BMW 320i 1978
Elon Musk owned an old 1978 BMW 320i that only cost about 1,400 USD. However, at that time, BMW had not yet affirmed its position as it is now.
Unfortunately, his first car broke down when he lent it to one of the interns at Elon’s first company.
McLaren F1 1997
The next car model that Elon Musk owned was the McLaren F1 with number 067 and was among the 7 cars imported to the US at that time. The car was considered a gift to himself after a series of great successes in Silicon Valley. At that time, McLaren F1 was also known as “super million dollar” and the price to own this super car was up to 815,000 USD and was called “million dollar super car”. McLaren F1 is his first supercar.
It wasn’t until 2007 that the F1 unfortunately crashed and Musk sold it. McLaren only produced 106 F1s.
Lotus Esprit “Wet Nellie” 1976
To own the Lotus Esprit S1 (modified into the Wet Nelli) in James Bond in the movie The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Elon Musk spent nearly a million USD in 2013 on this underwater diving car. .
The car is derived from the classic Lotus Esprit and can switch to amphibious with just the press of a button.
Audi Q7 2010
The Audi Q7 was chosen by billionaire Elon Musk to add to his car collection. However, this car model did not impress him much when he said that this was a “especially terrible” car. And also, this was the inspiration for him to design the falcon-wing-shaped door equipment on the Tesla Model S later.
BMW M5 2006
With the powerful engine of the BMW M5, the performance of this “monster” inspired Elon Musk to install “Ludicrous Mode” in the Tesla Model S.
Ford Model T 1920
A friend of Elon Musk gave him a classic Ford Model T in 2017, one of the models considered the most influential car of the 20th century.
Elon Musk has named the cars he owns in the same format as the Model T. The car will carry the name ‘model’ and will be followed by a letter or alphabet on the nameplate.
E-Type Jaguar Roadster 1967
Owning a Tesla is the dream of many people. And he owned one of the best classic sports cars, the Jaguar E-type. But the E-Type Jag kept breaking down, making him quite disappointed and considered by Elon Musk to be a “bad girlfriend”.