What’s a year in review without a look back at celebrities, television and film?
- 5. You can now do a wine shoey with the Daniel Ricciardo Decanter
- 4. You can now stay overnight in Scooby-Doo’s iconic Mystery Machine van
- 3. Eight female celebrity car collections we’d love to own
- 2. Princess Diana’s Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 just sold at auction for $1.23m
- 1. Rapper Post Malone’s Bugatti Chiron is up for sale
In 2022, we’ve published an array of topics on Carpool, from road trips and adventures, tips and advice, pets and the just plain quirky, to television, film and celebrity.
The latter is always of interest, especially when we take a look at some of the interesting endorsements, activities and personal car collections they curate. Not to mention the number of things that went up for auction!
Here are five of the top trending celebrity stories on Carpool for 2022…
5. You can now do a wine shoey with the Daniel Ricciardo Decanter
Described as “aerodynamic with finely tuned curves” by Aussie F1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo, the limited-edition Ricciardo Decanter is an exact replica of the famed racing shoe (yes the one from the podium shoey) and is said to be crafted to deliver an exceptional experience worthy of the DR3 x St Hugo limited edition wines.
4. You can now stay overnight in Scooby-Doo’s iconic Mystery Machine van
Zoinks! Can you believe that it’s been twenty years since Scooby, Shaggy and the crew solved the Spooky Island mystery in the franchise’s first live-action film? To celebrate the anniversary, Shaggy himself, A.K.A. actor Matthew Lillard fired up the Mystery Machine once more for a new mission, serving as an Airbnb Host in the gang’s iconic van.
3. Eight female celebrity car collections we’d love to own
Move over Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, there’s a new group of celebrity car collectors in town. Hollywood’s rich and famous do love a car collection or two and while there’s always been attention on the men who collect cool cars, did you know some of the biggest celebs in the world are woman who love their cars just as much?
2. Princess Diana’s Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 just sold at auction for $1.23m
The unique black Ford Escort RS Turbo, driven by Princess Diana went on sale at Silverstone Auctions in the UK on August 27th with ‘No Reserve’ and sold for £722,500 ($1.23 million). Just like the Princess herself, this car has a storied past and is believed to be the first and only black RS Turbo Series 1 ever made.
1. Rapper Post Malone’s Bugatti Chiron is up for sale
Austin Richard Post, better known as Post Malone (with hits including Rockstar, Better Now and Sunflower) put his 2019 Bugatti Chiron hypercar up for sale. The all-white Bugatti packs a punch with its quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre W16 engine that pumps out an extraordinary 1,103kw of power.
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