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Did they ever find that stolen F50?

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari/F80' started by masterflex164, Feb 28, 2008.

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  1. masterflex164

    masterflex164 Formula Junior

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    I remember reading a story about a F50 stolen on a test drive, and it magically vanishing into thin air.

    Has it been located as of now?
     
  2. rollsorferrari?

    rollsorferrari? F1 Veteran

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    as far as i know, they haven't found it yet. check out www.stolenferrari.com the site has info on the theft.
     
  3. mattymouse33

    mattymouse33 F1 Rookie

    Oct 25, 2004
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    I'm sorry but stealing an F50 must have been a blast!

    "The suspect opened the door and began to exit the Ferrari. The salesman also opened his door and exited the F-50 passenger seat. As the salesman came around the vehicle, the suspect reentered the vehicle, slammed and locked the doors and sped off with the auto. "

    It makes one wonder where the hell it is now and if its ever been driven since. Something like that would need to stay tucked away for numerous decades until it could even see light of day and think about getting away with the crime.
     
  4. thepinkumbrella

    thepinkumbrella F1 Veteran

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    Probably in Japan
     
  5. DennisForza

    DennisForza Formula 3

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    Unfortunately there are more than a few nations where this could see the light of day with no repercussions for the new "owner". I am sure that was driven straight into a 20 foot container, strapped down and hoisted onto a ship.
     
  6. lor2435

    lor2435 Formula 3

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  7. mksu19

    mksu19 Formula 3

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    More like South Africa!
     
  8. ddemuro

    ddemuro Formula 3

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    The F50 being discussed is s/n 103494. It has not been recovered. Since we all know the story of that car, here's an interesting story from NNO with some lesser-known background information:

    A guy walks into an authorized Ferrari dealer - dressed to the nines - with his "assistant" in tow. Said dealer has an F50 on the floor and the gentleman is interested in buying. He spends hours with the salesman, going over all sorts of details. Things come to a close, said buyer sends his "assistant" to the bank to get a cashier's check. While waiting, the man says to the salesman that he'd like to test drive the F50. The salesman goes into the back up the GM. "Hey, this guy is going to buy this thing; his assistant is getting a cashier's check right now; he wants to test drive it." GM replies, "No way. No one in the history of Ferrari has ever asked to test drive an F50." The salesman and the GM go back and forth, but the GM isn't having it. Finally, the salesman goes up to the buyer and tells him he can't test drive the car. The buyer, pissed, scratches the whole deal.

    Two weeks later, the buyer, while out for a test drive, stole an F50 from Algar.
     
  9. rmk

    rmk Formula 3

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    Balls of steel right there. ****ing awesome story.
     
  10. Stackhouse

    Stackhouse F1 Rookie
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    My bet is that someone, who wrecked their F-50, swapped their vin and other tags with the stolen car and are tooling around SoBe as we speak!

    if I was the Ins co.. I would be going through the F-50 registry if I wanted to find the car!
     
  11. BlackRivazza

    BlackRivazza Formula Junior

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    Why should he steal an F-50? He had an Enzo ;) :D

    Cheers, Jens
     
  12. masterflex164

    masterflex164 Formula Junior

    Oct 17, 2004
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    Maybe dietrch (sp?) stole it :D?
     
  13. texasmr2

    texasmr2 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    That's funny as hell, great post!!
     
  14. Evan.Fiorentino

    Evan.Fiorentino F1 Rookie

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    WHAT!?!?!?! From Algar?! That is 15 miles from my house! I could have practically heard that thing from my porch ha.
     
  15. b-mak

    b-mak F1 Veteran

    Yes, it's in my garage. My winter beater, in fact. The two most troublesome issues have been fitting the snowboard rack and securing winter tires for an F50 fitment.
     
  16. furious_ferrari

    furious_ferrari F1 Rookie

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    This would be my first guess.

    Interesting story none the less. I wonder if anyone else has stolen a higher dollar vehicle then that.
     
  17. rosso_fanatic

    rosso_fanatic Formula Junior

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    No serious buyers ask to test drive F50s? What's up with that? If I had the means to buy an F50 I'd sure as hell want to drive it a few miles, get a mechanic I was firmiliar with to take a look at it, and then consider buying it. Money might not be an object for some people but noone wants to buy a car that isn't properly sorted unless that's in the deal.
     
  18. ferraridude615

    ferraridude615 F1 Veteran

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    Sounds kinda fishy, if the people at the dealership were fast enough, cops wouldn't exactly have a hard time finding a bright red extremely rare Ferrari that can be heard from a few hundred feet away.
    Plus, if you are the employee wouldn't you take the keys out of the ignition before you exited the car?
     
  19. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ
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    As has already been said, the likeliest scenario is that the thief drove the car straight into a waiting trailer.

    The employee and the "buyer" were on a test drive. According to the story, the employee pulled over so that he and the "buyer" could switch seats and the "buyer" could drive. No need to disengage the ignition when you're just switching seats with someone you assume is going to buy the car. The dealership nor the seller are at fault. The biggest problem with the whole situation is that the car wasn't owned by the dealership; it was on consignment, still owned by the then-current owner.
     
  20. texasmr2

    texasmr2 Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Your contradicting yourself with that statement. I dont care if it's a Ford Pinto or an F50 I would test drive it first and if you dont do a test drive your a fool.
     
  21. bgck13

    bgck13 Formula Junior

    Feb 7, 2007
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    Great story
     
  22. Alex1015

    Alex1015 Formula Junior

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    I was at Algar about 2 month's before the theft. I took pictures of an F50 that was there, I assume now that it was indeed 103494. If anyone is interested in them I can send them on in a PM.

    On a semi-related note, on the website, the car circled on the interstate, is that just an unrelated photo or is that 103494?

    EDIT: Just looked at a few other photos I had from then and it is indeed 103494
     
  23. jorge.rios

    jorge.rios F1 World Champ
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    You can send them to me....

    [email protected]

    And if you want I can put them here...
     
  24. rosso_fanatic

    rosso_fanatic Formula Junior

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    You might have misread that. It said "No serious buyers ask to test drive an F50?"

    It was a question and then I said what I would do.
     
  25. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ
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    I would like to see those pictures as well, if you don't mind: [email protected].
     

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