The Many Cars of Joe Biden -- PICTURES

By Ethan Klapper

Updated: September 6, 2011 | 4:03 p.m.
September 6, 2011 | 1:19 p.m.

Vice President Joe Biden is a car aficionado, having owned multiple classics over the course of his lifetime. He speaks to Car and Driver in its October 2011 issue about his love of cars, and how he laments not being allowed to drive due to security concerns. Here's a look at some of the cars that Biden speaks about.

Chrysler 300D
Biden remembers driving a 7,000-mile Chrysler 300D for his senior prom off a car lot his father managed.
— PHOTO: JACK_SNELL/FLICKR

PHOTO: PHOTO: JACK_SNELL/FLICKR

1951 Studebaker
"My dad thought it was nice and calm, but it had that overdrive, and it was fast," Biden recalls.
— PHOTO: DOK1/FLICKR

PHOTO: DOK1/FLICKR

1952 Plymouth Convertible
Biden's next car, which he considers his favorite, was a 1952 Plymouth convertible. His was candy-apple red.
— PHOTO: DONNIKOWSKI/FLICKR

PHOTO: DONNIKOWSKI/FLICKR

1956 Chevy
Biden also had a 1956 Chevy.
— PHOTO: REUBEN YAU/FLICKR

PHOTO: REUBEN YAU/FLICKR

Mercedes 190SL
In college, Biden purchased a Mercedes 190SL with 100,000 miles on it.
— PHOTO: COLLECTOR CAR ADS/FLICKR

PHOTO: COLLECTOR CAR ADS/FLICKR

1967 Corvette
Biden still owns his 1967 Goodwood-green Corvette. It "really gets up and goes," he said.
— PHOTO: DVS1MN/FLICKR

PHOTO: DVS1MN/FLICKR

Cadillac CTS-V
Biden's brother owns this car, and Biden drove it down his 1,700-foot-long driveway—as far as the Secret Service would let him drive it. "That thing could probably beat my Corvette," he said.
— PHOTO: JEFF LEE PHOTO/FLICKR

PHOTO: JEFF LEE PHOTO/FLICKR

Amtrak
But the wheels in which Biden has spent the most time are these. Read Biden's remembrance of Sept. 11, 2011, which starts out, "I was, as usual, taking the train."
— PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

PHOTO: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

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