Sniper from the superior craftsmanship of Troy Trepanier

Custom Plymouth Savoy

http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=sniper

Metallica musicians are hot rodders.

Above images from http://overkill.pl/news/goto.php?id=2249

For the full gallery: http://elite-bike.blogspot.com/2010/01/metallicas-lead-singer-james-hetfields.html for the Grand National Roadster Show gallery, and for the SEMA gallery of the same Auburn: http://elite-bike.blogspot.com/2009/11/james-hetfields-boat-tail-speedster.html

James Hetfield (also a member of the Beatniks car club) had a cool customized 53 Buick Skylark (named Skyscraper) at the Grand National Roadster Show (formerly the Oakland Roadster show), and won the Most Elegant Custom at the San Fran Custom Show http://www.sfcustomshow.com/navigation/showresults.html#Anchor-35326 and Kirk Hammet had his 36 Ford GNRS too, and they were both pictured in Street Rodder magazine.

James Hetfield's Buick showed up in Street Rod Builder magazine, April 2007, page 67 http://streetrodbuilder.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp?AudID=CAABC04124864AFC82D9CEC69C0E29ED for the overall magazine


Kirk's 36 here http://www.salinasboys.com/pk_metallica_36ford.html

James also has a few that show up on http://www.beatniksofkoolsville.com/Members%20Cars.htm a 36 black Ford

http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,507108

The Rodders Journal had an article too, if I come up with a link or pic I'll put it here http://www.thehotrodcompany.com/shopnow/show_item.asp?product_id=trj029

http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/2007/02/rockin-team-metallicas-james-hetfield.html for several pics of JH's '36, his under-construction truck a '56 F100 custom by Blue Collar Customs of Sacramento

You might also like the racing in their video "Fuel"

http://elite-bike.blogspot.com/2008/11/adjust-volume-depending-on-your.html

Eddie Griffin wrecks a Ferrari Enzo, here's the video, after the link

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=36337@kcbs.dayport.com and they included a commercial before the wreck.... sneaky bastards knew this would be a highly watched internet video, and are getting a lot of bang for the buck out of that commercial

Frank Sinatra, gave away this Lamborghini Muira, that the factory made to his detailed wishes

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/News/Sinatra.html Nothing but the very best, and he gave it to model Gloria Kent who traded it in on a new Countach, hopefully after a few years of loving it.

Frank showed up to the Lambo factory himself, with a lot of leather, and asked for the factory to put that in the car. Nice stuff.

Nothing on Google about her, or wikipedia.

The 67 Vette first owned by astronaut Gus Grissom auctioned in Mar 2006, didn't sell

http://www.kruse.com/news/2006_0220_GrissomVette.asp

pictures of this, just beautiful
http://www.kruse.com/auctions/detail.asp?CONSIGN=808&MAKE=Chevrolet&AUC_CODE=MIAMI06&AUC_BREAD=Miami%202006&SEARCH_NAME=Chevrolet&PAGE=1


results page
http://www.kruse.com/results/return.asp?MAKE=Chevrolet&AUC_CODE=MIAMI06&AUC_BREAD=Miami%2C%20FL%202006&YEAR=2006&RESULTS=1

Sinatra's owned a couple of station wagons,

Now,
1985 automatic Chrysler LeBaron, that the London Autotrader is trying to sell for 20,ooo pounds. I read somewhere that his wife bought it for him to drive incognito.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/33552.html



Then
1998 Auction house Kruse International reports that Frank Sinatra's 1973 Pontiac Grand Safari wagon was sold at their Auburn Spring MotorFair auction for $9,600. Supposedly a Sinatra favorite for hauling friends and gold clubs around.
From: http://www.stationwagon.com/sw_news/sw_news_1998.html

From the Stallone movie Cobra, my love for the 50 Merc grew

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/12/02/where-the-law-starts/ about it's being stolen from Stallone's garage, being found at auction, and the current lawsuit for it's recovery.

Lee Marvin's Shelby convertible, that he gave to his gardener.

Carroll Shelby's personal Cobra sells for $5 million

Auction details here http://www.speedtv.com/articles/automotive/lifestyle/34919/ in 3 minutes it was $1.5 million, at the 4 minute mark $2 million, at 4:45 it was $3 million, at 5:30 minutes it was $4 million , and at the 8 minute mark it went out for $5 million.

The buyer is Ron Pratt, who paid 4.1 million last year for the GM Motorama bus. Who the competion was that got the price that high is something I'd like to know.

That is a monument to the man, the legacy, and the craze that auctioning rare cars is. It made US history, World history, and it feels insignificant to mention that it made auction history.
http://www.speedtv.com/barrett-jackson/ for the 8 minute feed from Speedtv's website.

click on the link to my earlier postings for more info, a copy of the 1968 Motor Trend article in full, and other links for more on Carroll Shelby's personal dual supercharged Cobra Super Snake.
http://elite-bike.blogspot.com/2006/12/meanest-cobra-ever-made-ever-carrols.html#links