Destroyed Enzo in Malibu

[techweenie]

Originally posted by Emission
"But federal customs officials testified Friday that the three British banks reported the cars stolen after Eriksson stopped making payments on them. Monthly payments on one Enzo were $8,812."

Wow, that's steep!

Probably $20K/yr for insurance, too. I doubt he got much of a discount for 'owning' two.

[snowman]

Heck, I could buy twenty with his accounting system.

[techweenie]

Latest installment: now with Porsche content!

From a blog:
Good morning. Today's chapter of the ongoing Legend of Stefan Eriksson and the Demolished Million-Dollar Ferrari is no less strange than previous ones.

Seems Eriksson's now busted for rear-ending another motorist in January while driving someone else's Cayenne and then driving away.

Once again, the Mysterious Facts Cloud surrounds this chapter - as it has with earlier chapters involving the shadowy Dietrich and the equally shadowy San Gabriel Valley Transportation Authority ...

The cops won't tell us who did own the Cayenne, merely that they know Eriksson was driving it when he performed the time-honored Los Angeles hit-and-split on a Ford Explorer on Jan. 4 in BevHills. They just give us a knowing wink:

The incident occurred more than a month before Eriksson allegedly crashed a red Enzo at 162 mph on Pacific Coast Highway, slamming into a utility pole and slicing the car in half.

Diamond said Eriksson did not own the Cayenne, but authorities linked it to him. Diamond would not elaborate. A manual for that Porsche model was seized during a recent search of Eriksson's home, court records show.

An initial attempt at a ballad follows @ http://www.lavoice.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1829

[Emission]

This will be a made-for-TV movie soon...

[jeffgrant]

Better yet, make it a video game! Surely he could get a starring role in Grand Theft Auto...

[jluetjen]

Ferrari Crash Sparks Twisted Tale of Crime is on the AP wire again today!

[techweenie]

And, again today.

It was revealed that Ericksson videotaped the speedometer hitting 194 MPH before his crash.

[techweenie]

A friend in the 'bu told me that recently, a husband came home early and found his wife's lover's Viper parked in the driveway, and in a fit of rage, pushed it across the road and over the edge... I haven't been able to corroborate that one yet.

[Emission]

Originally posted by techweenie
And, again today.

It was revealed that Ericksson videotaped the speedometer hitting 194 MPH before his crash.

He gets nuttier with every revelation...

[Jack Olsen]

From the Malibu Times:



"Enzo Ferrari topped 194 mph before crash

Sheriff's officials confirm there is videotape shot from inside the Enzo Ferrari, which recorded the speed at which Stefan Eriksson was driving at almost 200 mph.

By Hans Laetz / Special to The Malibu Times

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies now say former Swedish game company executive Stefan Eriksson was driving 194 mph when his Enzo Ferrari wiped out Feb. 21 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. New computations based on the skid marks were released by Sgt. Philip Brooks from the Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff's Station on Monday.

Brooks also confirmed that a videotape shot from inside the car has been seen by at least one witness, who said the digital speedometer read 199 when the tape suddenly went "all flippy" as the camera malfunctioned during the crash. The tape is believed to be with Trevor Karney, a passenger in the Enzo when it crashed, Brooks said.

The saga of Eriksson and his associate, Carl Freer, a pair of known European playboys, one with a lengthy criminal record, keeps growing as new details about the two men are learned almost daily. Accustomed to the finer things in life, such as driving in the world's hottest cars, schmoozing with beautiful people and owning mansions in the finest parts of London and Beverly Hills, Eriksson and Freer have burned a great deal of cash: more than $350 million in investors' money, which fueled lavish salaries, incredible perks and questionable business dealings. It paid for million-dollar Ferraris, Mercedes and racecars on the LeMans circuit.

The story of how Eriksson met the intersection of Decker Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway, and the aftermath of tales of allegedly stolen exotic racecars and the downfall of a game company that he headed, has fascinated people around the world. The wrecked Ferrari elicited so much awe that one fan actually lit a rosary candle at the crash site with a picture of the Enzo tacked to a cross.

On Monday, Eriksson looked glum and said little when he was shuffled in ankle chains into yet another pretrial hearing in the Criminal Courts Building in downtown Los Angeles. He's allowed no visitors at his isolation cell at the Men's Central Jail, where he's been incarcerated for five weeks now. And he faces 14 years imprisonment if convicted on embezzlement, theft, drug and gun charges. He also faces unspecified federal charges, which might include immigration and security fraud charges.

Tabloids, Los Angeles television news stations and Swedish Public Radio are covering every move in the case. Someone is selling T-shirts with a picture of the crash, captioned "Dietrich?," after the alleged made-up person who Eriksson first blamed for the Enzo crash.

