Famous People Who Own Mopars

Bob Dole, presidential
candidate Chrysler LHS or New Yorker
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Dwight D. Eisenhower,
U.S. general and President Bought a gray and white 1958 Dodge station wagon while he was in office. The car had Presidential seals on the front doors
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David Ben-Gurion, Israeli PM 1963 Dodge Polara (in museum)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Various Plymouths
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Golda Meir, Israeli PM 1970s Dodge Polara or Monaco
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Governor of Wisconsin, 2003 Chrysler Town & Country
Harriet Myers,
Supreme Court nominee Chrysler 300
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Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady 1960 Imperial Ghia limousine
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John Kerry, Senator,
presidential candidate Chrysler 300M Special (2003); used to have a LeBaron convertible
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Michael Dukakis,
Governor, presidential candidate 1974 Plymouth Valiant (no power steering)
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New Brunswick (CA) Lieutenant Governor Chrysler Concorde
Gov. William Weld Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Carrero Blanco (Spanish PM and admiral) Dodge Dart (was killed by a car bomb in it)
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General Pershing (U.S.) Used Dodge cars to chase Pancho Villa - cars performed flawlessly in the desert
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Venustiano Carranza,
President of Mexico
Dodge Brothers car (was assassinated in it)
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Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady
1962 Plymouth Valiant; President Eisenhower gave a Chrysler to Mamie’s uncle.
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Governor Jim Douglas
and Doug Racine In the 2002 election, Gov. Douglas owned a Neon, while challenger Doug Racine owned a Jeep dealership. Douglas won re-election
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President Barack Obama Dodge Neon and Chrysler 300 (sold for a Ford hybrid just before the election)
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The list of show folk: musicians
Person Notable Car(s)

All members of NSync Plymouth Prowlers
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Frank Sinatra C300; 1981 Imperial; Imperial converted to limo; still owned by the family and is in Palm Springs. Also owned a Ghia designed/built 1957 Chrysler.
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Jim Morrison Doors front-man drove a 1968 Dodge Charger from late 1969 to March 1971.
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Johnny Cash 1954 Plymouth Savoy was "the best car I ever owned." Had other Mopars.
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Jon Schneider 1969 "General Lee" Dodge Hemi Charger. He drove the close-up General Lee. “He has recently dropped in a overbored Hemi and is racing it in amateur events. The car averaged 152.18 mph at a recent event (They have been following it and its modifications in Muscle Car Review).”
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Justin Timberlake Viper
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LeeAnn Rhimes 1997 Dodge Viper
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Richard Carpenter ("The Carpenters") Collects Mopars - 300 letter-cars, Road Runners, Chargers, Imperials, and more
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Waylon Jennings 1969 "General Lee" Dodge Charger - given to him after he told the Dukes producers he loved the way it looked.
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Funkmaster Flex 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 and 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
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Snoop Dog 2004 300C
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Alan Jackson "Don't rock the jukebox" guy - a couple of Vipers
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Show folk: actors, movie and TV folk, sports folk, writerse, and such
Person Notable Car(s)

Ben Affleck Dodge Ram
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Bob Hope Favored Chryslers - and was often sponsored by Chrysler.
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Charlie Sheen Dodge Viper
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Danny Bilson (Viper TV show maker) 2000 Dodge Caravan
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Don Johnson 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda - he may have sold it at auction
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Ed Sanchez (Blair Witch filmmaker) 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Hulk Hogan 1994 Viper and 1996 Viper GTS; was seen driving a 1968 Charger.
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Jay Leno 1993 Viper R/T, 1996 Viper, and many others
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Joe DiMaggio According to Frank Gentile, was driving an Imperial in 1972-73
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Jon Schneider 1969 "General Lee" Dodge Hemi Charger
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Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier") 1993 Dodge Viper R/T-10 (gift from NBC!)
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Larry the Cable Guy Dodge Ram Laramie
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Michael Thomas Dunn 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, 1973 Plymouth Duster, Daytona Turbo, SRT-4, Dakota R/T. "He won't drive a non-Mopar."
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Mylene Farmer French singer-songwriter-acterss who drove an LHS
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Paulie Teutel ("American Chopper") Dodge Ram (his mother drives a Prowler) Also has several other classic Mopars in his collection.
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Tom Brady (Patriots QB) Dodge Ram
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David Hasselhoff 1995 Dodge Viper R/T
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Tom Cruise Dodge Viper
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Tom Hanks 2001 PT Cruiser
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James Garner (Rockford Files, Maverick, etc): Raced Jeeps offroad and paid for a successful 1970s AMC Rambler off-road racer
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Roseanne 1994 Viper R/T-10
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Burt Reynolds 1981-83 Imperial converted to limo; seen in STICK, Canonball Run II, and Sharkey’s Machine. Sold it to the current owner, in Scotsdale AZ, in 1985.
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Nicolas Cage Hennessey-modified Viper
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Pearl S. Buck (Writer) Imperial
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Businessmen
Person Who Are They? Notable Car(s)

Lee Iaccoca Chrysler CEO; Ford exec Could have just about any Ford and Chrysler products he wanted; in 2000, he was driving a PT Cruiser.
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Howard Hughes Businessman, flier Imperials including a 1953 New Yorker with AirTemp air conditioning
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Kirk Kerkorian Money shuffler, would-be rescuer of Chrysler His MGM Grand had a fleet of emerald first-generation Chrysler LHS limousines; he used them when in town
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Carl and Margaret Karcher Founders of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Took out a loan on their 1941 Plymouth to start their first business (in 1945).
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Others
Person Who Are They? Notable Car(s)

Buzz Aldrin Astronaut Hennessey-modified Viper
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Edward Teller Fusion bomb leader Plymouth
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Douglas MacArthur U.S. General 1950 Imperial 8 passenger limo
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