Carroll Shelby also inspected Hamilton’s 1966 Shelby Cobra 427.
Lewis Hamilton has a collection of 15 vehicles that serve double purpose: they are both fun to drive and can be used as investments. He told the United Kingdom’s Sunday Times section that banks are doing little these days. “So many sportsmen, and sportswomen in general, are smarter than most — they have wasted their money.” That is something I am very aware of.”
“I don’t know much about wine. I don’t know much about art. However, I do know a lot about cars and I am very particular about them.
Hamilton’s fleet contains some truly special vehicles. The 1966 Shelby Cobra427 is one of the most remarkable. Hamilton found it for sale, and contacted Carroll Shelby about it. He said that it was the most original and beautiful thing he had ever seen. Hamilton said that Carroll died one month after I purchased it. Hamilton later purchased a 1967 Cobra to drive the ’66.
Hamilton doesn’t like driving every car that he owns. Hamilton calls his 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 “beautiful car but a pile of junk.” The Pagani Zonda doesn’t look great either. The Zonda is a terrible car to drive. Although it is the most beautiful car I have, its handling is the worst. He said that he bought it in manual as he didn’t like Tiptronic.
With the addition of a Mercedes Project One hypercar, F1’s star will soon have a larger fleet. He wants to eventually own a Mercedes-Benz 300SL and a Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SwB, like the one featured in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. These purchases might be possible to finance with the two-year contract with Mercedes.
Hamilton enjoys driving, but only for a few hours at a stretch. “In LA, we have a tow truck as well as a handyman. He told Sunday Times that if I feel like I have reached my excitement level for the day, I’ll call him up and he will collect it from where I am.