Eddie Griffin wrecks rare $1.5 million Ferrari
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Eddie Griffin wrecks rare $1.5 million Ferrari
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IRWINDALE, California (AP) -- Eddie Griffin crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million into a concrete barrier while practicing at a racetrack Monday, destroying the car but escaping uninjured.
The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, "Redline," when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.
"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one his past films, said after the accident. (Watch Griffin drive into the barrier, destroying the car )
The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."
"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.
The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of "Redline," Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.
Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.
"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."
Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.
Griffin's credits include the comedies "Undercover Brother"; "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and its sequel; "Date Movie"; and "Norbit."
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The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, "Redline," when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.
"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one his past films, said after the accident. (Watch Griffin drive into the barrier, destroying the car )
The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."
"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.
The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of "Redline," Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.
Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.
"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."
Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.
Griffin's credits include the comedies "Undercover Brother"; "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and its sequel; "Date Movie"; and "Norbit."
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Uncle Fester
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Bummer, they just became even more rare.
SUBLOW
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What a rough life.
FluffyFreak
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OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH can we say pay cut for the movie?
thesource161
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i think i teared up a little.
dssur
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survey says: he's still an idiot.
SUBLOW
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THE ACTUAL ENZO HE WRECKED....
dooredZoo
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HAHAH now that's funny shit right there. The value of it went down from 1.5 mill to 15 grand when they donked it out.
Sooo, I wonder if they wanna sell that Enzo, it didn't even get into the wheel, can't be that bad.
Sooo, I wonder if they wanna sell that Enzo, it didn't even get into the wheel, can't be that bad.
mmautoworks
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there was a thread earlier with the video clip from the crash
Uncle Fester
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Originally posted by dooredZoo
HAHAH now that's funny shit right there. The value of it went down from 1.5 mill to 15 grand when they donked it out.
Sooo, I wonder if they wanna sell that Enzo, it didn't even get into the wheel, can't be that bad.
It might not be to bad but remember there are only so many of these, my guess is parts are hard to find. Also for an insurance company to total a $1.5m car damage must be pretty bad. If I remember I thought I saw one wrecked for sale, extremely pricey when a set of wheels goes for around $40K.Sorry to see a ultra exotic die like that.
HAHAH now that's funny shit right there. The value of it went down from 1.5 mill to 15 grand when they donked it out.
Sooo, I wonder if they wanna sell that Enzo, it didn't even get into the wheel, can't be that bad.
It might not be to bad but remember there are only so many of these, my guess is parts are hard to find. Also for an insurance company to total a $1.5m car damage must be pretty bad. If I remember I thought I saw one wrecked for sale, extremely pricey when a set of wheels goes for around $40K.Sorry to see a ultra exotic die like that.