Herjavec’s rides include a 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari, a Ford GT that Jay Leno helped him acquire, and a Thunderbird once owned by Frank Sinatra: 'I’m the easiest guy in the world to sell a car to.'
The Emmy-nominated TV host and producer continues, “The Yugo was the hot car [back in Yugoslavia] and so my dad says, ‘That Cadillac … [that’s] for rich people.’ And the way he said it and the way he loved cars, that was it for me. I was hooked. I didn’t know what a Cadillac was, I didn’t know what rich people were, but ever since then, I wanted cars.”
Herjavec’s collection includes this multimillion-dollar 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari, of which only about 700 were made.Photographed by Adam Amengual The son, who now has homes in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto, later bought a pearl white Cadillac Sedan DeVille for his father. “Whether you like cars or you don’t like cars, the car meant something to my dad. He was speechless when I gave him the keys,” recalls Herjavec, who married his second wife, professional dancer Kym Johnson, in 2016; the two met when he competed onin 2015 and was paired with her.
“From a very early age, I associated cars with aspiration,” explains Herjavec, who worked briefly as an assistant director in Hollywood before making a fortune in computer security and information technology. “Some people fall in love with cars because of the mechanics or because of the engine. I fell in love with cars for what they stood for and what they meant and for the freedom they represent.
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