Rod Stewart's vicious yellow Viper is going on display tomorrow ... UNCAGED -- seven years after his gardener allegedly went nuts ... and stole the singer's sports car right out of his Florida garage.



It's all part of a "Celebrity Super Cars" exhibit by the Volo Auto Museum in Chicago -- running from April 8-10 -- and we're told ... it's the first ever public display of the car since it was stolen back in 2004.

According to sources, Volo purchased the 2004 Dodge Viper and kept it locked up in their vault ... until now -- just in time for Rod's Chicago concert with Stevie Nicks on April 9th.

FYI, the gardener got 11 years in prison -- but the stolen Viper was the least of his problems ... dude was also charged with burglary and attempted sexual battery for unrelated offenses.

Pop quiz -- you're face-to-face with former bandmates Rod Stewart and Ron Wood, and they walk in opposite directions ... which rock legend do you follow? You'll NEVER guess the answer.



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Rod Stewart's latest wedding is at the center of a $7,500 lawsuit -- and we're told the biggest gripe is over custom clothes the singer ordered for his nuptials ... but allegedly never paid for.


Designer Karen Mathews filed papers recently in L.A. Small Claims Court -- obtained by TMZ -- claiming Stewart ordered $7,500 worth of custom threads for several events in 2007, including his wedding to model Penny Lancaster ... but never fully covered the damage.

Karen's rep tells TMZ, “The clothes were never payed for in full and [Rod] kept the rest of the clothes without ever returning what hadn’t been payed for" -- adding, Karen hasn't had a problem like this in 30 years ... which "speaks for itself.”

But Stewart's rep claims the singer is a victim of unintelligent design -- telling TMZ, "[Stewart's wedding suit] wasn't produced on time and was ill-fitting and totally unusable.  He had to buy a proper suit at the last minute."

A court date has been set for November.

Two veteran rockers performed overseas on the Fourth of July: Prince (left) played in Denmark, while Rod Stewart (right) took the stage in Germany. 



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If you want Rod Stewart's body and you think he's sexy -- like this seemingly drunk lady last night -- it's probably best not to yell at him, force his car door open and scrape it against the curb!


Gotta love the fans.

The law firm that represented Rod Stewart for more than 20 years is suing the rocker for a whopping $3,309,871.34 for back legal fees.

We're told the fees were not paid for 3 separate matters.

Michael Scott would be proud ... because before anyone else could whip out "The Office" boss' favorite catchphrase to Rod Stewart saying, "Pull it out just a little bit" -- Rod said it himself!

Dropping around $220,000 on a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder is a good idea if you've got the cash. Getting it in powder blue, not so much.

Sixtysomething Rod Stewart clearly wasn't in the know when we asked him about Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.

We should have asked his wife.

There were barely any pappers and not a single eBay autograph hunter around -- but Rod Stewart still snubbed the one fan who ran to her car to get a CD for him to sign. The rejection sucked, but the chick's reaction is priceless.

When you have seven children from five different women you need a big house.

Lucky for Rod Stewart, his 18,700 square foot Beverly Hills estate has 8 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms on 4 acres of land-- enough space for everyone to play nice.

The place is huge, but to put it in perspective, Candy Spelling's new apartment is smaller by about 2,000 square feet. Her APARTMENT!