Rest in Peace? I Guess Not (Fangio)

sand_man · 08-08-2015, 09:00 AM

SHEEEESH:

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THE body of motor racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio has been exhumed after two men claimed he was their father.

A judge ruled that DNA could be taken from the five-time F1 world champion to settle the claims 20 years after his death.

Two men have brought separate cases claiming Argentine Fangio was their father and seeking a piece of the estate he left to a foundation and museum bearing his name.

The Sun

LakeCleElum · 08-08-2015, 09:39 AM

OMG - Dad died 20 years ago?
In Agrentina?
I'm off to see my attorney right now....

BE911SC · 08-08-2015, 09:43 AM

There's gold in them-thar hills. And cemeteries.

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

herr_oberst · 08-08-2015, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sand_man

SHEEEESH:

The Sun

This is just wrong on so many levels.

sand_man · 08-08-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

This is just wrong on so many levels.

Yeah...sorta where I am too. I don't know the whole back story, if there is one, but wasn't there a less invasive way to handle this?

Steve Carlton · 08-08-2015, 09:06 PM

Seems like there's a difference between being exhumed and removed from the family vault. Not that Fangio would notice either way.

sc_rufctr · 08-08-2015, 09:13 PM

It's about $$$ so I'm not surprised but after all these years how much could his estate be worth anyway?

aigel · aigel's Garage

You have to admit, that "son" looks a lot like the old Fangio. At least there is nothing in his facial features that looks "off" from the alleged old man.

I am always freaked out by these family tombs. What a way to be stored in a wooden box, for centuries. They pull that out 20 years later and it looks brand new on the outside. Yikes!

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sand_man · 08-10-2015, 04:10 AM

Woulda been strange if it were empty!!! Geraldo Rivera shoulda been there for the "unboxing"!

sand_man · 04:30 AM

Pelican brothers and sisters, I apologize for this, but I can't help by be reminded of an old Sam Kinison routine from "Breaking All The Rules". Let's hope poor Fangio's body has constant security while this unfolds:

EDIT: decided to take the embedded link down before the mods chase me outa here! You can search for it on Youtube: Sam Kinison "Breaking All The Rules": Effing the Dead