Harrison
Ford, who favors flying to get from A to B (he has a jet helicopter and five airplanes),
arrived in Hollywood in a VW camper bus three decades ago.
Now
he drives a 1966 British Racing Green Austin Healey 3000 two-seater when he's
at his ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo. If he's not driving his old step-side Chevy
pickup truck, that is.
Hulk Hogan drives an older
car, too: a 1994 Dodge Viper muscle car that's one of the fastest production cars
ever.
"I've had a passion for cars for years,"
the Hulkster confesses. "I collect anything from Harleys to hot rods. There
isn't any substitute for horsepower."
Just because some drive old cars it doesn't mean they're
driving slow cars.
Saleen S7
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One classic carriage that does leave rubber on the
road is the $395,000 carbon fiber two-seater Saleen S7, a painstakingly
handcrafted marque.
This was the car Jim Carrey chose when he traded places
with God in 'Bruce Almighty.' It's also driven by auto aficionados
like Adam Sandler, baseball great Ken Griffey Jr., and Academy Award
winner Nicolas Cage, who also tools around San Francisco in a $446,000
Lamborghini Miura once owned by the Shah of Iran.
Decadent doesn't describe Justin Timberlake's big-tag
toys. His collection of a dozen or so cars includes three Mercedes,
two Cadillac Escalades, an Audi TT, a Dodge Viper, a BMW and a
Porsche. They won't all fit at once on the cobbled auto court
of his Hollywood Hills home.
Tae-bo tycoon Billy Banks also favors a Viper, when
he's not driving the $320,000 Lamborghini from his extensive collection
of uber-cars. He took advanced high-speed driving lessons and ships
some of his speedy wheels to secret, remote locations to flex their
muscles.
"I like to be able to drive them,"
he says.
-- Posted: Dec. 9, 2003
