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Sir Jimmy Savile's belongings auctioned at museum Sir Jimmy Savile's Rolls Royce sells for £130k at auction
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A sale of the late Sir Jimmy Savile's possessions and mementoes has started with one of the late DJ's Highland suits going for £280. A sale of the late Sir Jimmy Savile's possessions and mementoes has seen the DJ's Rolls-Royce go for £130,000 to an internet bidder.
The tweed jacket and kilt was the first of 549 lots to go under the hammer in Sir Jimmy's home city of Leeds. The silver Corniche convertible has JS 247 as a number plate, BBC Radio 1's original medium wave frequency.
The broadcaster and Top of the Pops host asked for the memorabilia to be sold in aid of his charitable trust.The broadcaster and Top of the Pops host asked for the memorabilia to be sold in aid of his charitable trust.
Sir Jimmy, who ran more than 200 fund-raising marathons, is thought to have collected £40m for charity in his life. Sir Jimmy, who ran more than 200 marathons, is thought to have raised £40m for charity in his life.
Items on sale include a £12,000 gold and diamond encrusted Rolex watch, gold identity bracelet and rings, and the first ever chair from his Jim'll Fix It TV show. Items on sale in the broadcaster's home city of Leeds include a £12,000 gold and diamond encrusted Rolex watch, gold identity bracelet and rings and the first ever chair from his Jim'll Fix It TV show.
The sale kicked off at Savile Hall, at the Royal Armouries, with about 300 people packing the room and many more bidders taking part over the phone and internet. The sale started at Savile Hall, at the Royal Armouries, with about 300 people packing the room and many more bidders taking part over the phone and internet.
Lot one - the Highland suit - was bought by a local man. Lot one, a tweed jacket and kilt, sold for £280. It was the first of 549 lots to go and was bought by a local man.
As the auction continued, some items started to soar above their estimates.As the auction continued, some items started to soar above their estimates.
Sir Jimmy's distinctive yellow BMW Isetta bubble car went for £22,000 to a woman in the room. Pre-sale estimates were that it would reach £5,000 to £8,000.
A Scottish shepherd's crook estimated to sell for between £30 to £60 went for £380.A Scottish shepherd's crook estimated to sell for between £30 to £60 went for £380.
The auction includes the sale of the broadcaster's beloved Rolls-Royce. The DJ, who died just before his 85th birthday last year, nicknamed his Rolls Royce "The Beast", and it has just 4,420 miles on the clock.
The DJ, who died just before his 85th birthday last year, nicknamed his car "The Beast", and it still bears his personal registration number, JS 247.
The auction, which is estimated to raise up to £300,000, is taking place all day at the museum.The auction, which is estimated to raise up to £300,000, is taking place all day at the museum.