Iconic Jaguar driven by Hollywood legend in cult 90s film hits auction for eye-watering price – do you remember it?

 "YEAH, baby!" The 'Shaguar' Jaguar E-type roadster from the Austin Powers films is up for auction.

The car featured successful each 3 of the spy spoof movies successful which Mike Myers played the fictional British concealed agent.

Wisconsin- based Mecum Auctions said: "There was not a treble car produced for these films, lone this car was used, presents arsenic seen successful each 3 films driven by Mike Myers and the starring ladies."

The Shaguar - painted successful an iconic Union Jack plan - was besides featured successful the Madonna music video, "Beautiful Stranger," with Myers.

Mecum accidental the conveyance was held arsenic portion of a backstage postulation since the movie bid ended.

It was archetypal manufactured successful December 1967, leaving the Jaguar factory arsenic opalescent metallic bluish with a bluish convertible apical and acheronian bluish interior.

The listing says it was occasionally loaned to Jaguar Land Rover firm for peculiar institution events, who besides did overmuch of the car's restoration successful the mid-2000s.

A Mecum spokesperson said: "We've not posted an estimation for the Shaguar and are allowing its unsocial provenance to seizure planetary involvement and bidder participation."

The Shaguar volition beryllium offered astatine Mecum Auctions' 2025 Kissimmee merchantability successful January.

While the Shaguar’s auction generates excitement, Jaguar itself is facing a tempest of backlash implicit its caller rebrand.

The iconic British luxury carmaker unveiled a caller advertisement connected November 19, introducing a revamped logo and tagline: "Copy nothing."

The colorful advertisement featured a divers formed successful bold outfits, alongside slogans similar "live vivid" and "delete ordinary."

The refreshed logo simplifies the celebrated "leaper" plan and uses a modern premix of uppercase and lowercase letters.

The run instantly divided opinions online.

Many fans were unimpressed, with 1 Instagram commenter accusing Jaguar of "killing a British icon."

Critics labeled the advertisement “too woke” and accused Jaguar of pandering to trends.

Jaguar Land Rover, however, defended the bold move. Spokesperson Joseph Stauble called it “a melodramatic leap forward” portion ensuring that classical Jaguar symbols stay intact.

He besides teased much announcements, acceptable to unfold astatine Miami Art Week connected December 2.

On apical of the rebrand, Jaguar hinted astatine an all-electric aboriginal successful a societal media station showing a sleek, futuristic vehicle.

But similar the ad, the teaser was met with mixed reactions.

The Austin Powers Jaguar is a playful motion to Britain’s boldness, creativity, and eccentricity.

Meanwhile, the rebrand is Jaguar’s effort to future-proof its image, particularly arsenic it transitions to electrical vehicles and a much modern, planetary identity.