37 Amazing Vintage Photos of Rock Stars Posing With Their Cool Cars in the Late 1970s

In the 1970s, Creem magazine featured a popular series called Stars Cars, spotlighting rock stars posing with their personal cars—an often humorous, flashy, or revealing glimpse into their offstage lives. It wasn’t just about the vehicles—it was about the attitude, the aesthetic, and sometimes the absurdity.

The photos weren’t overly polished—think rockstars in parking lots or driveways, sometimes with beer in hand, always with swagger. Platform boots, sequins, leather, and aviators juxtaposed with muscle cars, limos, or beat-up jalopies.

With Creem based in Detroit—the heart of American auto culture—the series was both a tribute and a tongue-in-cheek play on celebrity materialism.

Stars Cars was part of what made Creem more than a music mag—it was cultural commentary with a smirk. It connected fans with the human (and sometimes hilariously excessive) sides of their favorite stars.