Maestros and their motor cars (38): Placido’s beamer
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Opera singer-conductor Placido Domingo, left, gets a briefing from Jason Perron , Clean Energy Manager for BMW on the BMW Hydrogen 7 he will test drive or several weeks, in Washington D.C. On Monday, October 1, 2007. As part of BMW’s Pioneer Program designed to build widespread support of hydrogen as a viable alternative to fossil fuels, Domingo will be given the Hydrogen 7, the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan, for everyday use on US roadways. (Jim Sulley/newscast)
In New York, he used to be driven around in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class (the iconic military-inspired boxy SUV). The license plates read “PD KBE,” in a nod to the owner’s identity and his honorary knighthood. As they say: if you know, you know.
In LA in the late 90s early 00s he drove a black SUV — he was alongside me on the road.
2007?
How many millions were wasted on this project, BMW?
A stunt of operatic proportions.
Does that thing have roofie dispenser?