FAMED ACTRESS LUCILLE BALLS' BELOVED ROLLS ROYCE WILL SOON BE PUT ON THE AUCTION BLOCK LATER THIS MONTH AT A HERITAGE AUCTION GALLERIES EVENT IN BEVERLY HILLS. THE 1984 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPUR SEDAN WAS OWNED BY THE I LOVE LUCY STAR AND HER SECOND HUSBAND, GARY MORTON. LOVE LETTERS FROM LUCY TO GARY, HER ADDRESS BOOK AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS OWNED BY THE BALL WILL BE OFFERED ON 17.JULY. THE CAR HAS A WHITE FINISH WITH A TAN VINYL HARD-TOP AND THE ODOMETER SHOWS 21,260 MILES. OTHER ITEMS INCLUDE BALL'S PERSONAL ADDRESS BOOK WITH LISTINGS FOR PHONE NUMBERS FOR FAMOUS CELEBRITIES OF THE AREA INCLUDING STEVE ALLEN, JACK BENNY, EDGAR BERGEN, MILTON BERLE, GYPSY ROSE LEE, DEAN MARTIN, ETHEL MERMAN AS WELL FORMER HUSBAND DESI ARNAZ. THE ITEMS WERE CONSIGNED BY MORTON'S THIRD WIFE, FORMER PROFESSIONS GOLFER SUSIE (MCALLISTER) MORTON WHO MARRIED HIM IN 1996, SEVEN YEARS AFTER BALL DIED. SUSIE HAS LIVED WITH THE RELICS OF LUCY AND GARY'S LIFE FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND KEPT THEM OUT OF RESPECT FOR HER LATE HUSBAND AND LUCY'S AMAZING LEGACY. NOW SHE'S READY TO PART WITH THE HISTORIC TREASURES AS SHE REMODELS HER HOUSE TO MAKE IT COMPLETELY HER OWN, SAID DOUG NORWINE OF HERITAGE. THE ROLLS ROYCE HAS AN OPENING BID OF $25,000 AND IS EXPECTED TO SELL FOR OVER $65,000.
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