Sir Michael Caine's very first car goes up for sale with the 1968 Rolls-Royce tipped to fetch £150k at auction
Sir Michael Caine's very first car - a 1968 Rolls-Royce - has gone up for sale and is tipped to fetch £150,0000 at auction.
The legendary actor, 89, first bought the vehicle back in 1968 aged 35, a year before he starred in The Italian job.
And now 55 years later, the Silver Shadow Drophead Coupe will be up for grabs when it goes under a hammer at an auction at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, on March 15 - a day after his 90th birthday.
It is said that Michael purchased the motor while out running errands in London, with his shopping list reportedly reading: 'milk, bread, newspaper, cigarettes, Rolls-Royce.'
The Alfie star reportedly wandered into a Berkley Square showroom hoping to purchase the luxury car, but was turned away due to his scruffy appearance - forcing him to head to another London showroom.
![Vintage: Sir Michael Caine's very first car - a 1968 Rolls-Royce - has gone up for sale and is tipped to fetch £150,0000 at auction](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67531233-11734325-image-a-114_1675993561001.jpg)
Vintage: Sir Michael Caine's very first car - a 1968 Rolls-Royce - has gone up for sale and is tipped to fetch £150,0000 at auction
Michael didn't have a license at the time and so hired a chauffeur to follow him around town in the car - with this seen evident in the 1969 documentary Candid Caine: A Self-Portrait of Michael Caine.
In the film, he says: 'One of my great pleasures is just to go for a walk; just walk along on my own. I’m also lazy and sybaritic, so I have a little bit of comfort just behind me in case I want to pop in.'
However, despite his love for the car, he soon sold it to Jack Leach, owner of Gasworks restaurant, who owned it for 43 years until his death in 2013.
Meanwhile, the current owner has beautifully restored the vintage car following an extensive restoration, with the car now back to its original black colour.
The car boasts sleek cream leather seats and a stylish dashboard, with the restoration also featuring an engine overhaul.
It is one of just 506 Silver Shadow Two-Door Drophead Coupes that Rolls-Royce’s in-house coachbuilder Mulliner Park Ward hand built between 1967 – 1971.
It comes after Michael's daughter failed to avoid a six months driving ban despite claiming that a disqualification would affect her ability to help care for her famous 89-year-old father.
Dominique Caine, 65, of Fossebridge, Glos, received the ban at Cheltenham Magistrates Court last month after she admitted speeding in a Range Rover on the A436 in the Cotswolds on May 3 last year.
![Nice: The legendary actor, 89, first bought the vehicle back in 1968 aged 35, a year before he starred in The Italian job](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67531235-11734325-image-a-115_1675993833049.jpg)
Nice: The legendary actor, 89, first bought the vehicle back in 1968 aged 35, a year before he starred in The Italian job
![Swanky: now 55 years later, the Silver Shadow Drophead Coupe will be up for grabs when it goes under a hammer at an auction at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, on March 15 - a day after his 90th birthday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67532387-11734325-image-a-117_1675994120803.jpg)
Swanky: now 55 years later, the Silver Shadow Drophead Coupe will be up for grabs when it goes under a hammer at an auction at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, on March 15 - a day after his 90th birthday
She was caught doing 64mph in a 50mph zone at Lineover Wood - between Seven Springs and Shipton Sollars, Glos - and the minimum three penalty points imposed on her licence took her to 12, making her liable to a six months ban under the 'totting up' rules.
Despite her plea that a ban would make it more difficult to get to London to see her father, and that it would hit a struggling horse eventing business in which she is involved, district judge Nicholas Wattam imposed the full six months ban.
He also fined her £200 plus costs of £90 and a surcharge of £34.
![Former owner: It is said that Michael purchased the motor while out running errands in London, with his shopping list reportedly reading: 'milk, bread, newspaper, cigarettes, Rolls-Royce'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67532487-11734325-image-a-116_1675994110635.jpg)
Former owner: It is said that Michael purchased the motor while out running errands in London, with his shopping list reportedly reading: 'milk, bread, newspaper, cigarettes, Rolls-Royce'
![Purchase: The Alfie star reportedly wandered into a Berkley Square showroom hoping to purchase the luxury car, but was turned away due to his scruffy appearance - forcing him to head to another London showroom](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67532391-11734325-image-a-118_1675994158166.jpg)
Purchase: The Alfie star reportedly wandered into a Berkley Square showroom hoping to purchase the luxury car, but was turned away due to his scruffy appearance - forcing him to head to another London showroom
![Looking good: The car boasts sleek cream leather seats and a stylish dashboard, with the restoration also featuring an engine overhaul](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67532397-11734325-image-a-119_1675994189256.jpg)
Looking good: The car boasts sleek cream leather seats and a stylish dashboard, with the restoration also featuring an engine overhaul
![Great job: The current owner has beautifully restored the vintage car following an extensive restoration, with the car now back to its original black colour](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/10/01/67532409-11734325-image-a-120_1675994392597.jpg)
Great job: The current owner has beautifully restored the vintage car following an extensive restoration, with the car now back to its original black colour
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