"Cars have always impressed me. As soon as I could afford good cars, I started buying them," the actor once admitted. Having become famous, the actor bought a 1960 Alpine A108 roadster.
Then came the British roadsters Lotus Elan and Daimler SP250. And Belmondo liked the Aston Martin DB5 so much that he had two such coupes at once – silver and red. In addition, his garage at various times housed the Maserati Ghibli touring coupe, the rare Panther Lima, and even the miniature Mini Cooper.
But of course, the actor liked Ferraris the most. Belmondo had several of them – the Ferrari 250 California roadster, the 250 Tour de France coupe, and the mid-engined Ferrari 246 Dino and 308 GTS. By the way, the Ferrari 250 California is now worth millions, and the actor greatly regretted selling it back then.
Jean-Paul Belmondo loved fast driving, but unlike his colleagues Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, he did not participate in races. Although at one time he tested the Matra 630 sports prototype, and also was friends with famous racers Jo Schlesser, Jacky Ickx, and Louis Chiron (Bugatti Chiron was named in his honor).
The actor constantly attended the Monaco Grand Prix and other competitions and always took his son Paul with him. He became passionate about racing from early childhood, and it became his profession. In 1992-1994, Paul Belmondo even competed in Formula 1, and later founded his own racing team for Le Mans.
Separately, I would like to recall Belmondo's cars from the movies. The brightest and coolest models were chosen for his characters, like the 1955 Ford Thunderbird in the film "Breathless".
By the way, the actor often became a stuntman and performed stunts behind the wheel himself. For example, in the Fiat Uno in the film "Happy Easter" he made a five-meter jump from a springboard. Well, in the film "Out of Law" Belmondo delivered a spectacular chase scene behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang.
