A BURIED FERRARI
G'day folks,
Ever found a Ferari in your front garden?
In February, 1978, a Dino 246 GTS was
discovered by a group of kids digging in the front yard of their home in
Los Angeles. After much speculation and media attention with very few
leads, it was eventually concluded that the car, which had been declared
stolen four years prior by its owners, had been buried there by the
thieves. The-then current residents claimed no part in it and amazingly,
no neighbours had reported seeing anything strange (like someone
burying a Ferrari) back in 1974.
The car was returned to the insurance
company that had covered the owners’ loss several years earlier and it
was put up for private auction. The Dino went to a young mechanic for
$9,000 who managed to fully restored it despite extensive damage (from
being buried underground for several years and from the botched removal
job from its muddy grave). Since then, historical enthusiasts have been
unable to track down the mechanic as he has since moved garage and never
left a forwarding address. Three decades after it was unearthed, the
Ferrari has yet to be listed on any Dino registry. Is it still on the
road? Could the disappearing mechanic have been the one that buried it
in the first place? So much mystery still revolves around the buried
Dino.
Clancy's comment: What next will we find buried?
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