John Bonham's MASSIVE Exotic Car Collection

The 1970's were the start of the real rock ‘n roll extravagance. There are quite a few stories about the excesses of Led Zeppelin, and in particular, their drummer, John Bonham. Bonham was born in Redditch England on May 31st, 1948, and started playing drums at age 5. He would go on to become one of the world’s most celebrated drummers, and would also go on to have one of the most unique car collections in rock history. While all members of the band had impressive car collections in their own right, usually the focus on Led Zeppelin and cars is riveted on Bonzo. Today, we're diving into the car collection of the legendary drummer, John Bonham. Let's begin.
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[@debbie9180]

I was lucky enough to be in a club called Mother Blues in Dallas Texas one night, when Robert and John came in. John started playing drums with the band and I remember one thing about the sound of that band improved 100% immediately. Robert was there to pick up groupies and he walked right into me as I stood right in his way…..Never forget that night.

[@surfshack2]

I one time owned a 1974 Dodge Challenger with a 318 Mopar. And I listened to Zeppelin on the radio.

[@NealR2000]

Bonzo had his license suspended, which caused him a problem of not being able to drive to his nearby pub. His solution was to buy more land, which enabled him to drive over his fields to the pub.

[@metalman4141]

That pub is my local

[@Hoaxer51]

Oh, He drank?

[@FYMASMD]

Pretty pathetic really. Not very funny seeing how drinking killed him.

[@alfredjarry503]

😆

[@philipetheridge3551]

Fun fact. In the republican dystopia of "Free" Florida, they can charge you with DUI on your own property.

[@kevincostello3856]

John Bonham is and always will be the : Hammer of the Gods" No drummer compares

[@MilosBrajkovic-rc3ik]

Ginger Baker...

[@drk321]

You can actually compare anything. As an example you can compare the space shuttle with a banana. both are elongated. Both are solid materials. Both are created on Earth. As for drummers, Bonzo is right up there. He can be compared to Jimmy Chamberlain, Dave Grhol, Steven Perkins, Charlie Watts, even Ringo. Neil Peart was too technical. But Bonham was one of a kind. An absolute monster on the skins.

[@michaelroberts6299]

@@drk321someone always has to be the best, it was phill rudds turn yesterday, somt5hing i was watching

[@kencrisp2588]

Neil Peret RUSH

[@peterbellwood5412]

@@kencrisp2588 Neil Peart RUSH

[@risinbison1106]

Neil Peart also was a big car collector. Drummers love their cars.

[@jeffyoder8105]

I'm thinking that Bonhnom's collection is one 1⃣ of the best of all Rock and Roll musicians

[@chrispix61]

In a weird kind of way, playing drums is kind of like driving a car, especially if you sit down behind someone else's drum kit

[@JasonLumbatis]

@@jeffyoder8105 Jeff Beck was a car nut too and did all his own mechanical work on them. You can see it here on KZbin. Search for music and cars with Jeff Beck, it’s from Barry Meguiars Car Crazy ✌🏻❤️🎶

[@DallasGunther]

And he's a better drummer in a better band.

[@GarthWatkins-th3jt]

Happened to watch this on May 31, 2024.....John's birthday. 🍺🍻 Cheers to you John!

[@JamesFrost74659]

I'm American, class of 77. This is the first time I have ever seen a six wheeled Jeep.

[@Chiefonenut]

Yep

[@craigford4641]

1 of the Greatest Drummers to EVER play ! Nice Car collection ! ❤

[@juliuskovacs5116]

That opening riff.....wow

[@randallbates9020]

Man I cried the day Bonzo died.... I was in highschool waiting to see the In through the outdoor tour, i still feel sucker punched at so great a loss. Honestly the most Hard Rock car in that collection would be the 427 4speed Shelby, a lot of people think they have driven a bad ass car.... LMBO.... 0 to 100mph back to 0 in 12 seconds.... Friggin top that!

[@kencrisp2588]

Dodge HELLCAT !

[@chrispix61]

Me too, bro. I literally did, my mom called me, I woke up and she told me that he had died. She knew how much I respected him and he was the reason I had started playing the drums I was working night shift at the time, and tickets were going on sale for the show in Atlanta the next Thursday.

[@kencrisp2588]

My stock 64 GTO 0 to 60 4.2 seconds, .............That was easy !!!!!!!

