Clapton purchased what was then the most expensive ... This fabled part of musical lore retains its matching chassis, engine and gearbox. Pics show a rare right-hand drive in a two-tone black ...

and would later show up more consistently in pictures taken from 1969 onwards. Perhaps most notably, it was played by Clapton ...

Eric Clapton's six-decade career has seen him anointed as one of the most influential guitarists in rock music history, as well as one of the industry's most poignant songwriters. However ...

Judging from some archive pictures, Clapton had removed the pickguard and the pickup coverings, but these had been reinstated ...