Michael Jackson’s car collection was strange, but one vehicle was easily the weirdest
- When Michael Jackson passed away in 2009 he left a huge collection of car
- From the sublime to the ridiculous – this electric golf cart has a few customizations
- You won’t believe what he’d had painted on its hood
Published on Jun 04, 2024 at 7:32 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jun 05, 2024 at 9:19 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
When he passed away in 2009, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, left a huge car collection behind him.
And including the controversy that swirled following his demise he also left debts that required the auctioning of a number of his vehicles.
Kept out of the public eye until the auction, some will truly leave you scratching your head.
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The automobiles he used on his bizarre Neverland Ranch, which has sadly now been left to rot, included a horse-drawn carriage, a fire truck, and – of course – a Peter Pan golf cart.
While not out of place on a large estate, it’s the customizations on this particular black golf cart that Michael Jackson used to get from the train station to the Ferris wheel and everywhere in between that make it so strange.
The customizations in question?
A painting of Michael Jackson in the style of Peter Pan on the hood of an electric golf cart.
Another fan of seeing his own face in his car – and not because of the shine – is Snoop Dogg.
He has a 1968 Buick Riviera and the second-generation car is longer, wider, and 200lb heavier than the original.
The car has pink wheels and features in Snoop’s music video for ‘Vato’.
A decal on the hood shows a picture of Snoop alongside his wife and infant daughter.
It’s emblazoned with the words: “Me and my girls” and “Dogg’s Angels”.
Back to Michael Jackson’s gaudy cart, it sold as part of a huge auction of the late singer’s estate in 2009.
The lot also included a pair of Michael Jackson’s Triumph-era rhinestone socks and an orange spandex glove covered with orange Swarovski Loch Rosen crystals.
The cart remarkably fetched between $4,000 and $6,000, per The Guardian.
While weird, this wasn’t the Bad singer’s most opulent ride.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
