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US presidents used to ride around in open convertibles. Today, President Joe Biden is driven in a 20,000-pound, $1.5 million armored Cadillac known as «The Beast.»
Former President Donald Trump made an appearance at Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix as a guest of McLaren. Trump walked out into the paddock with a frenzy of attention following him before he made his way into the McLaren garage.
Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend's IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.”
When O.J. Simpson attempted to elude police in a now-infamous white Ford Bronco, he likely wasn’t thinking that it would someday end up in a Tennessee museum that was designed to look like Alcatraz.
Among American enthusiasts, few celebrities are as legendary and looked up to as Steve McQueen. An actor by weekday and racer by weekend, his love of motorsport is well documented, and now you can own a part of it with this 1970 Chevrolet K5 Blazer.Purchased by McQueen through his company, Solar Productions, the SUV was not only owned by him, it was tuned for him, too.
Ken Block's family gathered an assortment of memorabilia from the career of Number 43 and put the pieces up for auction on eBay. It's the first public release of Ken's private gear, the 50 pieces including parts from a wide range of his big adventures — as in, literal parts like a clutch and gearsets — plus apparel, accessories, and promotional materials. There are large lots that could make nice wall art like the entire front fascia from Block's Ford Fiesta RS WRC car from the 2015 season, the front lip from Gymkhana Seven's Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR, the rear fender from Block's personal Ford F-150 Raptor SVC build, and a 2015 Global Rallycross Championship Fiesta RX43 door. More traditional wall art comes in the form of a Gymkhana Five panoramic photo by Mike Blabac. Smaller bits like the bent damper from Gymkhana Eight or the pinion gear from the Mustang Hoonicorn V2's transfer case might make nice lamps.
Even though the 2024 Oscars ceremony does not have the same cultural impact the awards show had during its peak viewership decades ago, actors, filmmakers, and anyone involved with the moviemaking business still yearn to win one of those golden statues handed out Sunday night.
Never mind the Bentley State Limousines, the Aston Martin DB6 Volante that Queen Elizabeth II bought him on his 21st birthday, or the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI valued at more than $600,000.