Most NBA stars follow the same script when the money starts coming in. Order the newest Lamborghini, wrap it in something loud, park it outside the arena, post the photo. Devin Booker went a different way. The Phoenix Suns guard has spent nearly a decade quietly building a garage full of old American metal, most of it Chevrolet, most of it restored rather than bought new, and almost all of it tied to something personal.
That decision is what makes his collection interesting. Booker has earned north of $200 million in his career, and he could buy whatever rolls off a factory floor in Sant’Agata or Maranello tomorrow. Instead he chased down a 1959 Impala convertible, hunted a Buick Grand National, and kept a 1996 Impala SS because it matched his birth year and reminded him of a car an uncle used to drive.
Below is a full breakdown of what sits in Devin Booker’s garage, what those cars are worth, why he picked them, and what his approach can teach anyone who loves cars but does not have an NBA contract behind them. We will also cover how you can put yourself behind the wheel of the modern half of a collection like this without buying anything at all.
- Devin Booker’s collection is built around vintage American cars, mostly Chevrolet Impalas, Buick Grand Nationals, and K5 Blazers, rather than the modern supercars most of his peers chase.
- His most photographed car is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible in gold, nicknamed “Pretty Penny,” with reported values reaching into the mid six figures.
- He owns multiple examples of the same model on purpose, including several 1996 Impalas and a set of early 1970s Chevy Blazers.
- One of his 1996 Impala SS models reportedly showed only 86 miles on the odometer when he displayed it publicly, making it closer to a preserved artifact than a driver.
- Modern cars do appear in the collection, including a Ferrari 488 Spider and a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, but they are the exception rather than the rule.
- Total collection value estimates have ranged from roughly $550,000 in older reports to around $1.5 million in more recent ones, which reflects how much classic values have climbed.
Why Devin Booker Collects Cars the Way He Does
Grand Rapids, Michigan Left a Mark
Booker grew up in Grand Rapids, and Michigan car culture is not something you shake off. The cars he chases are the cars people actually drove and modified in Midwest neighborhoods through the 1980s and 1990s. Impalas. Caprices. Grand Nationals. Blazers. These are not auction-catalog exotics. They are the cars that show up in family photos.
That context explains a lot about the collection. When Booker talks about his cars, the stories are usually about people, not horsepower figures. The 1996 Impala SS came up because it reminded him of one his uncle drove. His 1969 K5 Blazer carries the nickname “Uncle Larry.” He is essentially rebuilding a memory in the garage, one vehicle at a time.
There is a version of car collecting that is really just receipt collecting. Buy the most expensive thing available, take delivery, move on. Booker’s approach runs opposite to that. Several of his cars would be dismissed as ordinary by someone scanning a price list, and a few of them cost less than a decent used luxury sedan.
What ties them together is intent. Every car in the collection seems to be there for a reason he could explain out loud. That is rarer among high-earning athletes than you might think, and it is a big part of why car media keeps covering his garage years after the story first broke.
Booker has shown up to games, including NBA Finals appearances, driving vintage cars from his own collection. That matters. Plenty of collections sit under covers in climate-controlled storage and never move. Booker drives his, which means they get seen, photographed, and talked about in a way that a locked warehouse never generates.
Devin Booker’s Complete Car Collection
Here is the full rundown of the vehicles publicly connected to Booker, organized by category. Values are best estimates drawn from published reports and market data, and classic car pricing moves constantly, so treat every figure as a range rather than a receipt.
1959 Chevrolet Impala Convertible, “Pretty Penny”
This is the headline car. A 1959 Impala convertible finished in a gold tone, sitting on gold wire wheels, with the batwing rear fenders and cat-eye taillights that make the 1959 model one of the most recognizable American shapes ever built.
Booker has been asked to name his favorite car more than once and usually deflects, comparing it to picking a favorite child. But this is the one he shows off most. Reported values for the car have climbed as high as roughly $259,000, and top-condition 1959 Impala convertibles regularly trade in that neighborhood at major auctions.
The sentimental pick. Booker was born in 1996, and the Impala SS of that era, with its 260-horsepower LT1 V8 borrowed from the Corvette and its blacked-out sinister look, has become a genuine modern classic. He has said it also reminds him of a car his uncle drove.
The detail that made this car go viral: when he showed it publicly, reports noted the odometer read 86 miles. Not 86,000. Eighty-six. That effectively makes it a time capsule. Standard examples trade somewhere between $25,000 and $40,000, but a virtually undriven survivor sits in a category of its own, and the number a serious collector would pay is anyone’s guess.
