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Celebrity Rides EXCLUSIVE: Eric Clapton Drives a 1947 Chevy Woody

It turns out King James isn’t the only superstar driving around Northern Ohio in style: guitar legend Eric Clapton was recently spotted in Lakeside, Ohio, alongside his vintage Chevy Woody.

The man who once sang “I get off on ’57 Chevys” now appears to prefer Chevys made a decade earlier – specifically, this gorgeous 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster. And while a station wagon isn’t the kind of car one would typically associate with the rock and roll lifestyle, it’s easy to see how anyone could fall head-over-heels in love with this retro beauty.

The photos come to us courtesy of Brenda Knipp, who spotted the classic car in Lakeside, a quaint vacation resort in Chautauqua, located on the shores of Lake Erie, about twenty minutes from the city of Sandusky. And no, Knipp is not one of those invasive paparazzos who are all over Ohio (you know the type). She was actually just trying to get some photos of the beautiful Fleetmaster, and was a bit annoyed when its owner kept coming out to load stuff into the car, ruining her shots of the station wagon. Later, someone pointed out to her that the man who was interrupting her photo shoot was none other than three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Clapton.

The car itself was restored by Hot Rod builder Roy Brizio and previously seen back in 2010, when it was showcased at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California. As part of the “Axes and Axles” exhibit which showcased cars and guitars owned by rock and rollers, Clapton’s Chevy Woody was displayed alongside Jeff Beck’s ’32 Highboy Ford Roadster, blues legend Jimmie Vaughan’s ’61 Caddy, and ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons’ famous CadZZilla.

Check out the whole photo gallery below to see more shots of Slowhand’s 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster.