Collectors & Aficionados
Business F1 Top 20 Petrolheads: Nick Mason, The Boy Who Chose Well
Nick Mason, the rhythmic heartbeat of Pink Floyd, is more than a rock legend. With a passion for classic cars, his collection, including a $50 million Ferrari 250 GTO, reflects his eclectic taste and enduring legacy.
Nick Mason combined the celebrity of being one of the creators of the band Pink Floyd and the successor of their famous music with owning a collection of cars that represent the epitome of excellence.
Nick is a reserved man, some wrongly describe him as a curmudgeon. He guards his popularity and likes to live life on his own terms. And he certainly does. In his prime, he was the so-called "rhythmic beat" of Pink Floyd. Now that he is 79 years old, however, he has not forgotten that the rhythm that has always accompanied him is also the one that fuels his passion: Racing cars, preferably classic ones. He loves the sound of the pistons running up and down the cylinder block as much as the sound of the woodwinds on his drums.
