Donald Trump’s Garage: A $1.1 Million Lamborghini, a Gold-Trimmed Cadillac, and Rumors That Refuse to Park

Donald Trump has spent five decades putting his name on buildings, steaks and airplanes. Cars were never going to escape. A Cadillac limousine with gold trim. A Lamborghini with a "Donald Trump" plaque on the door. A Ferrari with "DJT-NYC" on the dash. And, most recently, a red Tesla he bought on the White House lawn and isn't allowed to drive.

The problem with most "Donald Trump car collection" lists is that they copy each other, and some of the cars on them have never been tied to Trump by anything firmer than repetition. So we sorted it into two piles: the cars backed by auction records, titles and news footage, and the ones that are still just rumors.

A 1988 Cadillac Brougham, the platform beneath the Trump Series limousines. Not Trump's car. Photo: nakhon100 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Before Trump Steaks and Trump Vodka, there was the Trump Series Cadillac. The project started around 1986 and was unveiled at the Limousine and Chauffeur Show in Atlantic City in 1988, according to Jalopnik. Cadillac partnered with Dillinger Coach Works to build two versions on the Brougham platform: the Golden Series, with gold-plated trim, and the Executive Series.

Both were rolling 1980s offices, with rosewood interiors, fax machines, TVs with VCRs, paper shredders, writing desks, car phones and liquor dispensers. Cadillac expected to build several hundred a year, and Trump was said to have committed to 50 for his casinos. Only two were finished. One of them now sits in the "Cars of the Rich and Famous" exhibit at the Volo Auto Museum in Illinois, which bought it with about 21,000 miles on it in 2017, GM Authority reported.

A 1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster. Trump's was finished in Blu Le Mans. Photo: andreboeni / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

This is the most valuable car with a confirmed Trump connection. His Diablo VT Roadster was finished in Blu Le Mans, reportedly the only 1997 U.S.-market VT Roadster in that color, and it carries a door plaque reading "Donald Trump 1997 Diablo." Trump owned it until 2002.

In January 2024 it crossed the block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale with 15,431 miles and sold for $1.1 million, per Carscoops. Bidding passed $1 million in about 90 seconds, and the price was roughly double what a comparable Diablo was bringing at the time. (Barrett-Jackson's own history is a story too: the auction house's founders just made the Automotive Hall of Fame.)

A Ferrari F430 coupe in Rosso Corsa, the same color as Trump's 2007 car. Photo: Tyler Brenot / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Trump took delivery of a Rosso Corsa F430 coupe in mid-2007, and the title was issued in his name that July. It has a black and tan interior and a dash plaque reading "DJT-NYC."

Its auction history shows how much his name is worth to collectors, and how much that value has changed. At Auctions America in Fort Lauderdale in April 2017, the car sold for $270,000, at the low end of its $250,000–$350,000 estimate, Motor Authority reported. It returned in early 2025 through Rockstar Car Auctions with 9,395 miles, and American Cars and Racing reported the auctioneer confirmed a $999,999 sale to an anonymous buyer. Similar F430s typically trade for $130,000 to $160,000.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, the same generation as Trump's 2010 car. Photo: Mathious Ier / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Trump's black 2010 Phantom went to Mecum Auctions in January 2021 with 56,700 miles, the Theater Package, a Starlight headliner and electric rear curtains, according to Carscoops. The estimate was $300,000 to $400,000, roughly double what comparable Phantoms were listed for.

The detail that set it apart was in the glovebox: Trump signed the owner's manual with "I loved this car – It is great. All the best!"

President Trump and Elon Musk with Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn, March 11, 2025. Photo: The White House / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

On March 11, 2025, the South Lawn turned into a Tesla showroom. Trump picked out a red Model S, sat behind the wheel with Elon Musk in the passenger seat, and said he'd pay by check. The White House said he paid "at a market rate," NPR reported. There was one catch, and Trump said it himself: "I'm not allowed to drive. And I love to drive cars." The Secret Service doesn't let sitting presidents drive on public roads, so the car was kept at the White House for staff.

Three months later, Trump and Musk had their very public falling-out, and reports said Trump planned to get rid of the car. Instead he told reporters, "I may move the Tesla around a little bit," Newsweek reported. Where it ended up has never been officially confirmed. For more on the other side of that friendship, see Elon Musk's car collection.

President Trump exits the presidential state car during the inaugural parade, January 20, 2017. Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Abigayle Marks / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

The armored Cadillac presidential limousine is the car most often pictured with Trump, and it regularly shows up on lists of "his" cars. It belongs to the government and is operated by the Secret Service, so it shouldn't be counted as part of his collection. He rides in it for the length of his term, then it stays with the office.

A Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with its butterfly doors raised. Photo: Cars en travel / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Nearly every Trump car list includes a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, sometimes dated 2003 and often with a purchase price of about $455,000. It's a believable choice for a New York real estate mogul in the mid-2000s. But unlike the Lamborghini, Ferrari and Phantom, no Trump-owned SLR has surfaced at auction or with a title in his name, and even sites that list it note they can't confirm it with a photo. (If you want the history behind the car itself, read how the SLR McLaren nodded to Mercedes' racing past.)

A 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I. Photo: Charles01 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Profiles of Trump's cars often say a 1956 Silver Cloud was one of his first luxury cars, bought as his real estate career took off, and some claim it appeared on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. It fits the image he was building in the 1970s and '80s. No auction record, registration or dated photograph has been made public, so for now it stays on the rumor list.

The Spirit of Ecstasy on a Rolls-Royce Phantom. Photo: Axion23 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

One of the most-shared Trump car stories says Shaquille O'Neal gave him a $325,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom as a gift for his 2005 wedding to Melania. Shaq did joke about it at the time, telling one paper the car would be "parked in my driveway, whenever he wants to use it." But Snopes found no concrete evidence that O'Neal actually bought the car for Trump, or that Trump ever took it.

The 2011 Indianapolis 500 Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car, the car Trump was supposed to drive. Photo: OctaviaCombi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A Camaro shows up on many Trump car lists, and the story behind it is mostly true, just not the "owned" part. Trump was announced as the driver of the Chevrolet Camaro convertible pace car for the 100th anniversary Indianapolis 500 in 2011. After some fans objected, he withdrew in May, saying he might soon run for president and that driving it would be inappropriate, according to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A.J. Foyt drove it instead. There's no evidence Trump ever owned a Camaro.

A 1988 Cadillac Allanté. Photo: Eric Friedebach / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Given his Cadillac limo deal in the late 1980s, it's plausible Trump had an Allanté, Cadillac's Pininfarina-bodied convertible from the same era. Several roundups say he did, and some put it in the 1990s. Nobody has produced a photo, title or sale record, and none of the lists agree on a year.

You'll see Trump's collection valued at about $2 million in a lot of places. There's no source for it. It doesn't line up with the auction records either: the Lamborghini alone brought $1.1 million, and the Ferrari was reported at nearly $1 million on its second trip across the block. Most of the verified cars have also already been sold.

The verified part of Trump's car history is mostly about selling. His Lamborghini, Ferrari, Phantom and limousine all ended up at auctions or in museums, and they sold for well above market because of his name. The rumored part is mostly about repetition. If a car has no auction record, title or dated photo, treat it as a story until something better turns up. If you had to bid on one, is it the Diablo, the F430 with the DJT-NYC plaque, or the limo with the fax machine?

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