Chris Evans (the ginger one, not the Marvel one), at the height of his drunken naughty boy phase, won the coat with a bid of £5,000. Actually that's not a bad price for such an iconic piece of cinema history. He also reportedly bought Paul McGann's leather jacket from the film for a bargain basement £700! Here is he happily wearing Withnail's amazing garment... Evans, like Richard E, is 6' 2", so he could carry it off quite well...
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Tragically, Evans is rumoured to have since destroyed, or at least badly mangled the coat in a quad bike accident. Idiot. I wonder if he's still got McGann's jacket...
Still, the film's original costume designer, Andrea Galer, will sell you a replica of the coat, though it will set you back the best part of a grand (even more if you want it tailored to your person).
You can order one here.
Also, here's a fun Withnail trivia quiz. The questions are quite hard...
Play it here.