[@robertmartinez4174]

when I was around 13 years old I ran into John Bonham at the beach and spoke to him for a couple of minutes.

[@facmptr]

what did he say?

[@robertmartinez4174]

@@facmptr I asked him if he liked the water and he replied "yes, I've been". in a thick British accent.

[@robertmartinez4174]

@@facmptr he also said something else but because of the ocean's roar and the accent, I couldn't really tell what he was saying.

[@robertmartinez4174]

@@facmptr this beach is in southern California in the early 1970's

[@robertwheatley2471]

Bonham's favorite car was a '72 AMC Gremlin and he apparently had several. He was such a fan of AMC that when the AMC Pacer was introduced in 1975 he bought a few of those also. Bonham was a beast in those 2 rides.

[@user-xu5by7hq4d]

Beautiful machine, now that is a real car 😎

[@TheTracemann]

The worlds best drummer from the worlds best band!

[@temelerdinch528]

Legend of a drummer

[@zigman8550]

Richard Carpenter, one half of the "pop" duo the Carpenters with his sister Karen also owned a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB Daytona Spyder. It's pictured on their "Now & Then" album cover with Richard driving and Karen in the passenger seat in front of their parents home in Downey, California. He still owns it along with several other American made muscle cars in his collection at his Yesterday Once More wearhouse/car museum in Newbury Park, California.

[@FYMASMD]

He blew it. Simple. Dying the way he did is just stupid.

[@jamesjoseph6568]

I hope a different salesman got the commission when he bought that Rolls.

[@boataxe4605]

They didn’t mention that after he bought the Rolls he intentionally drove it through the showroom window and said “Now have it re sprayed”.

[@BlowmeRoger]

Nick Mason - 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO...Most expensive car in the world almost

[@jamesogden7457]

Patelvis - 1961 Indian rickshaw

[@sethfriedman2462]

Love the puns !" BRAVO !

[@johna1160]

I know of at least one other Bonzo car, the one shown several times throughout this video but never mentioned - a Mercedes Benz cabriolet. 0:51 He's not getting his hair blown about in 600 Pullman.

[@sdingeswho]

Didn’t know about the apparent connection between Rock drummers and Jensens 😮! In Bonham’s case, it makes sense because he grew up so near the factory (I always liked the Interceptor IIIs 🙂). Did JB also own one of the “factory” right hand drive Daytona Spyders? The GTB pictured is beautiful, and a near ringer for Ruchard Carpenter’s (Bonham’s has the plexi front end, which wasn’t legal in the States because the headlights weren’t far enough off the ground ), but “The Magnificent Seven” are all GTSs (Spyder / convertible). I think all seven still exist - Nick Mason may have one of them.

[@NickAsh-jl5nq]

I have read that he never had a Driving License,,but still did drive,unlike Charlie Watts,who had the cars to admire and listen to ,and no driving licence neither.

[@TH-xd4np]

Charlie had suits made to match the cars

[@nickb5391]

In the 80's I always remember a guy that bought his Sunbeam Alpine after he'd died, not sure if it still exists?

[@haroldbirge6881]

🏆John Bonham🏆 the king of drums my childhood and⚡Led Zeppelin⚡ 🍀sex drugs rock & roll 😎✌️

[@davidharrison7332]

So what happened to all these vehicles? Did his son Jason end up with them? Hell he was a little guy when his Father passed away.

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

He owned a front engine dragster that was also in the song remains the same

[@takiniteasy2337]

Legend!!!!

[@noelstaar]

You didn't mention his 1975 Austin Princess. So Rock 'N' Roll!!

[@ColinBudden-jj2vz]

I own the T-bucket in the thumbnail pic. The picture makes it look grey but it was metalflake purple.

[@FusionKidd]

That’s awesome man. I’d love to feature a video of it on the channel, if you’ve got some walk-around and driving footage.

[@ColinBudden-jj2vz]

@@FusionKidd its currently a bare body and chassis as im doing a full restoration.

[@davidcarpenter5274]

Just found your channel ,,, I love the Content ... And Accurate car sounds for each model ... The beat of an engine and a drummer ,,, really gets me plugged in ... Love your work ,,, thanks ...

[@sean92591]

Anyone recall the story of how he bought the 75 firebird in L.A. ? Something like he saw it on sunset and told the owner I gotta have it so sell me that right now or something along those lines.

[@midnightspecial2990]

I recall he also had a nitro powered drag car that we saw in the film, but I guess that's not a real road car.

