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The Cars Tupac And Biggie Were Shot To Be Sold For $2.2m (pics)

The rap icons were killed in separate drive by shootings in 1996 and 1997 respectively.

Tupac’s Bmw

Tupac was killed during an incident in Las Vegas in September 1996, while Biggie was killed on March 9, 1997.

The two cars involved in the shootings were currently put on sale by a collector, Gary Zimet.

Zimet sells original historical materials, is putting the vehicles where these rap icons were killed

Biggie’s surburban

The GMC Suburban SUV Biggie was shot in is reportedly being auctioned $750,000 while the BMW 7 Series Tupac was shot in is said to be going for $1.5 million.

Zimet says for the vehicles have ‘historical significance’.

Speaking about the car Biggie was shot in he said:

‘Weirdly enough, a family purchased the SUV purely by chance and had no idea of its importance until several years later when they got a postcard from a detective in L.A. saying he needed the car returned for evidence. They had to give it up momentarily but later got it back.’

‘Now, in the case of the Tupac murder car, it’s been fully restored and, unfortunately, all the bullet holes were done over and you can hardly tell it was a car used in a murder. ‘However, with the Biggie car, although the doors were replaced [the LAPD cut off the original doors for evidence], there is a bullet hole still visible in the seatbelt!’

He also admits that trying to sell the vehicles is creepy, but the fact it surrounds the deaths of two of hip-hops most influential figures ‘appeals to people.

‘ I know museums would love to have it, as they are currently building a hip hop museum in New York City’, Zimet said. Unfortunately, museums are perpetually broke. But look, eventually it will sell, no question. It’s just about finding the right buyer’, Zimet concluded.

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