5 Best Celebrity Car Collections – Incredible Luxury, Exclusivity, and Customization
Who has the best celebrity car collection? The first name that pops to mind is Jay Leno. The comedian and former late-night host has a world-renowned car collection, but he’s not the only name on the list. Many car collectors lean toward specific models, brands, or car types, but some are willing to collect various amazing classic cars.
Here are five of the best celebrity car collections, making many car lovers turn green with envy.
Jay Leno
There’s no denying Jay Leno is the headliner regarding his celebrity car collection. His collection began many years ago and includes more than 1600 vehicles, many which have been featured in Jay Leno’s Garage. Leno isn’t too particular about what he collects, with a wide variety of classic and modern cars from nearly every era and style.
He’s got everything from microcars to hypercars and several trucks and motorcycles as well. One of the rarest and most unusual cars in Leno’s collection is the Blastolene Special, which is known as “the tank car.” This car is a massive hot rod on a truck chassis with a tank engine; talk about a restomod.
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren’s car collection resembles the fashion mogul’s style and sophistication. CarBuzz reports that many of his collection’s cars are red Ferraris. The collection is said to be worth more than $350 million and includes a 250 GTO, which is the most expensive car ever made.
Lauren also has several vintage cars from Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Bugatti, and Mercedes-Benz. In fact, his 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of only two in the world. This Bugatti is a pre-WWII supercar, making it an extremely rare and interesting part of the collection.
Jerry Seinfeld
Another celebrity comic turned car collector is Jerry Seinfeld. In his Netflix special, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, he drives many vintage cars. Seinfeld is passionate about Porsches but doesn’t stick to this single brand. He keeps his car collection, including vintage Jaguars, Corvettes, and Porsche models, at an old airport hangar Seinfeld purchased just for these cars.
Jerry has some of the earliest cars to wear the Porsche badge, including several 911 and 356 models. In 2016, Jerry did a little housekeeping and sold 18 cars from his collection to make room for new models. This would be similar to donating some clothes to charity to make room in your closet for new garments.
Floyd Mayweather
One of the world’s most incredible celebrity car collections belongs to boxing legend, Floy Mayweather. The celebrity pugilist only collects the most expensive cars, which means his stable includes models from Ferrari, Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley.
Of course, you’ll want to head toward his Aston Martin One-77 or the Koenigsegg CCXR Tevita. The Koenigsegg is only one of two in the world. These are the jewels of Mayweather’s incredible car collection of more than 100 cars housed in Las Vegas.
James Hetfield
James Hetfield had traveled the world as the frontman of Metallica, the most successful heavy metal band of all time. Hetfield donated ten of his cars to the Los Angeles Petersen Museum, which houses many vehicles from famous artists.
Hetfield’s celebrity car collection is unique in this list. Almost all of his cars are custom-made models with a hot rod flair. Some names include a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr “Voodoo Priest,” a 1948 Jaguar “Black Pearl,” and a 1953 Buick Skylark “Skyscraper.” Most of his amazing hot rods were hand-built from Rick Dore’s custom car shop.
