Muhammad Ali’s Rolls-Royce Headed to Auction

The worlds of luxury motoring and sporting legend combine with the news that a 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible that once belonged to boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be auctioned by Bonhams.

Let’s forgo any puns on “float like a butterfly”—though it is a Rolls-Royce, and the word “float” is often used to describe the airy, smooth ride of the British marque—and instead look to its pedigree. The vintage automobile is estimated to fetch from $47,000 to $70,000 (plus buyer’s premium) when it goes under the hammer, without reserve, on Oct. 5 in Belgium.