Celebrity Rides
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Hemingway rewarded himself for his 1954 Nobel Prize with a Navajo Orange 1955 Chrysler New Yorker convertible
Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1954, and he marked it with a new car. The Hemingway Chrysler New Yorker was a…
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Elvis Presley shot his 1971 De Tomaso Pantera when it wouldn’t start, and the bullet holes are still there
Elvis Presley’s bright yellow 1971 De Tomaso Pantera carries a souvenir from its most famous owner. After an argument, the King tried to drive off,…
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John Steinbeck drove his GMC camper truck Rocinante over 10,000 miles in 1960 for Travels with Charley
John Steinbeck left New York on September 23, 1960, in a dark green pickup with a small camper over its bed. He named it Rocinante,…
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Nudie Cohn gave Webb Pierce’s 1962 Pontiac Bonneville revolver door handles and a silver-dollar interior
Webb Pierce’s Bonneville is a white 1962 Pontiac convertible that a Hollywood tailor turned into a rolling stage costume. Nudie Cohn covered its cabin in…
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Cadillac built just 11 Escalade-V Checo Pérez Editions, all for Mexico, at 4.099 million pesos each
Cadillac is limiting its new Escalade-V Checo Pérez Edition to 11 numbered examples, and all 11 are staying in Mexico. Each one carries a price…
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Pope Pius XI’s 1930 Mercedes Nürburg 460 has a single rear seat, trimmed in crimson brocade
Pope Pius XI’s 1930 Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 carries just one seat in its rear compartment, upholstered in crimson brocade. The Pius XI Mercedes was a…
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Henry Ford gave Thomas Edison the first 1928 Model A, and Edison drove it rebodied as a tourer until 1931
Henry Ford handed the first example of his new 1928 Model A to Thomas Edison, his friend and mentor. Edison did not keep the Edison…
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Harry Truman’s last car, a 1972 Chrysler Newport, wore plate 5745 for V-E Day and shows under 19,000 miles
Harry Truman’s last car was a light green 1972 Chrysler Newport, and it still sits in the garage behind his house in Independence, Missouri. The…
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Friends bought Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow when he left office, though he never had a license
Woodrow Wilson never had a driver’s license, yet his 1919 Pierce-Arrow limousine became his favorite car. When he left the White House in 1921, friends…
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FDR’s hand-controlled 1936 Ford Phaeton was driven 19,143 miles before Eleanor gave it to his library
Franklin D. Roosevelt could not use his legs to drive, yet he drove himself around Hyde Park in a 1936 Ford Phaeton fitted with hand…
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