Celebrities
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A video released by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have accidentally revealed plans for a new Ford Mustang Bullitt. Johnson is an official spokesperson for Ford and in a behind-the-scenes video filmed at the automaker’s headquarters and posted by the former wrestler to his YouTube page on Tuesday, we get a few glimpses of design sketches of what appears to be a Mustang Bullitt based on the recently updated version of the sixth-gen car, specifically the Mustang GT model. The sketches appear at the 3:07 mark and were first spotted by members of the Mustang 6G forum. Signature...
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Burt Reynolds' latest 'Bandit' Trans Am sells for $275KAnother Pontiac Firebird Trans Am modeled like the one in the 1977 hit movie “Smokey and the Bandit” was sold last month at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. It went for $275,000. The man with what seems to be an endless store of the cars, Burt Reynolds, the Bandit...
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Steven Tyler’s Hennessey Venom GT Spyder raises $800K for charitySteven Tyler was the first in the world with a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder but at the January 20 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Aerosmith front man passed the car over to a new owner who bid $800,000 on it. The winning bid also included a guitar signed by the complete Aerosmith...
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Mercedes 'Easy Driver' Super Bowl spot features Peter Fonda, AMG GT RoadsterThe Coen Brothers are rightfully viewed as directorial geniuses. With such masterpieces as "Fargo," "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou," "Miller's Crossing," "and "The Big Lebowski" under their belts, their take on the world can range from understated to surreal to hyper real. It's not often you can get...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger helps Austrian firm Kreisel launch electric G-ClassHe may be famous for owning Hummers, Unimogs and even a tank, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a strong proponent of more ecological forms of transport. He demonstrated this during a recent visit to his homeland where he helped launch an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by local firm Kreisel...
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‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ moving to NetflixNetflix may have lost out to rival Amazon in snagging former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, but the popular streaming service will soon have a celebrity-studded car show of its own. It’s been confirmed that the car show about nothing, Jerry...
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Koenigsegg seems intent on starting up a new series that aims to show how Koenigsegg's own employees would spec the new Regera if given the chance. First up is Steven Wade who is in charge of communications. His Regera vision? A perfect ode to The Prince of Funk that brought us Purple Rain. Wade is a self described "massive Prince fan" who's still in the grieving process after his beloved musical icon passed late in 2016. To celebrate his passion for the man and his music, as well as his own love affair with the color purple, Wade has created a Koenigsegg Regera in a color palette that works...
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. got married on New Year's EveHe may be the darling of NASCAR, but she is his darling. That may sound schmaltzy, but schmaltzy is OK when it comes to nuptials. On New Year's Eve, 14-time NASCAR most popular driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. married his long-time girlfriend Amy Reimann. The ceremony took place in a tent at Childress...
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Jay Kay's green LaFerrari spotted running in full-electric modeWe've seen proof of it before, but now we have even more. You're quite aware of the trio of cars being referred to as the Holy Trinity. One of those three is the LaFerrari. Ferrari claims there's no need for an electric-only mode since it "doesn't fit the mission of the car." Seems it fits the...
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Lincoln calls on Matthew McConaughey for Continental spotLincoln has a new Continental on sale and to help promote it the automaker has once again called on actor Matthew McConaughey. He features in a new spot to be beamed out to televisions across the country on December 31. You don’t have to wait until then to watch it as an extended version is...
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Tommy Hilfiger to sell his 3,000-mile Ferrari EnzoOnce in awhile, a rare car comes up for sale and we remark on the rarity and the cost. Today is "once in awhile," because another supercar produced in extremely limited quantities is heading to auction. It's a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo, and this one is the property of none other than fashion...
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Gordon Ramsay shows off his pearl white LaFerrari ApertaCelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is one of the first in the world to take delivery of a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta, the open-top version of the Italian firm’s flagship supercar. He posted a short clip to his Instagram account on Monday in which he joked that there was a big...
