Gallery: Neil Young Begins a New Career Painting Watercolors of Classic Cars
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Neil Young learned to paint watercolors to go along with his new memoir.
Neil Young021951 Willys Jeepster neil young
__1951 Willys Jeepster__ Young would drive through the Santa Cruz redwood forests in his 1951 Willys Jeepster. He bought it in Santa Ana in 1968 for $750. Despite the “raggedy” convertible top and “funky” gear-shift linkage, Young immediately knew he wanted it.
Neil Young031959 Lincoln Continental Mark V neil young
__1959 Lincoln Continental Mark V__ Young’s love for classic cars and the environment came together with his 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible. In 2008, Young assembled a team to convert the 6,200-pound car to run on electricity and biofuels. 
Neil Young041947 Buick Roadmaster Convertible neil young
__1947 Buick Roadmaster Convertible__ Before moving to Hollywood, Young bought a 1947 Buick Roadmaster Convertible in Toronto for just $75. “Buying it was kind of a dreamer’s move on my part, but if I could find another one today in nice original shape, I would probably still go for it.”
Neil Young051950 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan neil young
__1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan__ While he was recording *American Stars and Bars* with Crazy Horse, Neil Young was driving a 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe. It was “a little rough getting into first gear just as the clutch was released, but it was really very solid aside from that idiosyncrasy.”
Neil Young0622 - 1930 Rolls Royce Shooting Break
__1930 Rolls-Royce Shooting Brake ‘Wembley’__ After finishing a tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Young bought himself to a 1930 Rolls-Royce Shooting Brake. It soon after broke down in Belgium. At the same time, Young writes, his relationship with actress Carrie Snodgrass was breaking down as well.
Neil Young0710 - 1948 Buick Roadmaster Hearse
__1948 Buick Roadmaster Flxible Hearse ‘Mort’__ In the early 60s, before Young became famous in the U.S., he toured the clubs of Winnipeg, Canada with his band The Squires. To get from gig to gig, he used a 1948 Buick Roadmaster hearse, which he named Mort. The car later inspired the hit song “Long May You Run.”
