Hummer motor is set to go under that hammer. The fully-loaded 1996 H1 even has a personalized license plate 'YAKNPAK' honoring Shakur and late rapper Yaki 'Prince' Kadafi. It was bought by Tupac in August 1996 just a month before he was murdered in a shooting in Las Vegas, and was the final car he owned. It is being sold by RR Auction of Boston in an online auction between May 12 and May 19


It was kept in storage after his death before first being sold on eBay Splash News
The hardtop body features off-road lights, a 360-degree spotlight, a grille guard, diamond-plate bumpers, oversized off-road wheels and tyres, and an external PA system with three sirens.

The all-terrain vehicle cost Tupac ₦ 15.129.446,80 ( £52,000 [GBP]) and was initially put in storage after he was shot dead in 1996.

A fan of the murdered rapper then bought the 4x4 in 2003 for ₦ 186.208.576,00 ( £640,000 [GBP]).


Rapper Tupac Shakur's Hummer motor is set to go under that hammer. The fully-loaded 1996 H1 even has a personalized license plate 'YAKNPAK' honoring Shakur and late rapper Yaki 'Prince' Kadafi. It was bought by Tupac in August 1996 just a month before he was murdered in a shooting in Las Vegas, and was the final car he owned. It is being sold by RR Auction of Boston in an online auction between May 12 and May 19


The plate featuring the star's beloved California Splash News
At that time the Hummer H1 had 6,000 miles on the clock, and was put up for sale on auction website eBay by his estate.

It came with a towel, empty tape case, a hand-drawn map and a party invitation left by Tupac.

The winning bidder, from Connecticut, USA, outbid 24 other fans.

Memorabilia from the late West Coast rapper has done well in the past. CDs featuring never-before-heard music recently sold for ₦ 49.786.250,00 ( $250,000 [USD]).


CHICAGO - MARCH 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs onstage in 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)


Tupac memorabilia has always made a fortune at auction Getty 
 
 
Tupac, 25, was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996 in the middle of a feud between rival rap groups from the East and West Coasts of US.
Even 20 years after his controversial death, Shakur is still one of the most influential rappers. His murder remains an unsolved case.

The Hummer goes up on the block on May 12.



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