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1962 Porsche 356 B 1600 Roadster (Janis Joplin Tribute)

"My friends all drive Porsches", sang Janis Joplin and so she did- a 1964 356 SC Cabriolet that she bought when it was 4 yrs old used as a daily driver. What made her car special compared to the other 356s was psychedelic paint job which as flamboyant as her music persona.

Joplin is said to have paid her roadie Dave Richards $500 to decorate the light ivory car portraying the "History of the Universe" in every colour of the rainbow. He did starting with a coat of Candy Apple Red then adding portraits of Joplin's Big Brother and the holding company band-mates and the other motifs such as ;The Eye Of the God" on the hood and a California valley on the right door.

This car is a tribute to that work of art painted by former GM designer, Nick Moskatow

75 Yrs of Porsche

Canadian International AutoShow 2023

Metro Toronto Convention Center

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Uploaded on March 5, 2023
Taken on February 25, 2023