Who Owns An NSX?
Owner |
What They Do |
Car |
Notes |
Stanley Kirk Burrell aka "[[http://www.mchammer.com| MC Hammer]]" |
Musician (Rap, R&B) | Toured with NSX owner Robert Van Winkle (below) | |
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenson_Button Jenson Button]] | Formula 1 Race Driver | 2005 Blue | Given one while driving for Honda F1, seen at[ http://jalopnik.com/192534/anarchy-in-the-uk-jenson-buttons-wild-ride ] |
[[http://www.barbaraarmstrong.com/porsche/burt.htm| Kelvin Burt]] | Racer - Formerly Touring Cars, currently British GT's for Porsche | NSX is his daily driver | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Cruise,+Tom| Tom Cruise]] | Actor (movies) | Black | Has since sold it |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Anderson,+Richard+Dean| Richard Dean Anderson]] | Actor (TV (MacGyver), movies) | Black | Ran in Toyota Celebrity Long Beach Grand Prix twice, as well as other races |
[[http://www.dell.com/corporate/access/dellmgnt/offcceo/mdell/mdellbiojr.htm| Michael Dell]] | Founder Chairman & CEO, [[http://www.dell.com| Dell]] Computers | Black | Has since traded it for a Mercedes |
John DeLorean | Former GM exec, founder of [[http://www.usadmc.com/| DeLorean Motor Company]] | Spoke VERY well of the car in an interview | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Douglas,+Michael| Michael Douglas]] | Actor (movies) | ||
[[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/clyde_drexler/index.html| Clyde "The Glide" Drexler]] | Athlete - NBA (Houston Rockets) | Red | |
[[http://www.colinedwardsii.com/| Colin Edwards]] | Racer - Team Yamaha World Superbike | His dad wrecked it | |
[[http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pressroom/html/ellisonl.html| Larry Ellison]]
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Founder & CEO, [[http://www.oracle.com| Oracle Corporation]] | Various | He has owned something like 7 different NSXs over the years, the most notable being a 1996 NSX-T, unique factory custom built car in Sebring Silver (not officially available in the US in 1996). Sold in 2001 with under 13,000 miles, factory CD, phone, keyless. Extras included 16-17 Fikse FM-5's, new T1S Toyo's, dry cell battery, Zanardi rear bar. |
Boomer Esiason | Athlete - NFL (NY Jets), Sports Commentator, [[http://www.esiason.org| Boomer Esiason Foundation]] (Cystic Fybrosis) | Red | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Ford,+Harrison| Harrison Ford]] | Actor - Movies | Black/Ivory '91 | Sold at 4k miles |
Vincent Damon Furnier aka [[http://www.alicecoopershow.com| Alice Cooper]] | Musician - (heavy metal) | Red/Black '91 | Bought used from Curtis Clark, publisher of NSXTRA newsletter. Automatic. Traded in 2000 with 60k miles. Several mods (stereo, wheels, white gauges, intake). |
[[http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/| Bill Gates]] | Founder, Chairman & CEO, [[http://www.microsoft.com| Microsoft Corporation]] | Not really a big car enthusiast, but owns over 50 exotic and luxury cars | |
Ron Grant | Athlete - MLB (Atlanta Braves) | Black | |
Wayne Gardiner | Racer - Former 500cc World Motorcycle Champ | Red | |
Mel Hall | Athlete - MLB (NY Yankees) | Red | |
[[http://www.rockhall.com/induct/johnelto.html| Elton John]] | Musician (Rock Pianist) | Red | |
Michael Johnson | Athlete - Sprinter (Olympic gold medalist) | Purple NSX-T | Seen advertised in DuPont Registry; he may no longer own the car. |
[[http://www.f1jordan.com/| Eddie Jordan]] | Former Racer - Currently F1 team boss | His team runs Honda engines. He has a long-term NSX loaner from Honda UK for promotional purposes. | |
Michael Jordon | Athlete - NBA (Chicago Bulls) | Black | Doubtful he fits in an NSX very well... |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Keaton,+Michael| Michael Keaton]] | Actor (movies) | Black | |