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When you're rock and roll royalty, you get your chance to pick and choose what sort of vehicles wind up in your garage. Some go for luxury while others choose hyper speed. Decades ago there was a choice that landed you otherworldly styling and performance: the Lamborghini Miura. Rod Stewart understood this, which is why he purchased a new 1971 Miura P400 S. That car once owned by Sir Stewart is now heading to auction. The brilliant blue Italian exotic is part of a 60 car auction run by Coys, the Classic and Sport Car Show, which is set to go down in London on October 29th. There's a long list...
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Lamborghini Huracán co-stars in new Marvel film "Doctor Strange"Credit Doctor Strange for not being afraid to get back on the horse again—or bull. The latest big screen superhero from Marvel will be joined by another superhero—this time by way of Sant'Agata. When it's released next month, the go-to ride for "Doctor Strange" will be a Lamborghini...
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'Wayne's World' Pacer hits Barrett-Jackson auction blockI see a little silhouette of a car...It's a Pacer, a Pacer, will you be the one who buys it? Normally we wouldn't be too excited to share the details about a 1976 AMC Pacer coming up for sale. This one, though, is a bit different. That's because it belonged to one Garth Algar. Yes, the very same...
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Thanks to CGI and family, Paul Walker might return in future Fast & Furious moviesTwo years after a fiery, fatal car crash that claimed Paul Walker, the "Fast & Furious" franchise announced that his character may return thanks to some cinematic magic. Walker's death occurred near the end of filming "Furious 7," but shooting wasn't fully complete. Universal finished shooting...
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Jay Leno meets up with David Spade to check out his Grand NationalJay Leno loves cars. He also loves chatting with his fellow comedian friends, and one of those friends is David Spade. Now Spade might not initially jump out at you as a "car guy", but he's been bitten by the bug. While filming his Joe Dirt movie, he fell in love with the ratty Superbird. So much...
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Make your garage great again with Donald Trump's LamborghiniIs this Donald Trump's 1997 Lamborghini Diablo? That's certainly his name on the badging and the Florida insurance card. Regardless, it's a V-12-powered Italian stunner with just 15,277 miles on the odometer, and it's up for sale on eBay Motors. The Blu LeMans-colored machine is an all-wheel-drive...
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TV stars can afford to amass large collections of cars. Jay Leno's is well known and is the basis for his "Jay Leno's Garage" TV and web series. Another comedian known for an automotive affliction is Tim Allen, star of the show "Home Improvement." This week on "Jay Leno's Garage" the comic duo decide to drag race bone stock cars. Jay follows the rules and comes armed with a 1966 Dodge Coronet outfitted with the 425-horsepower 426-cubic-inch Hemi V-8. The "Tool Man" isn't quite as forthright, arriving in a 1955 Ford Club Coupe stuffed with a 550-horsepower supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 that Jay...
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Interview: Gymkhana and rally hero Ken BlockKen Block started racing at what many would consider an advanced age. The then-DC Shoes marketing executive went to a rally school at the age of 36 and immediately took to it. By the next year he was racing, and his big break came a few years later. Nobody gave it to him, though. He created it. He...
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Jeremy Clarkson shares his list of "The Terrible 10"Jeremy Clarkson is a man with a burning passion for all things automotive. He doesn't hold back heaping helpings of either praise or disdain for any vehicle he drives. We recently shared a list of his ten favorite drives of recent memory. Now it's time to take a look at his list dubbed "The...
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Former BBC exec admits letting Clarkson go was a mistakeI'm not sure if you're aware, but Jeremy Clarkson was fired from his job with the BBC. He worked for a show you might've heard of called Top Gear. There was a fracas. There was an apology. There was no turning back really. Still, it seems the head of the BBC at the time wishes it all shook out a...
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The 10 best cars Jeremy Clarkson has driven this yearAs you might guess, Jeremy Clarkson drives a ton of different vehicles. We imagine he's swapping keys so often it's hard to keep track of what's in and out of his driveway. That doesn't mean that certain cars don't stand out. Quite the opposite really. When you drive so many different machines, the...
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Ford Maverick serves as Fast and Furious star Sung Kang’s latest project carAfter wowing crowds with his custom 240Z at SEMA in 2015, Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang has a new project car in the works for this year’s show, and this time he’s enlisted a little help. Kang has teamed up with Alexis, Christian and Tony, all of them students from Alhambra...
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