For immediate release

Contact: Brian Grams, director, Volo Auto Museum
(815) 385-3644; (305) 781-0606; brian@volocars.com 

Rolls Royce of Zsa Zsa cop-slap fame
on display at Volo Auto Museum

VOLO — It’s difficult to look back on the dramatic life of Zsa Zsa Gabor without recalling the infamous “slap heard ’round the world.”

 

On June 14, 1989, a Beverly Hills police officer named Paul Kramer pulled the B-movie glamour queen over for driving with an expired registration on her 1979 Rolls Royce Corniche convertible. One thing led to another, and before it was over, Gabor slapped Kramer.

 

She was arrested, and the photo of the voluptuous blonde leaning handcuffed over the hood of the luxury car made its way into newspapers across the globe.

 

Years later, even Zsa Zsa herself was excited to learn that the Volo Auto Museum featured the very Corniche she was driving that day.

 

During a special 25th “slap-versary” exhibit of the then recently rediscovered car at the Chicago area museum in 2014, Gabor shared a couple of photos and links to news stories about it on her official Facebook page, along with a note: “Thank you darling. I shared it.”

 

Gabor died Sunday, Dec. 18. She was 99. Volo Auto Museum Director Brian Grams said he’ll never forget her sense of humor. Her social media posts made it clear she was pleased that her notorious Rolls had earned a place in Hollywood car history — and a fitting display at the Volo Auto Museum, he said.  

The white convertible with its blue leather interior — still titled in Gabor’s name and bearing the same license plates as it had in 1989 — remains a fan favorite at the museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo.

 

Gabor bought the car May 23, 1980, for $109,800.

 

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