Archive for the ‘Celebrities’ Category

We've always loved, and drooled over, the Bugatti Veyron. When our colleague Marty Padgett got three hours of drive time in the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, we were ... well, let's just say we found our professional jealousy piqued.

And not just anyone gets to fork over a million-plus for a Veyron either. It seems you have to have $200 million in the bank to buy one.

But then on our sister site, Celebs and Cars, we read that some distinctly D-List celebrities drive Veyrons, having apparently won Bugatti's blessing to purchase the 1000-horsepower, 250-mph monster from Molsheim.

Take accused domestic abuser and baby rap star Chris...

Given their international, jet-setting lifestyle, their super-fit physiques, and their tendency to adopt children from anyplace beyond U.S. borders, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are about the last folks you'd expect to see zipping through a McDonald's drive-through in a Suburban. But then, as someone else at TCC pointed out, "When it comes to crying kids versus ethos, guess which one wins?" Which is true, although it's also possible that someone paid them beaucoup dollars for the world's easiest publicity stunt. [JustJared]

If you're in the market for a convertible, but want something with a little history, too, we suggest a look at Bill Graham's 1970 Jag. At 126,252 miles, we're guessing it hasn't been driven much since the legendary concert promoter passed away nearly 20 years ago. And just think: you'd own a piece of the empire that Ticketmaster built--though we're a little afraid of what the charges will be on a buy-it-now total of $32,500. Heck, those Miley Cyrus ticket fees were bad enough...

[YouTube, eBay, thanks Rico]