What do you do when you have too much money? Some people buy clothes, some gamble, some give it away. If you’re anything like us, when faced with the problem of having too many digits in your bank account, you’d start collecting cars. Unfortunately, it's a problem that the vast majority of us will never have, as we'll buy a car because we need one and not because we want to add it to the collection. For car-loving celebrities, though, that’s not exactly a problem.We’ve all heard about Jay Leno’s collection, as not only does it have myriad articles online, but it’s had more than a couple of YouTube series about it as well. And while it’s certainly an astonishing collection, it’s the one most of us would mention when pressed to think of a celebrity with a car problem. That’s all well and good, but what if we told you that there’s one celeb who has an insane car collection, and it’s not Leno? Tim Allen’s Car Collection Gives Jay Leno’s A Run For Its Money GQ YouTubeYes, Tim Allen. The man who was a space ranger, who became Santa Claus through a technicality on Christmas Eve, and who had a TV show about improving your home. Or, at least he played all those people on screen.It’s perhaps surprising that Buzz Lightyear himself has such an extensive and committed car collection, but don’t underestimate his petrolheadedness. He’s no simple collector. Allen formed the Saleen/Allen "RRR" Speedlab team with Saleen founder Steve Saleen, the team winning the 1996, 1997, and 1998 SCCA World Challenge Series. Impressive on its own, but he took part in the greatest 24-hour race in America.Yes, Allen competed in the 1997 24 Hours of Daytona. He raced for two teams, both of which were using Saleen Mustangs decked out in Home Improvement livery, and one of which had Steve Saleen as a teammate. The cars didn’t do amazingly, completing 109 and 274 laps compared to the class leader’s 665 laps, but it’s nothing to be sniffed at. Interestingly enough, fellow actor Craig T. Nelson also took part in that race, competing in a Riley & Scott Mk III car in the top class. Unfortunately for Nelson, he also failed to finish, splitting the Allen teams and completing 158 laps compared to 690 by the overall class winners. Some Of The Coolest Cars Allen’s Owned 2008 Bullitt Ford Mustang FordWhat car person hasn’t thought about owning a Mustang? Clearly not Allen, as he owned a Highland Green 2008 Bullitt example. Built to commemorate the film of the same name, the Bullitt 'Stang had a 315-horsepower 4.6-liter V8 engine and made 325 pound-feet of torque. No word on how many hubcaps would fall off the car in front of you when driving it, but Allen put around 6,000 miles on his before selling it on eBay in 2011. 2004 Porsche Carrera GT HagertyNow we’re talking. Allen called the Carrera GT "unmistakably probably the hardest car to drive," which makes sense given the car had a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V10 making a shade over 600 horsepower. It also makes sense that he’d sell it, with him finding it difficult to drive. And as you’d expect from such an exciting car, prices today are steep. While the car first started at $448,000, you’re comfortably looking at seven figures if you want to get into one, with the average price up around the $2.8 million mark. 2017 Ford GT Barrett-Jackson YouTubeThe Ford GT had two production runs, with one from 2004 to 2006, the second from 2016 to 2022. This is from that second run, and has a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 under the hood rear window? Wherever you count the engine as being (it's classed as being mid-engined), it produced around 647 horsepower and could get you to 60 mph in around 3.0 seconds. Allen owned one in Ingot Silver with carbon fiber accents and wheels, selling it with just 700 miles in 2021 for $1 million. 1986 Ford RS200 The road-going Ford RS200 was a homologated version of the legendary Group B rally car of the same name. The mid-engined, all-wheel-drive car makes 240 horsepower (down considerably on the 580 horsepower the rally car would make) and has a cult following, owing to its futuristic look and rally provenance.The cars are as rare as they are expensive (fewer than 150 were made) and, if you’re looking for one, you’d better have big bucks if you want to own one. The last few years of sales data puts their average at almost $400,000, but the most recent sale (at the Birmingham NEC Classic Motor Show in the UK in November 2025) was for $502,000. It’s Not Just Tim Allen And Jay Leno With Cool Car Collections Bring A TrailerAny classic Top Gear fans will know Jay Kay, lead singer of Jamiroquai, and his love of cars. The British singer has a long list of exotic metal in his collection, including a Ferrari F40, a Ferrari 275 GTB/4 that was used in the video for "Cloud 9", the 1968 Mercedes-Benz 600 above, a LaFerrari finished in Porsche's Signal Green, and a Lamborghini Miura SV worth an estimated $3,000,000.Iconic AuctioneersRowan Atkinson is the man behind the iconic Mr Bean and, while the character might be somewhat haphazard and bumbling, there’s nothing silly about his car collection. He famously achieved the highest car insurance payout in the UK after crashing his McLaren F1 (a whopping $1.4 million), but he's crashed some other fine cars, too. There was the Aston Martin V8 Zagato, crashed at Croft Circuit in the UK in 2001 and rebuilt at a cost of £220,000 ($290,000), and a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint shunted at Goodwood in 2014, but he can count a Mille Miglia 1939 BMW 328, a 2002 Honda NSX, and a 1989 Lancia Delta HF Integrale among his collection.FerrariNicolas Cage might be more well-known for his… eccentric acting style, but his car history has been similarly offbeat. While he’s owned nine Rolls-Royce Phantoms through the years, he’s also had a Ferrari Enzo, an F50, and the Shah of Iran’s Lamborghini Miura that cost $500,000.via: Mecum AuctionsThose are perhaps some of your more well-known car collectors, but there are some you might be surprised by. Case in point:Lady Gaga. The singer famously wore a dress made of meat, and it turns out it's not just her wardrobe that has American beef in it—her garage does, too. Her collection includes a Ford Mustang, Chevrolet El Camino, and a Chevrolet Nova SS, alongside others. That's not to say that it's solely American, though, as she's also got or had Lamborghinis, an Audi R8, a couple of Rolls-Royces, and some classic Mercedes.Of course, Jay Leno is the undoubted king of celebrity car collectors. His California-based collection spans everything from a 1,076 hp Oldsmobile Toronado to a tank-powered hot rod to a one-of-one near hundred-year-old special, and just about everything in between. And while his cars are amazing feats of engineering, there’s something about Allen’s list which is more… relatable.The amount of horsepower in his garage doesn't go to infinity and beyond like Leno's, but there are cars that are more attainable, like his 1956 Ford F-100 (around $24,000), the VW Karmann Ghia (around $30,000), and the Chevrolet Chevelle SS (around $40,000). It’s a reminder that a car collection isn’t about how much your cars cost, or how much power they have; it’s about buying the things you like. And that’s far more valuable.Sources: Shmee150, GQ, Classic.com, Peteresen Automotive Museum, Hagerty