1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
The first year of the Impala nameplate, and a car that represents late-1950s American design at its most confident. Chrome everywhere, long low body, and a shape that has aged better than almost anything else from the period. Clean convertibles typically land somewhere in the $60,000 to $100,000 range depending on condition and drivetrain.
A big-body full-size Chevy from the era when these cars were enormous, comfortable, and everywhere. The 1971 model is a favorite in lowrider and custom circles, which fits neatly with the rest of Booker’s taste.
Three 1996 Chevrolet Impalas in Different Colors
Yes, three. The 1996 Impala SS came in three factory colors, and Booker reportedly owns one of each. This is a very specific kind of collector behavior. It is not about accumulating cars, it is about completing a set.
The “1957 Chevrolet Impala” Listing
You will see a 1957 Impala listed in some roundups of Booker’s garage. Worth flagging: the Impala nameplate did not exist in 1957. It arrived in 1958 as a top trim of the Bel Air. So the car in question is almost certainly a 1957 Bel Air or a similar full-size Chevy of that year, mislabeled as it got copied from one article to the next. Either way, a 1957 Chevy fits the collection perfectly, and clean examples run from $60,000 well into six figures.
Show Image Squared-off, all black, and quicker than almost anything else on the road in 1987. The Grand National is the sleeper of Booker’s garage.
1987 Buick Grand National GNX
The rarest car in the collection by production numbers. Buick built only 547 GNX units, and the model has become one of the most sought-after American performance cars of the 1980s. The turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 produced 276 horsepower and 360 pound-feet of torque from the factory, which was enough to embarrass Corvettes and Ferraris of the era in a straight line.
GNX values have gone somewhere close to vertical over the last decade. Cars that changed hands for $40,000 not long ago have brought well past $200,000 at auction. This may be the single best financial decision in the entire garage, whether or not that was the point.
1986 Buick Grand National
The standard version. All black, boxy, menacing, and still quick. Booker owning both the regular Grand National and the GNX again shows the completist streak. Most people pick one. He wanted the pair.
1969 Chevrolet K5 Blazer, “Uncle Larry”
Booker has called this one of his favorites, and it carries a name, which tells you everything about how he relates to it. The first-generation K5 Blazer is having a serious market moment right now. Restored examples and restomods routinely clear $100,000, and the clean, square proportions have made them a favorite among collectors who want vintage looks with real usability.
Three 1972 Chevrolet Blazers
Another set. The 1972 model year is the final year of the first-generation K5 body style, which makes it the one most collectors want. Owning three suggests either different configurations, different stages of restoration, or a plan to keep one and build the others.
1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic
Often shown with gold accents and gold rims, this one leans fully into custom culture. The Caprice Classic of this era is a staple of American car customization, and Booker’s example reflects that rather than a factory-correct restoration.
The exception that proves the rule. The 488 Spider carries a 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 661 horsepower, a retractable hardtop, and a zero-to-sixty time in the low three-second range. Used examples generally trade in the $230,000 to $300,000 range depending on mileage and options.
It is a spectacular car by any measure, and it is also the least interesting thing in Booker’s garage, which says a lot about the rest of the collection.
The comfortable one. Every athlete needs a car that handles airport runs, long drives, and being driven in rather than driving. The Maybach S-Class fills that role with rear seats that recline, a cabin that isolates you from the world, and a badge that signals wealth without shouting. Expect a $190,000 to $230,000 window depending on the model year and configuration.
What Is Devin Booker’s Car Collection Actually Worth?
This is where you should be skeptical of any single number you read.
Older estimates from 2023 and 2024 put the collection somewhere around $547,000 to $600,000. More recent reporting from 2026 has pushed the figure toward $1.5 million. Both numbers can be defensible depending on when they were calculated and which cars were counted.
Three things drive the gap. First, Booker has kept adding cars. Second, classic American values, especially for GNX Buicks, first-gen Blazers, and 1996 Impala SS models, have risen sharply since 2020. Third, condition changes everything. A restored 1959 Impala convertible and a project-grade one can differ by more than $200,000, and outside observers rarely know which they are looking at.
The honest answer is that the collection is likely worth somewhere between $1 million and $2 million today, and that it would probably sell for more than that as a curated group with his name attached.
What Booker’s Garage Teaches Regular Car Enthusiasts
Buy the Story, Not the Spec Sheet
The most valuable lesson here has nothing to do with money. Booker’s cars mean something to him, and that is why the collection reads as coherent instead of random. If you are building toward your first special car, the question worth asking is not “what is fastest in this budget” but “what car do I actually think about when I am not thinking about cars.”
