Olivia de Havilland was part of the Golden Age of Hollywood, but she drove a green machine.
The deceased, a two-time Oscar winner, owned a 1935 Buick 66C convertible during her time at Warner Bros. where she starred in “Gone With the Wind” before tearing down the studio system in a landmark lawsuit.
Circa 1935: Actress Olivia Mary de Havilland standing by her car. She was linked to Warner Brothers for most of her acting career until she sued them in 1943 for her contract. This resulted in a landmark decision that benefits all contractual actors, known as the ‘De Havilland Act’. (Photo via John Kobal Foundation / Getty Images)
A Vanity Fair article recounts how De Havilland drove a green Buick to an underground meeting at MGM to discuss the role of Melanie Hamliton, parking him on the street outside the lot. Warner Bros., where he was under contract, eventually relented and allowed him to participate in the movie.
De Havilland’s was one of 111 111-Cs built in 1935, according to Buick Club of America President John Steed.
The GM Heritage Center has the starting price for the listed model at $ 1,495, which included a 100 hp eight-horsepower engine, 3-speed manual transmission and booming seat.
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Buick offered three shades of green in 1935, and de Havilland’s black and white advertising photos with his car suggest it was Runnymeade’s light green.
Fox News Autos was unable to confirm the whereabouts of the car, if it still exists, but a similar example was sold at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, Arizona auction in 2016 for $ 104,500.
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