Celebrity Cars

President Obama smooth, Seinfeld sputters in Corvette

Congratulations to Jerry Seinfeld for cruising around the White House driveway with President Obama in a 1963 Corvette Stingray. It was the opening episode of the seventh season of the clever program “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.” It only could have gone worse if the car didn’t start. Like Seinfeld’s comedy act and his longstanding television program, the mini-series on the Crackle network is about nothing except if you like vintage cars, comedians, coffee and the relationship Seinfeld has with his comedian friends. It’s often brilliant, but it wasn’t this time. President Obama may like Seinfeld, but he doesn’t appear to be the comedian’s friend. As a fan of both the President and Seinfeld, it was first time I’ve watched

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LeBron James, Kia team up for three new K900 ads

LeBron James has continued his relationship with Kia with three new advertisements. The 11-time NBA All-Star and the South Korean carmaker hope the campaign showcase the brand’s top-of-the-line K900 is “Fit For A King.” The three spots with James as the ambassador for Kia‘s luxury sedan are titled ”Ten Mil,” “1000%” and “Spaceship.” In the campaign, James assembles a team of experts in his garage command post to help prove he drives a Kia K900 by responding to the following real tweets: * “I’ll bet anyone $10,000,000 that LeBron doesn’t roll up to the games in a Kia.” * “There’s a thousand percent chance that there’s a zero percent chance that LeBron drives a Kia.” * “LeBron drives a Kia

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Fast & Furious 7: rare car demolition derby

The completion of Fast & Furious 7 was an homage to Paul Walker, the co-lead in the just-released action movie about cars, speed and bravado. Walker died in November 2014 in a single-car crash after only portions of the movie had been filmed. And while the film pays its respects to the actor, it also continues the enduring series’ emphasis on over-the-top joy rides among 340 cars, some rare, some extraordinarily rare. The vehicles were catapulted off ramps and out of planes and smashed together at every angle imaginable. The seventh installment of the movie includes a renewed emphasis on real stunts. Only 10 percent of the action sequences are computer generated. Still, 230 of the 240 cars used in

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Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, pistachios and cars

The upcoming Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao bout may be the most anticipated fight in boxing history. As such, exposure of both athletes has expanded beyond the boxing circles — and in far different ways. Pacquiao has a television commercial promoting pistachios. Mayweather is more flamboyant. He’s taken to social media to showcase his empire, including his vast collection of iconic cars. As a car collector, Mayweather isn’t in the same league as entertainers like Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld. But his choices are impressive, and certainly expensive, and easily attainable for anyone who happened to make $105 million in 2014. Mayweather likes to flaunt his cars and the other extravagant means of his life. In a recent Twitter image,

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Freddie Mercury’s 1974 Rolls-Royce Sells At Auction For $118,000

More than 20 years after his death, the flamboyant legend of Freddie Mercury, the frontman for the seminal rock band Queen, endures including via his former choice of automobiles — a 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. Mercury died in 1991, but his Rolls-Royce, originally purchased by the musician’s production company and hardly driven in the past two decades, sold earlier this year for 7,700 British Sterling or about $118,000. It was purchased via a telephone bid  from a Russian businessman at the Coys auction at Autosport International in the United Kingdom. The classic Rolls-Royce had a list used value of $13,000 to $18,000. But the attachment of Mercury as it former obviously substantially increased the car’s value. Mercury’s Silver Shadow has

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1970 Chevy Chevelle SS shares Hollywood spotlight with Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher

Iconic cars have long played central roles in movies. Add the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS to the list in the just released movie Jack Reacher starring Tom Cruise. Cruise plays the former cop turned turned vigilante. He a crime-fighter who messes with people after arriving and then departing confrontations in the ’70 Chevelle SS. There are many action scenes and the car eventually gets thrashed. But the official trailer offers a solid glimpse what happens throughout with the now 43-year-old car throughout the film shot entirely in Pittsburgh, Pa. Will the car scenes joins other iconic cars in movies like the French Connection, Bullitt or the legacy of the James Bond films? Or will the Chevelle role attain the status

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Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards reunite for laughs, regrets in Volkswagen bus

Like other celebrities, Jerry Seinfeld is a car enthusiast, most notably via his collection of rare Porsches. But Seinfeld’s passion for cars and his friends has also resulted in the unique web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In the recent season-finale, Seinfeld drives around Southern California in a 50-year-old Volkswagen Bus with friend and comedian Michael Richards. The 17-minute below video is funny. But it’s also poignant. Richards, Seinfeld’s neighbor Kramer on the the iconic program Seinfeld, candidly discusses his regrets in a 2006 rant when he used racial epithets during a nightclub performance. It ended Richards’ career. The season-ender of the 10-episode original series on the Crackle web-only network begins with Seinfeld driving to pick up Richards in

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Charlie Sheen ponies up rare 1966 Ford Mustang for charity

Charlie Sheen has a new television role and apparently a renewed appreciation for charity. His restored 1966 Ford Mustang is being auctioned by the celebrity charitable outfit charitybuzz.com to raise fund for C5LA. The auction will continue through Nov. 17 Sheen restored the Mustang to complete Nascar specifications in 2006 and added his signature on the dashboard. This one-of-a-kind vehicle would cost approximately $300,000 to duplicate. Net proceeds benefit C5LA, a five-year youth leadership development program that begins with eighth graders and is designed to inspire high-potential, at-risk youth from under-resources environments in Los Angeles to obtain higher education and personal success. Charlie Sheen's 1966 Mustang Facts & Figures: Facts • Currently approved for street use in California; • Only

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has 'mint' 2002 Ferrari 360 on eBay

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California, actor and purveyor of the finer and not-so-fine things in life — expensive cigars, expensive divorces, expensive fine cars — is selling his 2002 Ferrari 360 Spider. The 3.6-liter, eight-cylinder, 400-horsepower Ferrari less than 13,000 original miles and features a silver exterior and black interior. The two-door convertible has a clean title and will be on sale for 15 days. It can be purchased now for $92,450 and is being offered by Maserati of Sacramento. Here are the Ferrari 360's Facts & Figures: Make, Ferrari; Model 360; Year, 2002; VIN, ZFFYT53A920127992; Stock Number, UM5291; Mileage: 13,000; Transmission, Manual; Engine: 8 Cylinder, 3.6 liter; Exterior Color, Silver; Interior Color, Black; Title: Clean. In 2002, the

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Kim Kardashian dumps Range Rover for Ferrari Italia 458

If celebrities and superstars — Michael Jordan to Ralph Lauren and Eric Clapton to Nicolas Cage own Ferraris — then Kim Kardashian has to own one, too, right? According to the online site of X17, the celebrity photo agency, Kardashian recently traded in her Range Rover SUV for a white Ferrari 458 Italia. The much-revered Ferrari can accelerate from 0-60 mph in about three seconds and has a top speed of 202 mph. The site reported Kardashian bought the customized Ferrari for $300,000 with the specialty work completed by Platinum Motorsports, a custom shop that caters to celebrities. James RaiaA sports, travel and business journalist for more than 45 years, James has written the new car review column The Weekly

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