Check Out These Celebrity Cars – This Calls For a Special Kind of Car Insurance!
John Cleese – 1987 Bentley Eight, £2,500
You likely know him as Basil Fawlty of the popular hit TV Show Fawlty Towers. John Cleese is a celebrated actor well recognized for his passion for fancy and lavish vehicles. Cleese was particularly fond of his Bentley Eight, and he has an interesting way of passing on its ownership. Cleese hasn’t simply put the car up for sale, though it is on auction from a starting price of £2,500. No, Cleese has a bigger way of letting his beloved Bentley go!
John Cleese has decided to offer whoever buys the car a lunch with him. He also offers a handwritten story of the celebrity passengers who have ridden in the car, including Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis. In addition to that, he offers a signed photograph of the scene of him giving the red Austin 1300 a ‘thrashing’ in the show Fawlty Towers. Cleese describes the vehicle as to the “most beautiful car” he had ever had.
John Wayne – 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari – $40,000
John Wayne, famously dubbed as ‘The Duke’ has always been one of the most well known and successful Hollywood stars from the Golden Age era. The actor received many awards for his groundbreaking performances in Western-Cowboy styled movies. Including an Academy Award and an Oscar for his movie True Grit. – which was a massive success at the box-office. The late John Wayne spend his fortunes on a luxury ride and was often seen driving around in his vintage 1975 Pontiac Grand Safari station wagon which has an estimated price tag of $40,000. He spared no expense and paid Barris Kustoms to customize the interior to his taste. Unfortunately, the vintage car was auctioned after the actor passed away in 1977 for an unknown price.
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