Celebrity Cars: The Ultimate Collector’s Item
The Star: Reggie Jackson and Evil Knieval
The Car: 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder
The Price: $880,000
The Star: Reggie Jackson and Evil Knieval
The Car: 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder
The Price: $880,000
Classic-car-enthusiasts, Yankees fans, and daredevils can all find something to love in this rare Ferrari, which sold for nearly $900K at an Arizona auction in January. While the ride was most recently owned by baseball legend Mr. October himself, it was once in the possession of famed stuntman Evil Knieval. Talk about bragging rights.
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The Star: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Car: 1964 Cadillac Hearse
The Price: $160,000
The Star: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Car: 1964 Cadillac Hearse
The Price: $160,000
Ideal for those with a morbid fascination with history, this all-white hearse transported JFK’s body and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to Air Force One after the president’s assassination in 1963. The vehicle sold at an Arizona auction in January for an impressive six figures – well over its market value of about $40,000.
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The Star: Bing Crosby
The Car: 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Saloon
The Price: $265,000
The Star: Bing Crosby
The Car: 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Saloon
The Price: $265,000
Who wouldn’t want to take a spin the classic car of a classic crooner? One collector certainly did – and paid more than a quarter- million dollars at an Arizona auction to get the chance. The sleek auto (a slightly larger version of a model made famous in James Bond movies) came complete with the original title deed bearing the White Christmas star’s name.
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The Star: Barack Obama
The Car: 2005 Chrysler 300 Series 300C
The Price: $1,000,000
The Star: Barack Obama
The Car: 2005 Chrysler 300 Series 300C
The Price: $1,000,000
Would you dish out seven figures for the commander-in-chief’s former wheels? One Chicago woman was hopeful that someone would. She listed the car on eBay in February for one million, a huge price hike over the market value of about $20K. But even after citing other political wagons (including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 1977 Peugeot, which sold for over $2 million), the car didn’t sell. With the typical gas mileage of a Chrysler 300 at about TK, it would make for the perfect Cash-for-Clunkers trade. If only the program was still in effect.
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The Star:Kanye West and Jay-Z
The Car: 2004 Maybach 57
The Price: $60,000
The Star:Kanye West and Jay-Z
The Car: 2004 Maybach 57
The Price: $60,000
Fans were in awe as this rapper duo took saws and torches to their pristine ride — moving the grille to the back, turning doors into wings, and adding exhaust pipes capable of shooting 10-foot flames — for their viral “Otis” video. Pre-destruction, the car would be worth around $350,000, but in its current state it’s not even drivable. Still, the hacked-up auto sold for $60,000 at a contemporary art auction in New York, with a portion of the proceeds going to Save the Children.
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The Star:Whitney Houston
The Car: 1991 Porsche Carrera
The Price: $42,000
The Star:Whitney Houston
The Car: 1991 Porsche Carrera
The Price: $42,000
The world was heartbroken by the recent death of this iconic pop queen, but for one bidder, Whitney’s legacy can live on through four wheels. This Porsche cabriolet went to auction in Texas in April, selling for just over $40K — slightly more than the market value of $25,000-38,000, although the connection to the pop singer can’t be proven Documents only show that the car was once registered to Houston’s production company. The car also has a less-than-clean driving record: Rumor has it that Whitney drove this Porsche when she famously sideswiped an Atlanta bus in 2004.
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The Star:Adam West as Batman
The Car: The Batmobile
The Price: $500,000-750,000 (est.)
The Star:Adam West as Batman
The Car: The Batmobile
The Price: $500,000-750,000 (est.)
Who hasn’t dreamed of driving Batman’s signature ride? Now one lucky bidder can actually take home the classic Batmobile from the 1960s TV series. Inspired by a 1955 Italian-made Lincoln Futura concept car, the Batmobile became an integral part of the television series after it was revamped for the show by auto customizer George Barris. Complete with gadgets like the Detect-a-Scope, Bat Turbine Switch, and the Bat Compass, it will be up for auction on May 19.
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The Star:Keith Richards
The Car: 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Silver Streak Convertible
The Price: $37,950 pounds ($61,316)
The Star:Keith Richards
The Car: 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Silver Streak Convertible
The Price: $37,950 pounds ($61,316)
Offered at a U.K. auction in April, the Rolling Stone guitarist’s shiny classic sold for nearly 40,000 British big ones, far higher than its estimated worth of 18,000-22,000 pounds. According to the auction house, Richards bought it second-hand and drove it during the early 1970s — right around the time the band recorded “Exile on Main Street.”
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