TOP 20: ROCK STARS & CARS

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 by MartynL

Luke Ponsford salutes 20 rock stars who love to drive and their favorite rides in Hagerty’s TOP 20: ROCK STARS & CARS. They drive fast cars, luxury cars, one-off exotics, custom creations, sports cars, race cars, mini-cars, a van and even a plug-in hybrid vintage Lincoln. But they all have one thing in common: They love their cars and music. Included in Ponsford’s Top 20 is AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson who is every bit at home on a race track as he is on a stage. An accomplished ...

JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7: A ROCK STAR’S CHOICE!

Posted on February 23, 2016May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Rock legend and AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson explains why he's added a new Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7 - Jaguar's limited production all-aluminum, fully road-legal two-seater roadster with bespoke aerodynamic aids – to his collection. How are you enjoying your F-TYPE Project 7 so far? I love it. It's a proper Supercar and boy oh boy does it have some grunt to it. While it's blisteringly fast, I feel so safe in it. I love the steering, the handling, and those carbon ceramic brakes are ama...

PETTY MUSTANG: BRIAN JOHNSON’S STAGE 2 BOY RACER!

Posted on November 15, 2015May 15, 2017 by MartynL

AC/DC’s Brian Johnson buys his first American car, a supercharged 627-horsepower Petty's Garage Mustang. And he buys the first Stage 2 model, #1 of 43, from a genuine American hero – NASCAR legend, Richard Petty, below. Sarasota Café Racer Brian Johnson, above, called me with an offer I couldn’t refuse. “Marty, come over to the house and we’ll go to lunch in my new kick-ass Mustang, the actual first built Stage 2 Petty Mustang. It's vicious. You drive and I’ll pick up the lunch tab. And, pl...

BRIAN JOHNSON ROCKS MINI-COOPER: CROFT CIRCUIT!

Posted on July 28, 2014May 15, 2017 by MartynL

AC/DC front man Brian Johnson returns to track that got him hooked on motor racing. This time he’ll be a competitor. As if there were not already enough compelling reasons to visit Croft Circuit’s Nostalgia Weekend (August 2-3) with its irresistible blend of fast cars, wheel-to-wheel racing and vintage music and dress, a special guest is now set to rev anticipation into overdrive. The man famous for such rock anthems as Highway to Hell, Back in Black, Hells Bells and You Shook Me All Night ...

JAGUAR AT MILLE MIGLIA: CATS ON THE PROWL!

Posted on April 28, 2014May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Jaguar Heritage Racing to field ten of the marque’s most celebrated 1950s models in the 2014 Mille Miglia, including XKs, C-Types and one D-Type. Jaguar Heritage Racing will be tackling the legendary Mille Miglia classic car endurance event, from May 15-18, with a lineup of top-name drivers in ten of the most revered and sought-after historic Jaguars ever produced. The route covers over 1,000 grueling miles from Brescia to Rome to Brescia. Household names from stage and screen, plus f...