Whatever Happened To Janis Joplin's Famous Porsche?

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

As detailed by American Blues Scene, Janis Joplin drove a 1964 Porsche 356c Cabriolet, and had done so for two years by the time she recorded her timeless hit. Initially a Dolphin Grey hue, the car became a psychedelic legend with the help of Joplin's roadie, Dave Richards, who painted it. The Porsche was adorned with pictures of Big Brother and the Holding Company, California, landscapes, Joplin's Zodiac (Capricorn), and the Eye of God. And good lord was that thing eye-catching. It looked almost as colorful and freewheeling as Joplin was herself.

Fans would leave notes for the singer when she left the car parked. In 1969, a thief committed the boldly stupid crime of stealing one of country's most recognizable cars. The only thing dumber would have been trying to hijack the Batmobile. A failed attempt to spray-paint the purloined Porsche ended with the thief's capture and the car being restored to its former greatness and returned to its even greater owner.

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