{"id":11018,"date":"2018-08-07T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/?p=11018"},"modified":"2018-08-06T23:57:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T03:57:43","slug":"hunter-s-thompsons-red-shark-chevy-caprice-arrives-at-las-vegas-cannabition-cannabis-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2018\/08\/07\/hunter-s-thompsons-red-shark-chevy-caprice-arrives-at-las-vegas-cannabition-cannabis-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s \u201cRed Shark\u201d Chevy Caprice Arrives at Las Vegas\u2019 Cannabition Cannabis Museum,"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11020\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot_20180806-234233-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot_20180806-234233-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot_20180806-234233-1024x576-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot_20180806-234233-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cashcolorcannabis.com\/2018\/07\/26\/las-vegas-first-and-only-immersive-cannabis-museum-cannabition-cannabitionnews-set-to-open-this-fall\/\">Cannabition<\/a><\/strong> museum in Las Vegas will be receiving a pretty iconic gift.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Gonzo Journalist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/hunter-s-thompson-9506260\">Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> \u201cRed Shark\u201d iconic Chevrolet Caprice convertible, named after the original car featured in his famed book, \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas,\u201d will return to Las Vegas to be on public display. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Shark will be on view inside Cannabition, Las Vegas\u2019 first and only immersive cannabis museum and the world\u2019s only cannabis-themed experience of its kind, when it opens later this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 1991, dear friends of Thompson presented him with the red 1973 Chevrolet Caprice\u2014intended to be his own personal version of the Red Shark he referenced in his seminal book, \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas.\u201d It was Thompson\u2019s personal car that appeared in not only the 1998 film adaptation of the book, but also on the covers of two subsequent Thompson books, \u201cBetter Than Sex: Confessions of a Political Junkie\u201d (1994) and \u201cHey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine.\u201d\u00a0 When the car arrives in Las Vegas, it will be the first time it will have traveled from the Aspen Valley since Johnny Depp returned it following the film\u2019s completion. Adventures in this car have been chronicled by Thompson in his memoir, \u201cKingdom of Fear,\u201d and various ESPN articles and letters. Depp, Ralph Steadman, Walter Isaacson, Bill Murray and other good friends have also chronicled adventures in the Red Shark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While many know Hunter from &#8220;Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas&#8221; there are many weird and wonderful things you can learn about the eccentric writer below<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 AMAZING Facts About HUNTER S. THOMPSON\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/axWkz1bdJbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Cannabition museum in Las Vegas will be receiving a pretty iconic gift. \u00a0Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson\u2019s \u201cRed Shark\u201d iconic Chevrolet Caprice convertible, named after the original car featured in his famed book, \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas,\u201d will return to Las Vegas to be on public display. 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