Travolta's car was stolen

$100K worth of ride

September 19, 2011 at 6:39PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Maybe he's down to 47 cars after this. Perhaps this is how the ultrarich spend their idle hours: well, yesterday I drove the Jag to the Benz dealer; today I'll drive the Benz to a Jaguar dealer. I need a new ride to the airplane dealer.

The car is worth $100K, sources say. Looks rather dorky, judging from this picture. Would you spend $100K on that, knowing few people would say "Oh, a classic Benz," but would more likely think it's an AMC vehicle from the waning years of the Nixon era?

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