[[http://www.nikebiz.com/media/knight_b.html| Phil Knight]] | Co-founder & CEO - [[http://www.nike.com| Nike, Inc.]] | Black | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Louis-Dreyfus,+Julia| Julia Louis-Dreyfus]] | Actress (Seinfeld, SNL, movies), former model | 1996 Red/Blk NSX-T | A black NSX appeared in an episode of Seinfeld in a parody of Pulp Fiction. |
Brandon Lee | Actor- Son of Bruce Lee, Died 1993 | ...loved life...rode motorcycles...drove a little too fast in his Acura NSX...[ http://brandonleemovement.wordpress.com/2011/03/ ] | |
George Lucas | Director (movies) | More than one | Bought the first NSX to hit northern CA, a black one. Paid sticker. |
Barbara Mandrell | Musician (Country Singer) | ||
Marla Maples | Ex-wife of Donald Trump (Investor) | ||
Reba McIntyre | Musician (Country Singer) | ||
Rick Mears | Racer - Indy | ||
Brian Mitchell | Athlete - NFL (Washington Redskins) | Red | |
Joe Montana | Athelete - NFL | ||
Tracy Morrow aka Ice-T |
Musician/Actor (rap/movies) | Black | Convertible conversion. Attended Acura-sponsored owners event in CA. |
Gordon Murray | Technical director McLaren Cars, designer of the McLaren F1 | "To this day, the NSX is still a car that is near and dear to my heart. I put 75,000 km on my NSX over the course of six or seven years." | |
Jack Nicholson | Actor (movies) | Black | |
"Terrible" Terry Norris | Athlete - (Boxer) | Black | |
[[http://www.tarapt.com/tarapt/home.asp| Tara Palmer-Tomkinson]] | Model, socialite | Short term loaner from Honda UK for promotional purposes | |
Scottie Pippen | Athlete - NBA (Chicago Bulls) | Custom | Custom bright metallic purple paint; he has since sold the car |
Victoria Principal | Model, Actress (TV) | Red 1991 | She has since sold the car. In North Carolina in 1999. |
Bobby Rahal | Racer - Indy | Black | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Redford,+Robert| Robert Redford]] | Actor (movies) | Black NSX-T | Used to own a red NSX |
Mary Lou Retton | Athlete - Gymnast (Olympic gold medalist) | White/Black 1992 | SN 000617. Now owned by [[mailto:sjulius@wans.net| Steve Julius]] in Tempe, AZ. Mechanically stock except for RM exhaust. Chassis highly detailed including polished underside and suspension. |
Scott Russell | Racer - 1994 World Superbike Champion | ||
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Sajak,+Pat| Pat Sajak]] | Actor - TV, Movies | Red | |
"Neon" Deion Sanders | Athlete - NFL (Dallas Cowboys) | Two: Both Black | |
Ayrton Senna | Racer - F1 | Two | One of the test drivers during NSX development; deceased. |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Sheen,+Charlie| Charlie Sheen]] | Actor - Movies | Black/Black 1994 | Since sold |
Sammy Smith | Athlete - NFL (Denver Broncos) | Black | |
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?Snipes,+Wesley| Wesley Snipes]] | Actor - Movies | ||
[[http://www.paultracy.com/">Paul Tracy]] | Racer - CART | Comptech modified. Mentioned in [[http://www.overboost.com/story.asp?id=370| this interview]]. | |
Robert Van Winkle aka "[[http://cool.icestorm.com/ice/| Vanilla Ice]]" |
Musician/Actor (rap/movies) | White | '92 or '93. Toured with NSX owner Stanley Kirk Burrell (above) |
Jimmy Vasser | Racer - CART (1996 champion) | ||
[[http://us.imdb.com/Name?White,+Jaleel| Jaleel White]] | Actor - TV (Urkel on Family Matters) | ||
Dominique Wilkins | Athlete - NBA (Atlanta Hawks) | ||
[[http://www.woz.org| Steve Wozniak]] | Co-founder, [[http://www.apple.com">Apple Computer]] | Black, Red, Sebring Silver, White, Kaiser Silver | Apparantly a big fan of the car! He traded the Sebring Silver '91 for a Kaiser Silver '99. The '91 silver is now owned by [[mailto:Otto_Joe@Trimble.COM| Otto Joe]] |
Chuck Yeager | Pilot (Broke sound barrier, etc.) | Red | |
Alex Zanardi | Racer - F1 | Multiple | Received the #1 of 50 of the "[[http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/General/modelinfo/modelinfo.htm| Alex Zanardi Edition]]" NSXs in 1999. |
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