Re: Motoring Identities who owned Ferrari V12 Autos & other Perf. cars

Okay, here's a start on celebrity automatic owners:

400

John Bonham 25711

400i

Pete Townsend 30271
Jody Scheckter 31729
Richard Burton 38669
Mick Jagger 44897
Bill Wyman and then Eric Fellner 45005
Ted Schramm 46859

412

Warner LeRoy 66557

 

35097 was in the Petersen collection for a few years
41421 Arab Prince
43385 or 45769 Rod Stewart
46153 Lanny Watkins
52533 George Hamilton

 

As a 400iA owner, I am enjoying this thread! I love mine.

I didn't know that Jagger and Wyman had 400s. Proof that autos are not for boring old farts.

Aidan

 

My kids say I resemble that remark

 

Good on ya, Dave, I missed those in my quick scan, although of course 46153 (the current Ashman car!) of Lanny Wadkins pro-golfer/CBS commentator fame, is a 5 speed so I left it off the listing of automatics.

43385 and 45769 are both convertible conversions

30271 from my list of the Pete Townsend car is a convertible also.

52533 the George Hamilton car has (or had) a salvage title and was a flood car that apparently has been fixed up pretty well such that it sold for $35,200 at the 2008 Wheels and Keels auction in Houston

 

I was going to type that just like you did above but I thought I might sound offensive or stupid!

 

........as opposed to just being offensive or stupid.

 

Jon Bonham
Jimmy Page
Nick Mason
Lee Majors
Evil Knievel
Heineken (i don't know his first name)
Greg Grunstra
AK JIM
Brettski (yes, that Brettski)

 

CRAP! I forgot about Evil Knievel.

Now I have to actually read each line in the comment section in the database.

 

Any serial #'s for those??

 

Audrey Meadows: 29867(parted out--2/2006)
Whitney Houston: 75417
Sheikh Al-Maktoum (Limo?): 43905

Rod Stewart: 45353??
King Hussein of Jordan: 46653 (auto?)

 

Kudos autoart,. I haven't researched your past posts but recognize your board name.

That says worlds.

Nice contribution, this one.

 

From our friends over on the French 400 site (Great job guys!); maybe someone can chime in on which were autos....

400

Gian-Battista Pininfarina (or his son Sergio who called 400 from the "Sports in evening dress," there is doubt about the true owner), founder of the Italian Automobile Design

Jody Sheckter World Champion Formula 1 Ferrari 1979 (400i automatic gray / beige)

Laurent Fabius, French politician, Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986. At that time, legend has it that he was the Grand Quevilly (his place of residence)-Paris at the wheel of his 400, then left into the parking lot of a Novotel to resume his 2CV Charleston until Matignon

Köln, journalist, humorist, television host French (400i Automatic gray / black) (cf. the Club400 Interviews)

Alfred Henry Heineken, Dutch businessman, who developed the eponymous beer brand founded by his grandfather in the nineteenth century. He died in 2002. (400GT Automatic bronze brown / beige, chassis # 24185, bought new in France to replace a 308)

William George Perks, aka Bill Wyman, bassist for the Rolling Stones from 1962 until his departure in January 1993 (gray / blue, chassis # 45005)

Bertrand Lavier, contemporary French artist (400i blue at night)

Ali Ben Bongo, President of the Gabonese Republic since 2009 (400i gray silver / red) (see on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EDIbEqoCQ)

Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam (chassis # 54411)

HSH Prince Bernard of Holland (green / tan, chassis # 44309)

Texas Ernest Schramm Jr., aka Tex Schramm, president and CEO of the original Dallas Cowboys of the National Football USA (chassis # 46859)

Richard Walter Jenkins, aka Richard Burton, Welsh actor and movie theater (chassis # 38669)

Roderick David Stewart, aka Rod Stewart, singer of British Rock (chassis # 45353 and # 45769)

Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins Jr., American Golf Champion in the 80 (chassis # 46153)

George Hamilton, American actor (chassis # 52553)

Sir Michael Philip Jagger, aka Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones (chassis # 44897)

Harvey Lee Yeary, aka Lee Majors, American actor (chassis # 33849)

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend, aka Pete Townshend, guitarist and songwriter of British Rock, a member of The Who (chassis # 30271)

412

Gianni Agnelli alias or "Lawyer", Italian industrialist and entrepreneur, former boss of Fiat SpA owns Ferrari

Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, alias Albert Uderzo, illustrator and writer of French comics (Asterix & Obelix ...), also at times great collector of Ferrari. He was also President of the Ferrari Club France.

HSH Prince Bernard of Holland

Nicholas Berkeley Mason, aka Nick Mason, drummer of British rock band Pink Floyd, and collector cars. His collection was exhibited at the Salon Retromobile in February 2007 in Paris (250 GTO, 512 S, Daytona Gr.4 ...)

Reginald Kenneth Dwight, aka Sir Elton Hercules John, singer-songwriter British Pop (chassis # 63907)

Whitney Elizabeth Houston, singer, actress, producer and former American model (chassis # 75417)

Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei Darussalam (chassis # 71981, # 79525, # 74385)

 

Christie's describes Sir Elton John's 412 automatic here:
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=2068187
Chassis # 63907, Right-hand drive.

 

And what about 20297?

 

in lexington ky resides in my garage. new top and interior needs a repaint and windshield. damaged in shipping. runs perfect

 

46653 was apparently ex King Hussein.

34985 Wally Schirra

47589 Sultan of Brunei, a 5 speed now in UK

 

Not damaged in shipping, PT smashed a guitar on it. Makes a better story.

 

you are so right. here goes, top and interior was replaced before sale. too many high heel holes

 

I am a subscriber to Classic & Sports Car Magazine which I think is the absolutely best rag for any enthusiast. It just so happens that in the September issue, a 365 GT4 2+2 is front and center in the cover as part of a comparison featuring a Maserati Indy and a Lamborghini Espada. Its a decent article and you can read it over at Ferrari 400 - the best source for all things these cars outside of this forum.

In any event, towards the back of this issue on the second page of the classifieds, Forza Motorsports advertised for sale Mick Jagger's 1983 Blue/blue 400i with 43K miles. I went to their website and although they have a long list of cars that have been sold, including other 400i's, Jagger's 44897 was nowhere to be found? Oh well - somebody must have snatched it up already as it showed being a 2 owner car.

 

Here is a pic of Sammy Hagar....the "Red Rocker" in his garage next to a few of F-cars, sorry, no vin.
Gary
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