Nothing comes between a man and his cars, unless that something is potholes outside his multi-million mansion. Sir Rod Stewart, one of the most high-profile celebrity car collectors out there, is thinking of selling his Ferraris because of the state of the roads in his region.
Posting to his social media the other day, the rocker informed his fans that he was thinking of selling his "works of art" because the road to his home was riddled with potholes, which rendered them unusable. Say what you will about Stewart or his passion for Ferraris, but he's not the kind of collector who turns his collectibles into garage queens.
"Because of the potholes on our roads, I may have to find new owners for them," Rod says on his Instagram. "I’ve been driving these iconic Italian cars since the seventies, and I absolutely love and adore them."
He also says that he's grateful to the fans for making this happen for him and expresses regret at what sounds like a certainty at this point. The post is attached to a photo of Rod himself standing in front of five Ferraris, with his most recent one, a LaFerrari he got in 2023 for £5 million ($6.3 million) and for which he built a special Celtic FC-themed garage, taking center stage.
Photo: Instagram / Rod Stewart
Stewart's battle against the potholes in his region is turning out to be a never-ending one.
He's been to war against potholes before, famously putting on a high-vis vest and hardhat and going out with a team of volunteers to pour concrete in the potholes outside his mansion in Harlow, Essex. In a video that immediately went viral, he explained that he simply couldn't drive his Ferrari there anymore but stressed that the issue was bigger than that. People were messing up their cars, and emergency services couldn't get through, he said. All his other attempts to get authorities to fix the issue had fallen on deaf ears.
That was in the spring of 2022, and it marked the start of fresh drama between the rocker and local authorities, who even threatened him they might hold him liable for future accidents if he continued fixing what they wouldn't. Not that Stewart was in any way frightened off.
Then, after months of back and forths, it seemed like Rod Stewart had won. Sources from the local council told the media that they would re-lay the concrete on the road that connected to the star's multi-million mansion. Based on this new post, it doesn't sound like he's won anything, probably because the potholes weren't fixed in the first place.
Or maybe he's just humble bragging and, in the process, trying to attract fresh attention on an issue that's close to his heart.
Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends. Full profile
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