As the (seller's) story goes, it's 1987. The Clash just split up, and Joe Strummer is out in Los Angeles working on a solo album and movie soundtracks. That year, he found the 1963 Ford Thunderbird you see below, a California black-plate car packing (almost certainly) a 390-inch big block of uncertain spec. It allegedly took at least one long trip to the southwest for a film festival, and then was owned by Strummer until his death in 2002.

After 2002, it's not clear who owned the car. Actually, not much about the car is clear at all—it looks like a used but loved driver in relatively good condition—but beyond that, it's a cipher. Was it really Strummer's at all? That's for the buyer to decide. I'm no expert, but I think the bumper stickers are either evidence of the legitimacy of the car, or someone very clever added them to bolster the claim.

Vote with your dollars if you think it's up your alley. The auction runs for another week.

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