Celebrity Owned Wagoneers

[WWI Flying Ace]

Sorry guys, I've got to go sell my waggy now. It was nice knowing you all....

Too funny!

[dan1488]

When I bought my 87 Wag the owner said it was first purchased in Chicago by a Chicago Bears player but I can't remember his name.

[PlasticBoob]

Just have to share when Arnie broke down:



In case you can't see the image: http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/arnold...r-breaks-down/

[grandwag89]

I think Oprah had a limo as well.

[sportsidedan]

my j10 used to be james brolin's...

he won it in a desert race with some other actors... check out what i found back on M/T website...

"By 1978 Mickey had organised major sponsors to support off-road racing. He then talked a big number of celebrities into racing identically prepared Jeeps around the off-road desert course he'd built at Riverside International Raceway.

The celebrities included Clint Walker, James Garner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Brolin, Martin Milner, Ruth Buzzi, Redd Foxx, Troy Donahue, Dan Haggerty, Richard Roundtree, Ken McCord and boxing champions Ken Norton, Dick Smothers and Elke Sommers.

This new dimension in off-road racing was called the American Motors/Jeep All-Star Challenge. The fans went beserk and the stars loved every minute. Mickey's group SCORE (Short Course Off Road Events) grew in size and the events got bigger and better."

pictures on this M/T website...

link to site

[fulsizjeep]

One of the CFSJers had a wag once owned by Kathy Lee Gifford. It is gone now though, totaled in a crash.

[DonC]

Celebrity [sic] Owned Wagoneers

Don't know if it falls in "celebrity" status - but Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi drove one up until a few years ago.

Sorry guys, I've got to go sell my waggy now. It was nice knowing you all....

It gets worse: Yesterday, during a visit to Government Motors, Pres Obama said he used to own a Grand Wagoneer (I think he said it was his first vehicle). Maybe that's why he was dissing Scott Brown's Ford truck, brand loyalty, and we all just misunderstood.

[jeepdreamer]

never...

It gets worse: Yesterday, during a visit to Government Motors, Pres Obama said he used to own a Grand Wagoneer (I think he said it was his first vehicle). Maybe that's why he was dissing Scott Brown's Ford truck, brand loyalty, and we all just misunderstood.

If that could be confirmed I would never own another one...

[DonC]

It gets worse: Yesterday, during a visit to Government Motors, Pres Obama said he used to own a Grand Wagoneer (I think he said it was his first vehicle). Maybe that's why he was dissing Scott Brown's Ford truck, brand loyalty, and we all just misunderstood.

If that could be confirmed I would never own another one...

My mistake, it was a Grand Cherokee, and it was his "first new car." A clip of his comments is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79FbL...eature=channel. It is a 23 1/2-minute clip, but, mercifully, his Grand Cherokee comments are in the first 5 1/2 minutes of it (about 5:10 would be a good place to start listening if you want to minimize the nausea).

[fulsizjeep]

OK, let's make it political. Hitler wanted one bad but all he could come up with was a Thing.

[jeeperjoe]

jerrari

owner of harrahs casino resided in reno, for the daily commute 25 miles up to lake tahoe, in inclement snow/ice weather, put a v-12 ferrari motor in his grand waggy, its at the reno harrahs auto museum, and definitely worth a look, if your in the area, they also sport the last production wag to be built, 0 miles.

[Locked and Loaded]

my j10 used to be james brolin's...

he won it in a desert race with some other actors... check out what i found back on M/T website...

"By 1978 Mickey had organised major sponsors to support off-road racing. He then talked a big number of celebrities into racing identically prepared Jeeps around the off-road desert course he'd built at Riverside International Raceway.

The celebrities included Clint Walker, James Garner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Brolin, Martin Milner, Ruth Buzzi, Redd Foxx, Troy Donahue, Dan Haggerty, Richard Roundtree, Ken McCord and boxing champions Ken Norton, Dick Smothers and Elke Sommers.

This new dimension in off-road racing was called the American Motors/Jeep All-Star Challenge. The fans went beserk and the stars loved every minute. Mickey's group SCORE (Short Course Off Road Events) grew in size and the events got bigger and better."

pictures on this M/T website...

link to site

Go Ruth Buzzi! Anyways, Grand Wagoneers were so expensive only Celebrities good afford them. On the flip side. Since Celebrities don't buy anything. Grand Wagoneers were so good they had to give them away.

[Tonka J200]

owner of harrahs casino resided in reno, for the daily commute 25 miles up to lake tahoe, in inclement snow/ice weather, put a v-12 ferrari motor in his grand waggy, its at the reno harrahs auto museum, and definitely worth a look, if your in the area, they also sport the last production wag to be built, 0 miles.

I've seen the orange "Jerrari" - Very cool!

They sold the last production Wagoneer a few years ago - it had just over 5,000 miles on it, and it sold for $36,000 or so. Last I heard, the guy at grandwagoneer.com was the person that bought it, and he had it for sale for some absolutely CRAZY price. Something like $165,000!

[talntar]

Connecticut countryside is crawling with them.

not exactly.

[talntar]

btw jimmy buffet has/had one.all painted up for margaritaville