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Hunter S. Thompson’s “Red Shark” can be yours

"No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor bastard will see them soon enough."

Jason Weisberger
Mar 06, 2026
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Hunter S. Thompson’s personal “Red Shark,” a red 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible gifted to him after he immortalized one in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is heading to auction.

Christie’s estimates the car could sell for $100,000 to $150,000. Thompson owned the Caprice from 1990 until his death in 2005 and named it after the “Great Red Shark,” the d…

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