Chevrolet Caprice convertible ikonik 'Red Shark' milik Hunter S. Thompson akan dilelang di Christie's

Chevrolet Caprice convertible tahun 1973, yang terkenal sebagai 'Red Shark' atau 'Great Red Shark' dari Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas karya Hunter S. Thompson, akan dilelang di Christie's di New York sebagai bagian dari Koleksi Jim Irsay. Dimiliki oleh pelopor jurnalisme gonzo hingga kematiannya pada 2005, kendaraan berwarna merah fire-apple ini tampil dalam adaptasi film tahun 1998 dan memiliki nilai perkiraan $100.000-$150.000, dengan hasil lelang mendukung kesadaran kesehatan mental.

Hunter S. Thompson, wartawan kelahiran Louisville, Kentucky yang mempelopori jurnalisme gonzo dengan karya seperti artikelnya tahun 1970 'The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved,' memiliki Chevrolet Caprice Classic convertible tahun 1973—dijuluki 'Red Shark' dalam artikel Rolling Stone tahun 1971 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'—dari 1990 hingga kematiannya pada 2005. Ia menerimanya sebagai hadiah dari saudara Jim dan Artie Mitchell, operator bisnis hiburan dewasa berbasis di San Francisco. Dicat merah fire-apple dengan atap soft top putih dan interior kulit, mobil ini menjadi kendaraan utama bagi protagonis Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) dan Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) dalam adaptasi film karya Terry Gilliam tahun 1998, meskipun produksi juga menggunakan Impala tahun 1971. Dalam buku tersebut, mobil ini digambarkan sebagai satu-satunya convertible semacamnya antara Butte dan Tijuana selama perjalanan kacau untuk meliput balapan Mint 400 race. Model Caprice, yang diproduksi pada 1965-1996, meluncurkan varian convertible tahun 1973 dengan pembaruan untuk standar emisi, termasuk bumper baru, grille, lampu belakang, dan mesin; sebagian besar, termasuk yang ini, dibuat di Janesville, Wisconsin. Sebelumnya dipamerkan di Cannabition Cannabis Museum di Las Vegas (2018-2019), kondisinya baik—layak digunakan, bukan restorasi concours. Menyertainya adalah kotak hitam berisi kacamata aviator Jacques Marie Mage dalam tempat Gonzo Fist, kaset Jimmy Buffett dan Allman Brothers, dokumen Holley Carburetor, serta manual stereo mobil Sony. Lelang tersebut, bagian dari koleksi Jim Irsay yang mencakup lebih dari 100 item sejarah Amerika dan budaya pop (Irsay, mantan pemilik Indianapolis Colts, meninggal Mei 2025), menampilkan sorotan seperti sarung tangan dan jubah Muhammad Ali, pelana Secretariat, buku Jack Kerouac yang dianotasi Thompson, serta pemukul Jackie Robinson. Penawaran online berlangsung hingga 17 Maret, dengan acara langsung di New York pada 12-14 Maret di berbagai kategori seperti Hall of Fame, Icons of Pop Culture, dan Icons of Music. Christie's memperkirakan nilai $100.000-$150.000, menarik penggemar gaya pelaporan immersif ala Thompson.

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