Ten Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Are Car Enthusiasts

You would never have guessed it after watching him play his most popular character Mr. Bean, but Rowan Atkinson is the car guy we all dream of being one day. He collects cars, drives them regularly, and even races them. He's owned and wrecked (twice) a McLaren F1 and has written for several car magazines. Not too shabby, Mr. Bean.

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Considering that Biden and a Trans Am were the subjects of an extremely popular Onion article, you might think Joe Biden being on this list is a joke, but it's not. The man loves cars, especially the Corvette. Not only did he tell Yale graduates last year that "Corvettes are better than Porsches," he still owns a 1967 Corvette and doesn't want to run for president partly because he has his eye on a new Z06.

Much like with Joe Biden, there are plenty of jokes to be made about John Cena. He's a professional wrestler who is almost always pictured in oversized jean shorts, a subpar action star, and even has his own rap album. He also happens to love cars and has a collection that would make even the most ardent jorts hater jealous. 1969 COPO Camaro? 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge? 1970 Plymouth Superbird? Yep, he's got 'em, and he drives them too.

It's not often that you end up envying a ventriloquist. Forget the overall job market, even in the comedy world it's lame to be a ventriloquist. But if you've seen Jeff Dunham's car collection, you might start to rethink that your own career path. He has so many cars, he needs a warehouse to store them in. And he collects all different kinds, too. He's got everything from a Hummer to a Morgan and even the Batmobile from Tim Burton's Batman Returns.

Rolling Stone currently lists Billy Gibbons as number 32 on its list of the 100 best guitarists of all time, and for good reason. The man is incredibly talented. Legend has it, Jimi Hendrix was so impressed with Gibbons' skill, he gave him a pink Stratocaster as a gift. As great as his music is, if you're a car enthusiast, you'll also be impressed with his love of cars. He's collected hot rods and custom cars for years and even has a book about his car and guitar collections.

Much like John Cena, Bill Goldberg was a professional wrestler, but he actually got his start as a football player. He played both college and professional football before beginning his career as a wrestler. Like John Cena, he's also a huge muscle car collector. He's got everything from a Boss 429 Mustang to a Shelby Cobra and a Plymouth GTX. Goldberg and his wife are also involved in amateur racing. They actually traded in her old Jaguar E-Type for a pro-touring Trans Am so she could race.

As the lead singer of AC/DC and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Brian Johnson is understandably known mostly for his music. But he's also a huge car enthusiast. He races vintage race cars, drove in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2012, and has a documentary series called Cars That Rock with Brian Johnson. The man loves cars, loves to talk about cars, loves to drive cars.

After passing Johnny Carson to become the longest-serving late night talk show host in history, David Letterman is synonymous with comedy and late night television. He also happens to be a huge car enthusiast. Letterman has a pretty serious car collection, including 10 Ferraris, but that's not all. Letterman loves racing and IndyCar so much, he's part owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

As a kid, Frankie Muniz was a huge star. He had a role on Malcolm in the Middle starred in movies like Agent Cody Banks and My Dog Skip, and was nominated for quite a few awards. Then, he pretty much fell off the map. Where did he go? The race track. He was actually successful enough at racing that he put his acting career on hold to race full time.

CJ Wilson got his start in professional baseball with the Rangers back in 2005 and has pitched for the Angels since 2012. Spending more than 10 years playing major league baseball is an impressive accomplishment on its own, but he also owns his own racing team and has a McLaren P1, 675LT, Cayman GT4, and other excellent goodies in his garage. He has his own Mazda dealership and says he intends to get into racing full time after he's done with baseball. That's pretty awesome.