We all know Patrick Peterson the Arizona Cardinals cornerback, but now hes showing off a different side of himself: Patrick Peterson, the car collector.<\/p>\n
My love for cars started when I was about 7 years old, Peterson said in a video for GQ Sports. I had an opportunity to watch my dad and his friend build a 72 Nova. So just seeing the time, the dedication, passion that went into building a car, I was like Man, if Im able to build a car of my choice one day, I want to feel that same excitement and joy that my dads friend felt once the project was done.'<\/p>\n
Peterson bought his first car, a Chevrolet Tahoe, during his rookie season with the Cardinals. In the offseason, the collecting began.<\/p>\n
A 2004 ATV Banshee was the kickoff to his collection. The red four-wheeler is customized with the yardage of all the touchdowns he made in the 2011-12 season.<\/p>\n
Peterson now owns 13 cars worth an estimated $3 million total.<\/p>\n
The latest addition is a 2020 Mercedes AMG GT R Pro which he has nicknamed Mamba after the late Kobe Bryant. The sleek black car features Petersons logo surrounded by snakes.<\/p>\n
The cornerbacks dream car and baby is a 1973 Chevrolet Caprice convertible with a red interior nicknamed Rocky. Hes rebuilt it twice and added a push start, bluetooth radio and air conditioning.<\/p>\n
A few of the other cars in his garage include a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, a 2017 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and a 2018 Rolls Royce Dawn he drives to State Farm Stadium on game days.<\/p>\n
Peterson said as for working on the cars personally, hes painted two of them himself and done a few engine swaps, but thats it.<\/p>\n
As far as getting my hands actually dirty, nah I just sit back and let the pros do what they do, he said with a laugh. They cant come out on the football field and say, Man let me play cornerback.'<\/p>\n
His collection isnt just for admiring. Peterson takes them all out of the road to keep the cars in performing shape.<\/p>\n
All my cars are kind of special, he said. They hold their weight, hold their value and definitely appreciate their value as well.<\/p>\n
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