(MENAFN- AFP) Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's official car, an Alfa Romeo convertible, has fetched 180,000 euros ($240,000) at auction in France, the auctioneer said Saturday.
An unnamed Russian museum bought the car, which needs complete restoration, at a sale in Caen-Carpiquet in northwestern France.
Originally fitted with a silver dashboard and handles, the car was custom-built in 1937 for Italian King Victor Emmanuel III before becoming Mussolini's official car, according to expert Xavier Aiolfi.
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