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This is a bizarre exotic car story indeed…but leave it to recently deceased English media mogul Sir Jimmy Savile to make headlines posthumously! It seems that the English television personality/disc jockey/presenter had a special Range Rover renovation done, allowing it to actually be lived in, and is about to hit the luxury car auction block in February.

Sir Jimmy Savile's strange set of wheels

Acura hit a homerun, or should I say touchdown, with the new NSX luxury car concept (following a lengthy lull in production, might I add). The brand nailed it once again with their first-ever Super Bowl ad featuring celebrity car collectors Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno, see full commercial below!

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The theft of John Travolta’s 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL has been solved (follow link for original story), leading to the arrest of two men, DL Reyford and Michael T. Green. The vintage car was stolen in September of 2011 while Travolta briefly visited a Jaguar dealership in Santa Monica, leaving the Mercedes parked for just 10 minutes!

Travolta in his Mercedes

It seems that Lindsay Lohan spends more time and energy in legal battles than she does memorizing lines for roles! The actress has recently been slapped with yet another lawsuit, accused of striking a nanny while driving a Maserati rental on September 1st, 2010. Stories vary, some claim it was Lohan’s Maserati, others say it was a rental, the actress has owned a couple.

Lohan with her GranTurismo...

Love Ferrari? The brand actually has an interesting and lengthy history, peppered with some fun facts, including the following 10 tidbits:

Francesco Bararcca

In November of 2011, Daimler announced that it intends to axe one of the world’s most potent symbols of wealth—the Maybach. Volkswagen AG (owner of Bentley and Rolls Royce) sees the opportunity to approach some of Maybach’s wealthy clients, including Jay-Z, Samuel L. Jackson, King Juan Carlos, Roman Abramovich and the Sultan of Brunei to perhaps capitalize from the luxury car’s cancellation.

When police raided the New Zealand home of 37-year old Kim Schmitz, a founder of megaupload.com and big spender, the scene was not what they expected! According to reports, Kim was arrested on his $23 million dollar property while wielding a loaded firearm in his safe room…WTH? You can't make this stuff up.

just...wow.

If you are one of the many out there seduced by the hit TV series “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette”, and you have a healthy bank account, you may be interested to know that you can rent the actual bachelor pad used in the series for just $35,255 per month, which is high, even for Los Angeles. Personally, I would prefer to rent the Dude’s pad from The Big Lebowski...that rug really tied the room together.

The ultimate Bachelor pad

James Bond may be a fictional character, but there is nothing fake about the onslaught of Bond cars going on display this year! The largest collection of James Bond cars ever to be displayed will roll out secret agent style in just a few months, so if you are a fan, snag that Aston Martin rental and be prepared!

Celebrity car collector Jay Leno has a soft-spot for classic cars, supercars, and kiddos! In this clip, he is spied out on the town in his snazzy $230,000 McLaren MP4-12C, even pausing to lift the glorious gullwing door for a little tyke crawl into the driver’s seat for a photo op. Too much cute!

Follow link to read about Leno talking about his McLaren purchase.

Akon’s New Years resolution must be to drive one of the smoothest luxury cars out there, because he has opted for the Spyker C8 Spyder, one of the sleekest models! Akon is catching both praise and flack about the customizations on his Spyker, but when you drop north of $200,000 on an exotic sports car, you can do what you wish! If you think Akon's is ugly, follow link to view special edition Spyker C8 Laviolette cars in China...did it just gain a bit more curb appeal?

Akons Spyker C8 Spyder

It is good to be Birdman—I just want to get that out there. The rapper has a virtual abyss for pockets and his taste in exotic sports cars is top-notch, which is an awesome combination! Not only does the Birdman own a Bugatti Veyron, Maybach Excelero and other mind and speed-blowing machines, he is also the proud owner of the new Lamborghini Aventador. Insert seething jealousy.

It is rumored that Birdman will receive delivery of his Aventador in December, and we are still waiting for our Lamborghini Aventador rental to arrive! I suppose it pays to be a famous music artist.

A hypercar of epic and award-winning proportions

The exotic vehicle rumor mill is rampant with rumors that rapper Jay Z has quite the awesome luxury SUV on his wish list: an armored Dartz Prombron. I love his taste in luxury cars, especially the Bugatti Veyron birthday gift from wifey, Beyoncé!

Dartz Prombron armored SUV

Professional skier Jon Olsson is a problem-solver of epic proportions! He has managed to flawlessly combine his two favorite things, skiing and exotic cars, by commissioning a Lamborghini capable of transporting his pricey skiing equipment.

The downward spiral of Charlie Sheen has led to many changes, including the cast of hit series “Two and a Half Men”. It seems that the producers are eager to alter the image of the show, replacing bad-boy Sheen with a milder and eccentric Walden Schmidt, played by actor and comedian Ashton Kutcher. Schmidt is a do-good type, who even drives a luxury hybrid car in the first episode, the Fisker Karma.

Ashton fits in nicely with the cast, perhaps even better than Sheen