In today’s Morning Dump I mentioned that, much to my surprise, Danish supermodel Helena Christensen has apparently owned and primarily driven a 1968 Morris Minor her entire adult life. She seems fun, so the match isn’t entirely unbelievable, but the idea of such an aesthetically unremarkable car with such an aesthetically impressive person is quite interesting.
Celebrities! They’re just like us. Some of them, at least. I’ve spoken with a decent number of famous people about their cars, and the reality is that most notable people have the exact kind of nice but uninteresting cars you’d expect from someone in their tax bracket.
And then there are cars that just seem to fit with a specific celebrity. Is anyone surprised that Guy Fieri has a yellow Corvette? Absolutely not. Is it a shock that John Cena owns a bunch of muscle cars? That’s also probably not going to feel like news to you.
What might be more unlikely, if you don’t closely follow the antics of the seemingly very cool wrestler-turned-actor John Cena, is that he also owns a Civic Type R. It’s not even his first CTR!
@functionandform @johncena drives a Civic Type R! ????❤️???????? clip from Whiskey Gigner Podcast #civictyper #fk8typer #johncena #hondaboys
Above is John Cena talking about his previous DD Civic Type R.
“It’s got tech, it’s a manual, it’s reliable, it’s stable at 145,” says Cena. My man!
That’s so cool. It seems like Cena is probably large enough to carry a Type R, which is why my first guess would have been some sort of truck. Nope! A Japanese sport compact car is Cena’s go-to for any distance above 10 miles.
Can you think of any more ludicrous pairings of celeb and machine? Of course you can. I just gave you a hint right now!
Top graphic images: Honda; depositphotos.com
Former Pittsburg Steeler James Harrison and his 2008 Smart Fortwo Convertible
Mickey Rourke used to rock a LaForza!
I don’t know that this is an odd pairing per say, but it’s certainly an odd car.
Kendrick Lamar’s 1987 Buick GNX should be on the list! Probably the coolest car on TV during the Super Bowl
Circa 1980, we went on a family vacation to California, and visited a relative whose wife was a hairdresser in Beverly Hills, and a really good one at that – she did the hair for many celebrities. As a treat, she did my older sister’s hair.
So, I was about 11, hanging out outside the salon, annoyed that I have to wait while my sister gets her hair done, when Erik Estrada pulls up in a brown Rolls Royce Corniche convertible. I guess his wife or girlfriend was getting her hair done at the same salon.
Is that an odd pairing? Probably not. In fact, it’s probably on-brand for a 1980 TV star…
Can’t believe nobody’s mentioned Jon Voight’s LeBaron.
I could be wrong but didn’t John Ham have a 1986 Corolla when he first moved to Hollywood?
Beat me to it!
He, like many other actors, also spent years doing menial jobs before he broke through and had a real acting career.
Everybody associates Sammy Hagar with the Ferrari in “I can’t drive 55”, but dude rolls around my town in a spectacular BMW Z8 Alpina Roadster V8.
Nice.
Jim Varney’s DeLorean is the pair for me.
John Mulaney and his $4000 Chrysler TC
Tyler, The Creator has a pink Fiat 131 Abarth, and TWO Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Definitely not cars of choice for most rappers
His collection gives me feeeeeeelings. They’re all in not just colours, but stunning colours too. *chef’s kiss*
My answer’s the same as when y’all asked “What’s your favorite car driven by a celebrity” last year, so I’ll just quote myself (I tried to google to find the picture again, and my own comment was the first relevant hit, so here we are):
Somehow, this would have been less ludicrous if it had been an original 1970s Clubman.
I was doing an IT project at CBS Television Studios in LA more than a few years ago, stepped out for a smoke and saw Drew Carey pull up in a Mini. I felt sad, because he looked really depressed. I was working in an area adjacent to the prop storage area for The Price is Right, and it was fun walking through there and watching various stagehands frenetically moving stuff (including cars and the Plinko board) around. I was able to watch the taping on a monitor where I was working, and Drew got his game face on in time.
The 1938 G4 Mercedes and the cast of Hogans Heroes. A Nazi car and a TV show with a majority Jewish cast.
I’m actually shocked they were able to access instead of assigning Gen. Burkhalter a “KdF Kommandeurwagen” mocked up by painting a then-common-as-dirt postwar civilian VW bug Feldgrau.
He was famous, so that counts as a celebrity – Richard Feynman and his custom 1975 Dodge Tradesman van with a gold paint job covered in stylized Feynman diagram murals, and a shag carpeted avocado green & mustard yellow interior. Used to take it to cruise nights in Pasadena
I mean, it was the era, but also not necessarily a conventional choice for a 57 year old theoretical physicist
Yes but Leonard and his friends destroyed it
We will we will percussive shock you
I dig that Christian Bale drives a 1st gen Tacoma. Don’t know if its an ODD pairing, but I like it.
Jerry Seinfeld’s famous love of Porsche always struck me as pretty odd.
Ah, that’s a perfect fit. Honda’s are so ubiquitous, with generally subdued styling. They just blend right in, to the point where you can’t see them.
Oh, I should answer the question. Shaq. Shaq in basically every car commercial he’s ever done.