[@rctopfueler2841]

Damn i still miss him. Rock n roll changed to what is and what should never be

[@drk321]

Right? Over the hills and far away as far as I am concerned.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@@drk321Lot of Good Times & Bad Times

[@BoltRM]

Grace Slick, barefoot & wearing hippie clothes, bought a Ferrari the same way. After a salesman insulted her, she asked "how much?" and pulled out a wad of cash. She said his eyes bugged out. 👀

[@kevinhamblin951]

Panama Red 😊

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

His favourite car was his Robin Reliant.

[@Imintune...]

Nick Mason of pf also large expensive car collection

[@andyderby150]

Wow he must have been rolling in the $ to take care of his family and home and still buy and sell cars like that.

[@nigelprettyc3]

They were the biggest band in the world

[@jfoust7945]

Had an estimated max of 20 million in 1980 before he passed and in the fugazi of money that's worth 75 million today.

[@alexwilliams4264]

Do you have any idea who he was?

[@FrostedSeagull]

​@jfoust7945 I actually heard Bonhams estate was worth £10 million ( English pounds) in late 1980 which was closer to $US33 million ! ! !

[@kencrisp2588]

" LED ZEP ! "

[@vincentrobinson9325]

Bonzo lives 🤘🏻😁👉🏻#☝🏻

[@IHZ3185]

I saw RP in a white Rolls Royce in the New Forest in 1979, registration LED 28.

[@kevinhamblin951]

Seen Led Zeppelin at Winterland 1970 San Francisco they were just like a record playing…. Great ! Their was an extra person not advertised…. It looked like an engineer behind a recording console just off stage …. Behind a black curtain ….. like the Wizard of Oz 😊 Winterland was great we sat in the balcony …..if you were on the floor you were either standing or sitting on the hard floor .

[@boataxe4605]

That’s strange,because they never played the songs exactly like the records. In fact they couldn’t,due to the number of guitar overdubs that are on the records,Page had to rearrange the songs in a way that allowed him to play them live with only one guitar.

[@guestguest3715]

There’s something special about a T bucket hot rod.

[@waitaminute-vw9hf]

That's where the term hot rod came from. The Ford Model T. I used to draw pictures of hot rods in grade school. The coolest, most beautiful cars back in the day. The old rat rods were my favorite. The mix of parts and pieces to make a car were only limited by your imagination and wallet lol.

[@kencrisp2588]

yeah they are USELESS

[@louislepage5111]

You should do a segment on Jeff Becks Street Rods 😊

[@paulschofield1531]

I was going to mention Jeff Beck. Heard a 3 hour interview with him from the 1970s-80s. All about Ford t bucket and 32....

[@louislepage5111]

@@paulschofield1531 He has a replica of John Milners 32 Ford from American Graffiti 😁

[@kencrisp2588]

Jeff Beck worked on his cars , a certified " Gear Head "

[@DavidkSeger-sn6nf]

His collection is that of someone that was intoxicated and compulsive

[@mikethomas5797]

YA THINK?

[@FYMASMD]

@@mikethomas5797it’s obvious except to mentally challenged people. Ya think!!! No. Ya don’t.🙄👎

[@harbonip]

What about his top fuel dragster ?

[@billmoran3219]

I know what other cars he owned, the ones I didn’t or couldn’t possess!

[@rustygoldfanatic8830]

Great drummer, horrible violent drunk.

[@devildart]

I would like to see a video of where the cars are now.

[@billmoran3219]

Was that TA the car the band wrote Trampled Under Foot about. Heard one of them tell a story that the song came about after John bought that car in LA and he was telling his mates about the salesman and his purchase of the TA . Don’t know if there is any truth to this, but it makes sense as the song is comparing a car with make love to a woman.

[@311superfly]

Chevy 350 detailed vs 440 chrysler with a/c .yeah dude.

[@JoeBilello1969]

Well hopefully he really enjoyed himself before his very untimely and incredibly unfortunate passing😢

[@alangb2086]

I wonder where his Daytona ended up?

[@kencrisp2588]

In his sons collection , ha ha ha I would think

[@alangb2086]

@@kencrisp2588 Yes of course, Jason surely inherited everything.

[@Gratefulman1965]

Anybody know if John’s cars were handed down to Jason? I hope so.

