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Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift ‘getaway car’ spotted at wedding with new license plate

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce leave after the Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-17, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce leave after the Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-17, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City tljungblad@kcstar.com
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  • Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift married Friday at Madison Square Garden in front of players.
  • Kelce’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, dubbed the “getaway car,” was spotted at.
  • The Chevelle bore New York plates reading JST&T MRD and showed the couple’s T&T logo.

There’s a real possibility that actors like Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt rubbed elbows with Steve Spagnuolo and Andy Reid on Friday.

Tight end Travis Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift tied the knot Friday at Madison Square Garden in front of a collection of current and former Chiefs players and coaches, and a number of famous celebrities.

The Kelce-Swift romance started quietly, but the couple made their relationship public in Kansas City at a 2023 Chiefs game. Swift’s arrival at Arrowhead Stadium caused quite a stir in the building and around the country. The two didn’t hold hands as they walked out following the game, but one of the most special moments of their love story soon followed.

After the Chiefs thumped the Chicago Bears 41-10, Kelce whisked Swift away in his 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle. The top was down because the game was played in September, and her fans swooned as the sight of the two driving off into the night.

Dubbed the “getaway car,” that moment led to a surge of interest in that particular vehicle.

“Even people who don’t love classic cars are asking about this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS,” automotive journalist Mary Conway wrote for Torque News shortly after that night.

And on a “Sunday Night Football” game a few weeks later, NBC Sports’ Cris Collinsworth talked about it and noted how great it must have been for Swift, who has paparazzi around her constantly, to feel so free and at ease as they drove off with the top down.

That car apparently holds a special place in the hearts of the newlyweds, because it was spotted at Madison Square Garden. And it had a special license plate: JST&T MRD. It was New York plates, and the happy couple loves that T&T logo.

The “getaway car” is such an iconic part of the Kelce-Swift relationship that Harvesters shared a sweet drawing of it to celebrate the couple’s marriage.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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