Booker has been assembling this garage for years. Nothing about it looks rushed. Good examples of desirable classics take time to find, and the people who wait usually pay less and buy better than the people who need something in the driveway this weekend.
Here is the practical gap for most enthusiasts. Booker can afford to be wrong about a purchase. Most people cannot. Which is why driving a car before you consider owning one is one of the smartest moves available, and why the exotic rental market exists in the first place.
Where Supercars By The Day Fits Into All of This
Show Image The modern side of a collection like Booker’s is rentable, which makes it the cheapest way to find out what you actually want.
You are probably not going to find a 1959 Impala convertible in a rental fleet. But the modern half of Booker’s garage, the Ferrari, the Maybach, the kind of machinery that most people only see in traffic, is genuinely accessible for a day or a weekend.
Drive the Cars That Sit Alongside a Collection Like This
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Use a Rental as a Research Tool
Anyone seriously considering a six-figure car purchase should spend real time in one first. Not a fifteen-minute dealer test drive with a salesperson in the passenger seat, but a full day in traffic, on the highway, parking it, living with it. A weekend rental costs a fraction of one bad ownership decision, and it answers questions a spec sheet never will.
Match the Car to the Moment
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The Booker Principle, Applied
Booker’s whole approach is about picking cars that mean something rather than cars that impress strangers. Apply that when you book. Do not choose the loudest car on the page. Choose the one you have been thinking about since you were fifteen. That is the drive you will remember.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How many cars does Devin Booker own?
Public reporting has documented somewhere around fifteen to twenty vehicles, including multiple examples of the same models. The exact count moves as he adds cars, and not everything he owns has been shown publicly.
2. What is Devin Booker’s favorite car?
He has avoided naming a single favorite, comparing the question to picking a favorite child. That said, the car he features most often is his 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible, “Pretty Penny.”
3. Why is the 1959 Impala called “Pretty Penny”?
The nickname refers to the car’s gold coloring and gold wire wheels, along with the obvious pun about what a restored 1959 convertible costs. Booker has used the name publicly when showing the car.
4. Does Devin Booker own any supercars?
Yes, though fewer than most NBA players. The most notable is a Ferrari 488 Spider. He also owns a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, which is more of a luxury sedan than a performance car.
5. What is the rarest car in Devin Booker’s collection?
The 1987 Buick Grand National GNX. Buick produced only 547 of them, and it is one of the most collectible American performance cars of the 1980s.
6. How much is Devin Booker’s car collection worth?
Estimates have ranged from roughly $550,000 in earlier reports to about $1.5 million in more recent coverage. The wide gap reflects both new additions and rapidly rising classic American car values.
7. Why does Devin Booker prefer vintage cars over new ones?
His collecting reflects the car culture he grew up around in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and several vehicles connect directly to family memories. His 1996 Impala SS, for instance, is both his birth-year car and a nod to one his uncle drove.
8. Can I rent cars similar to the ones Devin Booker owns?
You can rent the modern ones. Fleets like Supercars By The Day in DC, Maryland, and Virginia carry Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes, and Maybach models comparable to the newer vehicles in his garage. Vintage Impalas and Grand Nationals are rarely available through standard rental fleets.
9. Does Devin Booker actually drive his classic cars?
He does. He has arrived at games, including NBA Finals appearances, driving vintage cars from his own collection, which is part of why his garage gets so much attention.
10. What is the deal with the 86-mile Impala SS?
When Booker publicly displayed one of his 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS models, reports indicated the odometer showed only 86 miles. That effectively makes it a factory-preserved example rather than a driver, and it puts the car in a rarefied category among 1990s American collectibles.
Devin Booker’s car collection works because it refuses to follow the template. In a league where garages tend to look interchangeable, his stands out for being specific. Impalas because of where he is from. A Grand National because it is the car that beat everything in 1987. A Blazer named after an uncle. A birth-year Impala SS with 86 miles on it.
The lesson is portable. Whether your budget is $30,000 or $300,000, the cars worth owning are the ones you can explain. And if you want to find out which of those cars genuinely fits you before committing, spending a weekend behind the wheel of one is the cheapest research you will ever do.
If you are anywhere in the DC, Maryland, or Virginia area and there is a car you have been thinking about for years, Supercars By The Day can put you in it. Booking takes minutes, delivery comes to you, and the memory lasts a lot longer than the reservation.
