Yahoo Autos Seinfeld Talks about ‘Comedians in Cars’ Book, Tells C/D about His Parents’ Old Clunkers
Jerry Seinfeld's parents had terrible cars. Ugly, battered, unreliable cars.
"The whole drive of my life was to have better cars than my parents had," Seinfeld told Car and Driver. "I wanted to get away from those cars."
"Those cars" included the likes of a 1960 Rambler, a 1962 Rambler, a 1950s Chevrolet Biscayne, and a 1963 Cadillac Eldorado, all of which were "used and in terrible condition," according to Seinfeld.
Even so, the renowned comedian acknowledged, his father had an affinity for cars. "He would buy, you know, weird things," Seinfeld said, "but he definitely liked cars." Seinfeld’s own interest in cars is well documented, from his early material about breakdowns and bumper cars to episodes of Seinfeld such as "The Bottle Deposit", "The Cadillac," and "The Dealership," to name a few. Arguably Seinfeld's most blatant car-related project, however, is his 2012–2019 series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Despite having no plans to produce more episodes of the show, Seinfeld has now made portions of the 84 episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee available in book form. Appropriately titled The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book (Simon & Schuster), the more than 300-page book features excerpts and images from Seinfeld's numerous interviews with various comedians.
It also includes an introduction by Seinfeld and an oral history of the show's creation. For instance, we learn that Starbucks passed on the show. Automobile aficionados may find the book a bit wanting, though, as the emphasis of the book remains on the "comedians" and not the "cars"—not unlike the show itself.
Admittedly Seinfeld warns readers of this, writing in the book, "I'm not going to talk too much about the cars because if you're not an automotive enthusiast, cars are an unbelievably boring subject." Ouch, our pride.
That said, there are a number of pictures of the vehicles—and the comedians—featured throughout the series in this $35 book. They’re a reminder that Seinfeld's drive for success paid off and allowed him to have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of—and, in the case of some of the cars in the show, own—better cars than his parents had.
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