Washington: A humble car driven by Barack
Obama before he became US President is up for sale on a
shopping website. The starting bid? A cool USD1 million.
The 2005 grey Chrysler sedan in which Obama travelled to
and from the state house in Illinois when he was a senator is
up for auction on eBay.
The owner of the car is now offering the ultimate piece
of Obama memorabilia on eBay, ABCNews reported.
The ad states 'Barack Obama owned driven car - 2005
Chrysler 300C 19k miles driven by Barack'.
A brand-new Chrysler 300c is available for USD 27,000.
Normally a model of this age would resell for USD 14,446.
Lisa Czibor, who is managing the auction for a 'friend of
a friend', told ABCNews.com: 'How do you put a price on
something like that?'
Obama leased the Chrysler 300C from 2004 until 2007, then
traded it in for a hybrid vehicle.
"The guy who bought it found out it was Obama's car,"
Czibor said. "He put 1,600 miles on it and once Barack was
elected president, he stopped driving it."
The listing has received a lot of clicks, but no
interested buyers have emerged.
"There are other cars that have sold for large amounts of
money," Czibor said.
She pointed to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
1977 white Peugeot, which sold for approximately USD 2.4
million at auction and Adolf Hitler's convertible blue
Mercedes, which sold for USD 8 million.
The auction ends on February 1.
When Obama hits the road these days, he travels in an
armoured presidential limousine nicknamed 'The Beast'.
The 18ft-long vehicle, a 2009 Cadillac, has 5inch-thick
bullet-proof glass and is able to withstand chemical attack.
PTI
First Published: Friday, January 27, 2012, 19:20