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By Mihir Maddireddy, Car and Driver
Perhaps the most expensive box truck in the world could be sold for as much as $2 million later this month. How is this remotely possible? you may be asking. It is, after all, just a box truck. That's where you're wrong. It’s not just a 1988 Volvo FL6 truck. It's a rolling piece of artwork hand-painted by renowned contemporary artist Banksy.
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The truck is slated to roll across the auction block on September 14 as part of the Bonhams Goodwood Revival auction. The official name of the piece is a mouthful: Turbo Zone Truck (Laugh Now but One Day We'll Be in Charge). Laugh at the name, but not at the price, as the truck is expected to rake in between $1.3 million and $2 million.
The Volvo truck is the largest work from the artist, who painted it
in 2000 in his famous graffiti-esque style. Bonhams states that "Taking
the vehicle of the laborer, the workman, and the blue-collar employee as
his blank canvas, the present motorcar and work of art revels in
Banksy's raw and unfiltered wit; a masterclass of the artist's satirical
humour and impressive dexterity with spray paint." We'd have to agree
with Bonhams' assessment; it's somewhat ironic that a box truck sells
for the equivalent of a Ferrari LaFerrari.
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This isn't the first commercial vehicle painted by Banksy, either; he also painted one known as SWAT Van, which sold for the equivalent of $263,874
at a 2016 Bonhams auction, so it's conceivable that the projected $2
million sale price is a bit inflated, but these are strange times. Who
would've ever thought the most expensive Volvo to be sold would be a
1988 FL6? Definitely not us.
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