{"id":58537,"date":"2022-08-28T05:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T05:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/princess-dianas-1985-ford-escort-nets-over-850k-at-auction\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T05:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T05:10:53","slug":"princess-dianas-1985-ford-escort-nets-over-850k-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/princess-dianas-1985-ford-escort-nets-over-850k-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Diana’s 1985 Ford Escort nets over $850K at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Princess Diana’s beloved 1985 Ford Escort was sold for more than $850,000 at a UK auction held Saturday.<\/p>\n

The car, owned by the People’s Princess from 1985 to 1988, was sold off after a \u201cfierce bidding\u201d battle, Silverstone Auctions said. The bid came in at 650,000 pounds, or $764,000; the additional 12.5% \u200b\u200bbuyer’s premium catapulted the final price tag to an eye-popping $851,070.<\/p>\n

Silverstone said days before bidding the car was expected to sell for more than $118,000, or 100,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

The Ford Escort was owned by Diana between 1985-1988. <\/figcaption>
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Princess Diana’s 1985 Ford Escort sold for more than $850,000 at a UK auction Saturday.<\/figcaption>
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Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert takes bids for Diana’s 1985 Ford Escort on Saturday. <\/figcaption>
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The vehicle was typically made in white, but was customized for her, painted in black at the request of the royal family police guard \u201cfor discretion.\u201d<\/p>\n