Weird Celebrity Car Collections: The Strangest Rides Owned by Jay Leno, Clooney, Elvis & More

Regular people collect baseball cards, stamps, comic books. Gets pricey sometimes but mostly just hobbies for people with a little cash to spare. Celebrities making millions? They go big. Lots of famous names have crazy car collections. If it makes them happy and they can swing it, good for them.

Everyone wants a slick Porsche or a Ferrari but actual car nuts go for weird obscure stuff. A real collector's garage isn't just showing off money or wrapping Lamborghinis in wild colors. It's about how insane and diverse cars can be. Here are some genuinely weird celebrity cars.

Jay Leno's 1932 Morgan Three-Wheeler

Jay Leno has an absurd number of rare cars. Besides doing The Tonight Show from '92 to '09 and that other run we don't mention, his real claim to fame is his collection featured on Jay Leno's Garage. Did seven seasons on CNBC then moved to YouTube where it's still going.

Could do this whole thing on just Jay's cars but one per celebrity. His 1932 Morgan Three-Wheeler. From 1932. Most cars that old are dead but Leno's an actual gearhead with expert help. Also it's got three wheels. Can't miss it.

He's also got a 2014 model from the same company. Eighty years apart but cars are basically wheels plus engine. Better engines now, comfier seats, more gadgets, but fundamentals are the same.

George Clooney's Tango T600

Clooney's massive. Got big on ER then did Out of Sight, Three Kings, The Perfect Storm. Still looks great at 64 and does humanitarian stuff. Really into the environment, always talking about climate change and car emissions.

Owns the very first Tango T600. There's microcars and then there's this thing. Back in 2005 electric cars barely existed. Tango T600 was fully electric and ridiculously small. Fits two people but the passenger sits behind the driver.

Looked adorable, super compact, had Clooney's name on it. Totally failed anyway. Only twelve exist and somehow the company's still technically around.

Elvis Presley's Messerschmitt KR200

Elvis is the greatest rocker ever. Took American music and made something completely new mixing gospel, blues, country, rockabilly. Broke down racial barriers, got everyone dancing together.

Loved cars too. Famous for the pink Cadillac but owned tons including this German Messerschmitt KR200. Three wheels, steering wheel shaped like an upside-down U. Fit two people but so narrow the passenger sat behind the driver. Elvis used it around Graceland. Way better than a golf cart.

Traded it to his stylist Bernard Lansky for clothes. Despite tons of offers over the years it's still with the Lansky family.

Janis Joplin's Porsche 356

Janis died at 27 in 1970 but her music's forever. When she made it big she bought a fancy car like lots of rockers. Got a used 1964 Porsche 356-C for $3,500, big money in '68.

Porsche 356 is classy but Janis took it further. Had her roadie Dave Richards paint "The History of the Universe" all over it, paid him $500. Totally unique car mixing Porsche freedom with hippie art.

After she died her manager kept it then gave it to her family. Ended up at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland before selling at auction for $1.76 million.

Mick Fleetwood's 1953 London Taxi

Mick Fleetwood drums for Fleetwood Mac. Made Landslide, one of the most iconic bands ever. Everyone talks about Rumours being one of the best records but real fans know Tusk was ahead of its time.

Most important thing for a rocker isn't playing or gear. It's showing up on time. Mick's first car was a '53 London taxi he bought from a neighbor for 12 pounds. Fit his drums in back, got to gigs. That's rock and roll. Using an old taxi as your tour van? Perfect.

His collection's worth a fortune now but that taxi probably still means the most since it got his career going.

The Rock's Plymouth Prowler

Dwayne Johnson's maybe the biggest wrestler-turned-actor out there. Fast & Furious, Jumanji, Moana, all that. Don't follow wrestling? Still know The Rock.

Makes $20 million or more per movie so yeah he collects cars. Everything from sports cars to huge trucks but the weirdest is his Plymouth Prowler. Drove one in Pain & Gain with Michael Bay. Liked it enough to keep it.

Prowler looks like a modern take on old '30s Ford hot rods. The kind with flames painted on. Small front tires, big rears, old-school vibe done modern. Sweet.

Jerry Seinfeld's BMW Isetta

Seinfeld loves cars like Leno does. Had that Porsche 917 Steve McQueen drove in Le Mans. Made Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee out of it. Lasted 85 episodes, comedy plus cars plus coffee. One car that never showed up was his '57 BMW 300 Isetta.

Three-wheeled microcar never sold here, probably because Americans love big muscle cars. Isetta was cute but weak. Single-cylinder making about 12 horses. Not enough for us.

Or maybe BMW just couldn't afford shipping them over. Nearly bankrupt in the '50s. Isetta was based on an Italian design to save money. Sold cheap, made profit. Actually did well. Without it BMW might not have made it through the decade.