Freddie Mercury's Mercedes S-class wants someone to love it
Freddie Mercury's final set of wheels - an unrestored Mercedes-Benz S-class - has been put up for sale in Scotland.
The car, a black 420SEL with a matching leather interior and telephone, was bought new by the former Queen frontman's production company Goose Productions in 1986 and kept until his death in 1991.
When sold in 1996 by Sothebys, it was claimed that it had been Mercury's favourite car - taking preference over his 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. However, it was only used by the buyer for four years and then laid up, and has since fallen into a state of disrepair.
Current owner Ross Waite said he came across the car at the back of a yard in his workplace in Fife. 'It had belonged to a former empoyee who decided he didn't want it any more and had left it there to rot. I did some research and discovered that Freddie used to own it.'
Ross added: 'It's time for it to go to someone who can restore it - I can't afford to. I'm inviting offers - it's of more interest than most SELs, but equally it does need a considerable amount of work.'
Interested? Contact Ross Waite on 07867 431443