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Hugh Laurie’s Classic Ford Car Is House-Worthy

Posted on April 19, 2012 by The Mechanic

Hugh Laurie is part of the long list of actors who were born in the UK (or many times Australia) but play the role of an American on American televison. We’re not saying this because we have a problem with it, we’re just often amazed at how long that list is. In contrast to his real life British-ness, Laurie’s character on House is into classic American cars, and he looks smooth while doing it. The Mister Pip star was recently spotted driving around Los Angeles, California in a gorgeous 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible shooting scenes for the top-rated drama. We’re not sure if he really has an appreciation for classic rides in the real world, but we can only hope that instead of blowing his money on a Lamborghini or something else ridiculous, he has something cool like that Ford Galaxie.

 

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Jay Leno’s Really Old Car

Posted on February 15, 2012 by The Mechanic

We don’t really talk about about Jay Leno’s car collection here at Celebrity Cars; mainly because his collection already has it’s own website, and because if we tried to cover them all then our site would just be non-stop Leno. “Non-stop Leno” is a phrase we never wanted to deal with, but today, seeing as how he was out driving one of his much older models around, we’re making a little exception. So take a look at Leno behind the wheel of a car older than all of our parents, wearing his finest Canadian-tuxedo. We’re going to say right now, once and for all, that if you’re going to collect really old cars, you should dress era-specific every time you take them out. How much more awesome would it be if he were wearing a scarf, some goggles, and maybe a pilot’s cap? It would be much better than his “hey, I’m a super-millionaire, but I wear denim just like you!” outfit that he seems to have a Superman’s-closet full of. Do it Jay, it’ll relieve some of the heat for the Conan fiasco.

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Matt LeBlanc Dethrones Rowan Atkinson!

Posted on February 13, 2012 by The Mechanic

We’re going to guess that our non-UK readers (which is most of you) were either really confused by that title, or assumed that there was some sort of Mr. Bean related competition that LeBlanc had out-Beaned Atkinson in. Unfortunately that’s not the case, but LeBlanc did beat Rowan’s Top Gear track record during a “The Star In A Reasonably Priced Car” segment on a recent episode of the hit BBC show, and that’s cool too. LeBlanc, known for his award winning performances on Friends and Episodes, begged producers to let him be a guest on the show and to compete in the segment, where celebrities get behind the wheel of an average car (LeBlanc drove a Kia) and run time trials around a race track. They obliged, and the rest is insignificant but still kind of cool history. Word has it that Johnny English star Atkinson will not be too happy with his being unseated and may ask for another shot. We think they should have them go head-to-head in some sort of cross country race, and make them have famous co-star navigators. Atkinson can have Hugh Grant, and LeBlanc can have the monkey from Ed.

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Lindsay Lohan Sued Over Hit And Run

Posted on January 27, 2012 by The Mechanic

Lindsay Lohan is like a modern day Bily The Kid; not in the way that he was a folk hero, or the way he led an interesting life; just in the way that she keeps commiting crimes and somehow continues to allude punishment. Today’s Lohan-related crime story revolves around her being sued for a hit ad run accident she was in in 2010. The suit claims that Nubia Del Carmen Preza (yes; that’s her real name, and she’s not someone who reads the lotto numbers) lost wages and went through a ton of pain and suffering after Lohan hit her with her Maserati while she was crossing a street in September 2010. Okay, two questions: Why does Lindsay Lohan even have a license anymore? She’s been in rehab about nineteen times, and has violated probation more times than we can count. Secondly, how does she still afford a Maserati? She hasn’t had a paying acting gig in like three years.

 

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Adam Levine’s Old School Mercedes

Posted on December 5, 2011 by The Mechanic

Okay, so we heard through the grapevine (should we have made a tailpipe joke there?) that Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5, and coach on The Voice, is a bit of a car lover. We also heard that his favorite car is his 1971 Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet, which sounds awesome, but we just can’t find any pictures of him behind the wheel of it. So folks, you’re going to have to take a look at some pictures of a mint 71′ Mercedes and mentally photoshop Adam Levine into them. The ride probably cost him around $150 thousand depending on condition, although we doubt that he bought a clunker, so assume that he paid top dollar. The 280 SE has the honor of coming equipped with Mercedes’ first V-8 engine, and at the time of its release, it cost about twice as much as a Corvette ($15 thousand). The Mercedes looks an awful lot like something James Bond would drive, and it fits in nicely with the ultra-suave image that Levine portrays.

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Ludacris Can Go Green Too

Posted on September 14, 2011 by The Mechanic

In my mind, no matter what he’s doing, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges yells out “Luda!” to punctuate statements. So imagine how annoyed all the hippies are when he shows up to the Hybrid-car rally making a ruckus. You see a few years back, as part of some reality show no one remembers, Luda was asked to go as green as possible; his Hybrid Chevy Tahoe was part of his efforts to comply. He also put solar panels all over his Georgia home and fed deer from his hand on his front porch. Ok, I have no proof of the deer thing. Anyways, even though he went green, he did it in style, and his SUV had a custom paint job and 24 inch rims. Maybe if more celebrities turned their hybrids into something that gains positive attention; instead of being all smug, these great machines would become more sought after. Ludacris: even when he acts like a hippie, he does it like a pimp. Luda!

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