Yahoo Autos Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Car Collection Sure Is Impressive
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Nobody’s surprised by that.
When you’re a world-famous NASCAR star and the son of a world-famous NASCAR star, you certainly shouldn’t be hurting for money. Not only do you likely sleep on piles of cash like Scrooge McDuck, you have access to all kinds of cars the rest of us only dream of even touching, let alone driving.
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At least that’s what you’d expect, and fortunately Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn’t disappoint in this respect. While we’ve covered a lot of celebrity car collections, from movie stars to rappers and more, we have to say that Jr. has one of the most impressive ones out there. We’re not surprised but we sure are entertained to bring you a selection of some of the more interesting vehicles in his collection.
1948 Chevy TK Pickup
Earnhardt said in an interview once that the cars he likes to collect are “drivers” or in other words he doesn’t like the trailer queens. It makes sense since the man obviously likes to really drive, but you might be surprised to see his beat-up 1948 Chevy pickup. It has a healthy patina, many scratches, and other imperfections. However, the mechanicals are all modern, so this isn’t just some wheezing hunk of scrap.
1972 Chevy Camaro
When you’re a professional racecar driver, you can be pretty picky about how a car performs, so it’s no surprise Dale Earnhardt Jr. is into custom builds. For this 1972 Camaro he wanted something which borrowed from the design of the 1970s Trans Am road race cars and the result is pretty cool. Among the many modifications is an LS2 and a 6-speed transmission. We’ve heard it’s only driven once a week, to and from church, at speeds under 35 mph (that’s a joke, in case you’re a fact checker or don’t understand the concept of sarcasm).