One Swedish reporter calls Eriksson the most-famous Swede since the Swedish Bikini Team. Other Swedish businessmen cringe at the joke, and worry.

"By and large, we had a pretty good reputation as a solid and boring people, but 'Fat Steven' [Eriksson's nickname in Sweden] changed that perception," said Olof Hult, who represents a Swedish electronics firm in L.A.

And details about Eriksson's long rise and fall are bubbling to the surface, in newspapers in Sweden and in the Los Angeles Times. At the center of it all are the two Swedes: Eriksson and his one time partner, Carl Freer. Freer has never been convicted of a crime in Sweden, although police there caught him at age 18 trying to take out a loan against his parent's pension.

According to Swedish newspaper accounts, the two countrymen met in the mid-1990s, when Eriksson had gotten out of prison on racketeering charges and was working as a debt collector.

One of the debts he was assigned to collect was from Freer, who was working along the French and Spanish Riviera coasts, obtaining expensive cars for people. The Swedish newspapers report that Freer was operating close to the law and theLos Angeles Times reports that Freer was convicted in Germany for fraud during that period. He was sentenced to prison for 18 months, the L.A. Times reports, for buying luxury cars with bad checks and delivering them to a dealership in France.

Freer's PR agency told the L.A. Times he stopped payment for the cars, after he suspected they were stolen.

Stockholm reporters Ewa Stenberg and Lasse Wierup, writing for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter, have uncovered the path of Eriksson and Freer, and how the two engineered small-time stock dealings into control of a small electronics firm. The firm was merged into a startup electronic games manufacturer called Gizmondo, which Freer and Eriksson ran and that had a paper value at one time of more than $1 billion.

One British newspaper called Gizmondo the United Kingdom's answer to Nintendo. The company burned cash, but Freer had a plan: he bought a carpet store in Florida, a store that happened to be listed on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market. Using its stock listing as a way to raise cash, they began spending money like mad: Eriksson was set up as a racecar driver for Team Gizmondo, according to the London Mail on Sunday.

While awarding themselves high salaries and perks, Gizmondo directors hired old cronies and girlfriends to lucrative contracts. Investors threw money at the company, which was advertising its high concept: sell cheap game consoles to college students, subsidized by commercials that would be downloaded to the devices every day.

The Gizmondo game device was a nonstarter-no one wanted to buy a technologically buggy game that offered such titles as "Mom, Can I Mow The Lawn?" The company went bankrupt, with more than $300 million in debt.

Eriksson and Freer left for Beverly Hills, and shipped a small fleet of exotic cars to America via Virgin Airways and began a new venture.

Freer has been helping to raise cash for Xero Mobile, another high-tech startup. The business plan? Sell cheap video-capable cellphones to teens, subsidized by commercials that would be downloaded to the devices every day.

Three former Gizmondo executives are now working at Xero Mobile. And although there are no official links visible between Xero Mobile and Eriksson, the company's spokesman, Mika Astrom, said that Freer is an investor.

Freer faces charges here for allegedly using a badge from a phony police agency to illegally buy a gun. His lawyer has threatened to sue anyone who quotes police descriptions of him as a Swedish mobster.

The story of the Enzo has struck a chord. The Malibu Times photos of the crash were the most e-mailed pictures on Yahoo for two weeks, and have appeared all around the world: a car magazine in South Africa, The Irish Times, Geraldo Rivera's TV show, the New York Times, among many other online and print publications, and on TV news stations."

[Jim Garfield]

You couldn't make this stuff up.

[Emission]

"The tape is believed to be with Trevor Karney, a passenger in the Enzo when it crashed."

So there were TWO people in the car?

[kycarguy 935]

Its hard to believe not only 1 guy survived the accident but 2 to survive? Incredible. That video will be for sale before long with all the press its received.

[Emission]

If he can convince people to lend him $350 million so he can spend it... apparently, he can cheat death as well.

[craigster59]

Originally posted by Emission
"The tape is believed to be with Trevor Karney, a passenger in the Enzo when it crashed."

So there were TWO people in the car?

That's why they could never find "Deitrich". Spell his name backwards and you get Yenrak Rovert, a Russian with a French last name. No wonder He was able to escape the Authorities. The plot thickens....

[snowman]

I have a 3 car garage. Nuff room for 3 Enzos. I like to drive fast, I could learn to spend 100's of millions of dollars a day. Please send Enzos to 555 MY home, my home, CA 92666

[sammyg2]

Q&A's from Howard's e-bay auction. I forgot I had these and just came across them. I miss Howard:

Q: If I win the item, do you think that keeping it in the front of my speedos when I'm at the beach will help me meet women?
Feb-23-06
A: You just blinded my mind's eye. Thanks...