[@user-uf5bg5vg9m]

Just curious, did the chevy T-bucket have an aluminum block V8?

[@ColinBudden-jj2vz]

It had and still has cast iron block.

[@sethfriedman2462]

Shouldn't the background music be Led Zeppelin ?

[@stephencurry8552]

Whoa, did this guy come back to life? If not, then who in the heck cars what the drunkard had once collected.

[@richardwayne3655]

Spyder means convertible

[@rocketpocket99]

There is one other one Keith Moon

[@311superfly]

Chrysler power.

[@stenmark2235]

Volvo personvagnar.

[@stenmark2235]

Han älskade volvobilar 🔥

[@jimthomas1989]

When he wasn't pounding the drums with hammers and he was great at it ! , he was nothing but a drunk and he drank himself to death !

[@kencrisp2588]

why???????????

[@rayisland23]

A Chevy powered Ford T Bucket?

[@hansosl]

Sure true 70s

[@UrMomsChauffer]

The Chevy small block is the engine of choice for most hot rods.

[@stigmata454]

That was an extremely popular conversion. There was a lot more go-fast parts available for chev engines back in the day & they were very reliable when you hot rod them.

[@JasonLumbatis]

How’s come them Chevy boys don’t bring their rear ends along with them???🤣🤣🤣

[@boataxe4605]

@@JasonLumbatisBecause to them it wasn’t Ford vs Chevy,it was about using the best parts. Chevy had the best engine and Ford had the best rear ends.

[@311superfly]

Driving rear axle in 4 wheel rear means drive shaft goes between centre wheels i guess.

[@boataxe4605]

Only the front two wheels are powered.

[@boataxe4605]

Only the two forward rear wheels are powered.

[@williamjones9985]

If the drummer who played at Woodstock with Santana had a drum off with Bonham i would say Neil and Bonham would not even come close not even close one more time Not Even Close got it good pound for pound remember this and listen and. Compare

[@FYMASMD]

Michael Shrieve. And he’s still alive.

[@DrRock2009]

What about the Maseratis…? 🤷‍♂️

[@kencrisp2588]

Stay Away

[@311superfly]

600 is 383 lol.

[@user-is3bp6ii4n]

Everyone's gonna think im crazy but ive never cared for the Cobra very much, for me personally id rather have a Fastback like a Boss or MACH 1 or Shelby! I know, i know Shelby created the Cobra! It just doesnt do it for me! Not like a Fastback!🙆‍♂️😎👍

[@IIIElijah]

Car thief for Don Arden Mafia.

[@neilbobbett]

I love the way Americans think Shelby designed the cobra.

[@kevinmcmillin3037]

Love how some British folk think the AC would have been just another come and forgotten British car? Carrol Shelby ‘s engineering and Ford engine’s made the CORBA

[@will7its]

And the 215 Buick V8 thats in all the Rovers......

[@petercraig806]

@@kevinmcmillin3037 and the COBRA :)

[@EricArcher-tc2uh]

Everyone that knows anything about cobras knows that it started off as an AC Ace, but Carroll Shelby heavily modified that car in every single way. You can tell they're related, but the Ace is a weak little brother.

[@neilbobbett]

@@EricArcher-tc2uh ac did all the engineering work….. that’s a fact, just like Americans won World War Two

[@lightningrt434]

Why read out American words in an English accent?

[@laddlll]

stinky cars overall

[@johnfloyd838]

I guess that Bongo doesn't have any cutlasses?😞, that will always be my favorite machine.❤😎👍

[@carlfisher3924]

'68 442, was mine

@@carlfisher3924 That last Ferrari was given to him by his manager to do the '80 tour - very sad.

[@drk321]

Honestly bad choices in cars with the exception of the cobra (myholyfuckingGod) and the last few Jags and Ferrari's. Guy with a bunch of money and mediocre taste in cars....and one of the top 5 rock drummers in history.

[@7000fps]

Yea, I guess when you raise your sad sorry talents to his level of achievement, YOU can have such bad taste.

[@drk321]

@@7000fps Ooooh. I guess I touched a nerve. Sorry Karen.

[@kencrisp2588]

I agree some of those buckets and others are average rides, give me his funds Ill put a car collection for you !

[@philliplewis-pm1ln]

guy was a perve

[@roknrolbilly]

[@BUY_YT_VIEWS_m060]

The level of professionalism in your videos is impressive. You have a polished and well-produced content.