Celebrity Hot Rods & Kustoms

I can only think of a few rods or customs that are either owned by or closely associated with celebrities. Can you identify these? There must be more. Know of any other ones?

 

OK lets try Elvis Ricky,ZZ Monkey, J Beck, E Clapton

 

Leno and... dam what the hell is that guy's name... played a car theif that had to steal like 50 cars in 24 hours...

 

And Jimmie Vaughn,

 

Tim Allen. Boyd built I think. Not one of my favorite cars.

 

nicholas cage

 

Musicians off the top of my head...

Brian Setzer, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jon Bon Jovi, Micheal Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth

 

Mike Ness.

 

What about sports celebrities. I know Manny Ranirez had a really cool Lincoln built by Troy, and Ed Belfour, hockey goalie has his own shop called Carman that builds muscle cars and rods. What about reggie Jackson and his fleet. There must be tons more.

 

Our ever so wonderful shop (wink) here in NY, Unique customs. has built a couple older cars for pro athletes. Nothing to write home about.

 

or H.B. Halicki

 

That's him, thanks.

 

Hooligansince65 got 'em all right. I guess that was too easy. How about some pictures of the other's mentioned?

 

I had some pics of Jeff Beck's collection but can't find them.
BTW, O/T but I have floor tickets to see Clapton and Beck in Toronto!!

 

Anybody have some more pictures of these celebrity cars?

 

Here's a couple...


Jeff Beck:


James Hetfield:













Kirk Hammet:


Tim Allen:

 

Nicholas Cage:





Jon Favreau:

 

Brian Setzer:





...and it's fate after a guy from Norway bought it.



Mike Ness:

 

How could I have forgotten this one?

 

Christian Audigier (Douchebag that made the Von Dutch & Ed Hardy Clothes):



Travis Barker:






...and of course Doc Brown:

 

Did the guy make it out ?

 

Eric Clapton:

 

Here's what I found that's in English...most of it's in Norwegian.







"It’s hard to believe someone could survive something like this… I don’t have a lot of details, but apparently it happened on Friday the 18th, 2008 in Norway. The 52 year-old driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car before it rolled over. He was airlifted out and was last reported to be in stable condition at an ICU with serious chest injuries"

 

Did alot of work on a 41 Chev Coupe for Baseball Great, Randy (The Big Unit) Johnson!!

 

Cher.

 

Sitcom Cars
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Dobie Gillis Hot Rod - On the sitcom THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS/CBS/1959-63 teenager Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) and his friends Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver), Zelda Gilroy (Sheila James) and millionaire Chatsworth Osborne Junior (Steve Franken) had the chance of hanging around the coolest hot rod on the planet.

Renamed the XMSC-210 for the show, the car featured Halibrand Indy magnesium rear wheels, chromed fuel-dragster spoked front wheels, half gull-wing doors, white pearl Naugahyde seats and door panels. The engine sported a fully chromed blown Oldsmobile engine and a rear-chromed suspension.

The exterior was painted with thirty coats of Swedish pearl white lacquer with a diamond sparkle and accented with candy tangerine panels on the rood and sides.

Expert customizer, George Barris created this sleek, V-shaped TV hot rod from an existing 1930 model A Bonneville coupe originally built by Art and Lloyd Christman. The car clocked at 196 mph.

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http://www.tvacres.com/autos_sports.htm

 

When did the h.a.m.b. become TMZ?

 

I saw this at GNRS and I thought it was the nicest shoebox I have ever seen. I really looks unusual with Right Hand Drive, but a sweet car. Pictures don't do it justice.

 

very nice shoebox but the wheels kill it for me.The body work and paint are amazing.Oh i think hulk hogan has a couple of tri five chevys..or his wife does now.

 

Billy Gibbons has a few and maybe something in the "works". Always BIG dollar cars!