Q: Stop this madness! This 'hose' as you call it is a representation of the deity in our sacred religion - 'Hoseman'. To attempt to sell an image of 'Hoseman' is a blaspheme and insult to all our followers. Unless you cancel the auction at once, the wrath that will befall you will make Dutch cartoonists feel safe... 'Hoseman' has spoken. Oh mighty 'Hoseman'. Destroyer of Ferrari, deployer of airbag. We tremble before your tubular presence.
Feb-23-06
A: Let me get back to you. I need to call for backup. Where's Robin Williams when you need him?

Q: I never knew you could sell 'hose' on eBay...Imagine the possibilities...How do you do it?
Feb-23-06
A: You guys hire the same writer?

Q: I imagine that's not the first 'hose' you have picked up on Decker...but is it the first you have tried to then sell?
Feb-23-06
A: 'Hoes'? I'm no pimp, ya know. Thanks for the straight line (again)

Q: I have a 'a2z Racer Gear' jacket. If I win will I be able to tuck this hose between my legs and dance around?
Feb-23-06
A: Not when I'm around..

Q: Is this hose compatible with a MkV GTi? My fast wants me to bid on this hose.
Feb-23-06
A: What's a MkV GTi?

Q: Do you have any idea what kinf of pressure this hose can handle? I would love to put it on my Honda turbo setup. Shoud give me at least 78hp.
Feb-23-06
A: Allergic to rice. I wouldn't use it.

Q: My name Michael Schumacher and I am world champion seven times. I drive real Ferrari. I just want you to know that Mister. And I am richest man in Europe from sports. This year I pound on Fred, kimi and that Pablo boy. Mr. Sanchez say you have good parties in LA. Next time you can invite me? I like American womans.
Feb-23-06
A: (theme from Twilight Zone playing) (fade to black)

Q: I was wondering if I could fit that hose on my motorcycle somewhere. Maybe some of the Ferrari ~energy~ will transfer to it. But then I thought, ~nawww... my bike's faster than any Ferrari anyway and was only 1% of the cost!~. Okay, here's the real question: What color is the inside of the hose?
Feb-23-06
A: Pretty dark in there, but think it's black.

Q: My car is a 1967 Austin Mini Moke and has a robust 34hp engine, I was owndering not if the hose will make it go faster but if the hose will slow it down some more due to weight. How much does the hose weigh in milligrams?
Feb-23-06
A: Wanna sell it or trade it for a hose?

Q: OK smart guy. Pellicano has your photo. He's gonna plaster it all over the Swedish Mafia Chat Board. NOW will you give us the hose?? --Dietrich
Feb-23-06
A: Yes. Saturday.

Q: I have heard that you can make a 944NA into a 951 by replacing the coolant overflow tank cap from a 944NA with one from a 951. Will installing this hose make my 951 into a Ferrari? Will I be shunned like the people who do Chevy conversions?
Feb-23-06
A: 1: No 2: Yes

Q: Does a Gizmondo come with it?I want one. http://biz.yahoo.com/e/060203/tgtl.pk8-k.html
Feb-23-06
A: No, does anyone have one?

Q: My name is Eric Fletcher. As you know, I invented heater hose along with most of the Enzo. I believe I have a patent on that part#. Could you simply give it back to me instead of me having to buy it or sue you? Thanks, Eric Fletcher
Feb-23-06
A: Did you pay Al Gore for inventing the internet so you could write this? I think not!

Q: Greetings- In 1991 I got run down by a lady driving a Porsche 928S4 on PCH (out past Pepperdine, I was riding my bike) It was 10am and she was all goofy on Valium & wine. Do you have any parts from that accident? Perhaps a muffler? Thank you, Injured Tom
Feb-23-06
A: Glad to hear you survived, but no, this was about 10 miles away.

Q: Are you willing to accommodate a PPI on this hose?
Feb-23-06
A: Hose will be on display at the Starbuck's counter, Albertson's market, Westlake Village this Saturday 10-11am (if I am not arrested for removing evidence)

Q: If I add this hose to my 911, will I be viewed as (a) an iconoclatic outlaw like Steve McQueen or (B) just a garden variety R Gruppe pinhead?
Feb-23-06
A: Porsches Rule, Ferraris Drool. But 30/70 weight bias? Get a 914.

Q: Just wanted to say your a genius LOL -Srt10Forum
Feb-23-06
A: You're too kind. And extremely perceptive, may I add.

Q: I always knew you were a hoser. Now I have proof. Get back to work and sell something people can really use, like car insurance.
Feb-23-06
A: Just trying to keep my loss ratio down. And I'm not on the company payroll

Q: What is the diameter of the hose? I'm wondering if I can put it up someones nose. Thanks! Vinny Boberino
Feb-23-06
A: Sorry, I responded to the one with your spelling error. No offense, Gumba?

