Talk about cash for clunkers! Junked 先頭 decorated by late rocker Kurt Cobain 運ぶ／漁獲高s in $24,000 at auction

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It has not moved since 1998 and is 猛烈に in need of a clean.

But that didn't stop this 1972 Dodge 先頭 from selling for a whopping $24,701 on eBay recently.

However, it wasn't the 先頭's mechanical 能力s which attracted the enormous sum but its links to the 伝説の Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.

In demand: This 1972 Dodge van sold for a whopping $24,701 on eBay recently. The Kiss mural on the side of the van was drawn by legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain

In 需要・要求する: This 1972 Dodge 先頭 sold for a whopping $24,701 on eBay recently. The Kiss mural on the 味方する of the 先頭 was drawn by 伝説の Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain

Valuable: This mural was drawn by Cobain using stolen pens during his time as a roadie with U.S. band The Melvins

価値のある: This mural was drawn by Cobain using stolen pens during his time as a roadie with U.S. 禁止（する）d The Melvins

The 先頭 was used for 小旅行するing by a 禁止（する）d called The Melvins, who Cobain worked as a roadie for during its first U.S. 大陸の 小旅行する.

によれば the Ebay 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）ing, the Kiss mural was drawn by the 伝説の frontman using stolen pens during his time with the 禁止（する）d. He was also known to have driven the 先頭.

The 先頭 was advertised on the auction 場所／位置 with the に引き続いて description:

'You are bidding on a one of a 肉親，親類d piece of grunge 激しく揺する history.? Kiss mural drawn by Kurt Cobain during pre-Nirvana fame.?

Legendary: Cobain performs on stage with Nirvana

伝説の: Cobain 成し遂げるs on 行う／開催する／段階 with Nirvana

'The 先頭 is a 1972 Dodge Sportsman 王室の with brand new starter and 燃料 pump.? It does run, but could use a new 始める，決める of tires and a ブレーキ 職業.? This 先頭 was used as a 小旅行するing 大型船 for the Melvins first U.S. 大陸の 小旅行する.? Kurt Cobain was also known to have driven the 先頭 while working as a roadie for the Melvins.'

The 先頭 - affectionately called Melvan - 証明するd popular on eBay, selling recently for $24,701.

Cobain is best known as the lead singer and guitarist with the grunge 禁止（する）d Nirvana. It became an 設立するd 禁止（する）d on the Seattle music scene and its debut album Bleach was 解放（する）d in 1989.

Sold: Despite its messy appearance, the van proved popular on the auction site

Sold: にもかかわらず its messy 外見, the 先頭 証明するd popular on the auction 場所／位置

However, the 禁止（する）d's 打開 （機の）カム through 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' from second album Nevermind, 解放（する）d in 1991.

に引き続いて the album's success, Cobain was あられ／賞賛するd as 'the 広報担当者 of a 世代'.

However, he struggled with ヘロイン 中毒, 不景気 and illness. He also struggled to 対処する with fame and his public image.

In April 1994, Cobain was 設立する dead at his Seattle home. He had 発射 himself in the 長，率いる at the age of 27.

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