The yellow van from an iconic Dame Maggie Smith film is for sale for £7,000.
The actress lived in the 1969 Commer in the 2015 British comedy drama The Lady in the Van.
The 89-year-old film star actually painted it herself.
Her character Mary Shepherd used a mop brush and combined the paint with cake crumbs.
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Dame Maggie said it was one of her most challenging movies because scenes were shot in the cramped van.
It makes the vehicle an interesting piece of film memorabilia.
The van is right hand drive, has a four speed manual gearbox and a 1.7litre petrol engine.
It is being sold by a private seller based in Cambridge via Car and Classic, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
The listing reads: “This Commer van is the original vehicle provided by Dream Cars for the film ‘The Lady in the Van’ which starred Dame Maggie Smith.
“She described it as one of her most challenging films, largely because most scenes were shot in the cramped confines of the van.
“According to Smith, the filming was difficult because she spent so much time inside the van, ‘The van wasn’t the most comfortable place’, she remarked.
“Commenting on her experience during the film, she joked, ‘Not a lot of method acting was required when you were dressed as I was, and in a van’.”
It added: “There were fours vans, two Bedford CAs and two Commers used in the film.
“But this was the one which made it onto Alan Bennet’s driveway and was the main van in the film and in which Miss Sheppard passed away.
“Aside from its film role, the van also made other public appearances.
“It was used by Miriam Margolyes during her publicity tour for a stage performance in Australia and showed up on the red carpet at the London Film Festival’s premiere of The Lady in the Van in 2015.
“Additionally, it featured in Tesco’s 100th-anniversary television advertisement, enhancing its iconic status.
“What makes this van especially unique in the context of film history is that it was hand-painted with a mop brush in yellow paint with crumbs of Madeira cake by Dame Maggie Smith herself.
“It’s a distinctive and quirky piece of memorabilia from the film, with a unique charm that makes it a fascinating vehicle.”
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