1. will this fit my colostomy bag? talk about faster excretions.....
From: acox914 (26) Respond above | Delete Feb-23-06

2. Jämmerlich Italiener Entwicklung. Die Autofahrer tat nicht durchfallen beherrschen des Auto , doch , die Auto kann nicht beherrschen die Autofahrer!!!! Ha ha ha!!!!!
From: sixt9coug (77) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

3. Do I smell a snoop dogg remix coming?: 'Rolling down the street, smoking Enzo and sippin' on Jin and Juice'? and if so, is: 'His mind on his hose, and his hose on his mind'? hehe
From: 3asales (234) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

4. Your answers are hilarious. Since I can't come up with a funny question, can you still come up with an answer that'll make us laugh?
From: sme61 (10) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

5. i want to pimp my ride, but i'm not sure you're legitamate- are you pimping these hose on ebay? i want to bid but i'm afraid you'll be locked up after i pay for it and i'll never get to smack the hose.
From: imprezafan03 (24) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

6. Hi. I raced him in my Mclaren!! I need this hose to prove to everyone I Am t3H f4st4r!!!!!!!! Only an SRT-4 is f45TaR than me but I'm still dreaming!!
From: sovietjet (65) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

7. That is one very nice hose, My Subaru WRX has beaten a Ferrari in a race, does that make my hose more desireable than yours?
From: hifiwrx (82) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

8. Can I really see it at starbucks 10 am sat?
From: kris8358 (0) Respond | Delete Feb-23-06

9. I admire you answering all those pathetic questions
From: mjdbmw (26) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

10. Are you aware that Raël can clone you a new Enzo from the DNA of this hose ? He already cloned me a brand new 914 from a beetle window crank !
From: yegoutegou (296) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

11. You have the audacity to ask - How do you roll it? Isn't that one of the Sheriff's questions?
From: racerkoi (614) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

12. You might be able to make more money cutting this piece up into several smaller pieces for a dutch auction.
From: eahyland8401 (18) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

13. In what year did the renowned Abstract-Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock die?
From: allrooooad (10) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

14. i'm a little short of cash right now. new job and what not. is it ok if i continue to bid and if i win, (which i assure you, i intend to do!!) can i pay you in the near or not so near future. this would also include the actual shipping and handling costs, if there are any. do you accept personal checks? it should be good. if it's not, again, i will pay you in the near or not so near future. i promise. i want this part in the worst way!!!
From: rhodyboy2003 (3) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

15. Is this autographed by Enzodude?
From: enriquejcu (31) Respond | Delete Feb-24-06

My dear friend,

I am the bereaved widow of Foday Sankow, the deposed leader of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone. My husband was an avid collector of Ferrari hoses and amassed a great number during his lifetime. I would like to transfer this collection out of the country but the new regime will only allow such items out of the country in even numbered lots, and I possess 749 such hoses. I propose that you send me your hose to complete the lot, and I will transfer 20% of the full collection to you. 70% will remain with me, and the remaining 10% of the hoses will be set aside for all expenses and modalities incurred during this transaction. I trust that you will keep this inquiry in the strictest confidence and look forward to your favorable reply.

[pwd72s]

Good post, Sammy...thanks. Warren isn't the only guy we miss here...

[tchanson]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Q&A's from Howard's e-bay auction. I forgot I had these and just came across them. I miss Howard:

Q: If I add this hose to my 911, will I be viewed as (a) an iconoclatic outlaw like Steve McQueen or (B) just a garden variety R Gruppe pinhead?

A: Porsches Rule, Ferraris Drool. But 30/70 weight bias? Get a 914.

Lord, I miss Howard also....








Tim

[sammyg2]

The story continues:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9848286/
motor trend TV's new series auto-biography.

I must admit I was outraged when the investigative posers claimed the hose story was fake.
I saw it up close and there is no doubt is was a real hose.
They only spent a few seconds on the hose story but they did show a clip of an inter-web page discussing the bay ad.

Also if you watch real close you'll see where a guy puts a torch to a campy gooseneck from a bicycle that is hanging upside down, complete with campy headset.
And they are pretending it is part of a Ferrari being repaired.
Tools.

Auto/Biography (2019– )

The Case of the Split Enzo
44min | Documentary | Episode aired 2 March 2019
Season 1 | Episode 2

The world's most famous Ferrari crash occurred on 21 February 2006 when a 2003 Enzo split in half on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Both occupants emerged unharmed, but the tale quickly morphed into a bizarre crime story.

and if anyone wants to spend 2 bux to watch it on you-tube (as opposed to taping a re-run on motor trend tv),
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHuO6l38aj0