I found a stolen Ferrari F40 in Japan

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Mark from The Ticket Clinic (vinwiki.com/r/tc) wanted to find the perfect Ferrari F40. He found a deal that was a little strange on a car in Japan and was shocked to learn that the car was stolen!
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@masterdisaster79
@masterdisaster79 3 роки тому
"My wife, who is significantly younger than me." He just wanted to flex
@bapekix5500
@bapekix5500 3 роки тому
Lol facts
@oOWN3Do
@oOWN3Do 3 роки тому
ill approve the flex.
@somenygaard
@somenygaard 3 роки тому
@@oOWN3Do approved and encourage all future flexing
@samsonian
@samsonian 3 роки тому
@@somenygaard looking at the photos it’s also obv homedude works on keeping from looking decrepit. Gets harder and harder every year, if you can pull it off why not? The right women of a certain age are like radioactive decay to OldMan mental and emotional funk.
@somenygaard
@somenygaard 3 роки тому
@@samsonian I’m guilty of the same crime but not as many years as this one looks. My wife is 13 years younger than me.
@stevegallagher687
@stevegallagher687 3 роки тому
World's most worthless car? The one you can own but never drive.
@neonblack6010
@neonblack6010 3 роки тому
Like owning a house you can't go in.
@matthewtownsend4804
@matthewtownsend4804 3 роки тому
If you aren’t able to hide it in plain sight, it really is just a waist of space
@Barely2JZ
@Barely2JZ 3 роки тому
@@neonblack6010 divorce sucks?
@martinmayday2226
@martinmayday2226 3 роки тому
Like having a girlfriend an dont have sex with her to save her up for the next guy....
@LycanWitch
@LycanWitch 3 роки тому
Unlike the stolen F40, the one you can drive but never own.
@honestdad8944
@honestdad8944 3 роки тому
“I have an F-40. I can look at it, I can touch it, but I can’t drive it.” I strongly feel this also applies to his significantly younger wife as well.
@brettadams6734
@brettadams6734 Рік тому
He seems to enjoy it
@miksceihners50
@miksceihners50 Рік тому
Driving a wife does sound rather difficult, so you might be right
@corba9527
@corba9527 8 місяців тому
When you're like me, driving women is quite easy. Driving them insane 😂
@coltoncleveringa8004
@coltoncleveringa8004 3 роки тому
I’ll never understand buying a car to not drive. If I’m buying a car I’m gonna drive it!
@victorvictor8587
@victorvictor8587 3 роки тому
They're collectors and exotic cars depreciate fast .
@NovejSpeed3
@NovejSpeed3 3 роки тому
Agreed I would drive the shit out of an F40...... but only late at night when nobody else is on the road to smack it 😁
@Steven-qm2nh
@Steven-qm2nh 3 роки тому
It’s like marrying someone and not sleeping with them so that the next husband or wife could enjoy it.
@Ohlookagamer
@Ohlookagamer 3 роки тому
That’s because he buys cars differently than you. You buy them to get to work to make money. He buys them to make money for him.
@raccoonwithaphone557
@raccoonwithaphone557 3 роки тому
This car is very different😂😂
@richardwintle1020
@richardwintle1020 3 роки тому
Found a stolen F40, didn't reunite it with the owner. Bought another F40 for a good price, don't drive it. Sigh.
@AdultsAreTalking
@AdultsAreTalking 3 роки тому
Lmao right??
@jonathanporter5223
@jonathanporter5223 3 роки тому
My thoughts exactly. A very anti-climactic story with a lame ending.
@xxCD7xx
@xxCD7xx 3 роки тому
How much money do you need to just buy cars that you can only look at? Houndreds or thousands to drive it? What? Who cares - just drive your car.
@georgiapatriot4575
@georgiapatriot4575 3 роки тому
Yeah, I knew I should have just watched the Adventures with Purpose video...
@gavin4ford
@gavin4ford 3 роки тому
No happy ending to this video. The guy sounds kinda cool tho.
@ilikmlow6900
@ilikmlow6900 3 роки тому
Hes not a car guy, hes one of those car investor types .....
@TheUFCaficionado
@TheUFCaficionado 3 роки тому
Thats the exact vibe he gives off. Everyone’s BS meters are going off here...
@johnnywood8082
@johnnywood8082 3 роки тому
He did say he’s a “collector”
@---cr8nw
@---cr8nw 3 роки тому
@@johnnywood8082, so what? You can collect things and still use them. I collect guns. I've shot all of mine, with the exception of a couple of parts guns and one that I can't get ammo for (it's a .32 rimfire).
@johnnywood8082
@johnnywood8082 3 роки тому
@@---cr8nw 😂😂 I was simply making a statement in relation to what the other two guys said about him not being a car guy just doing it for investment. Meaning he never claimed to be a “car guy”. He could do whatever he wants with his money he could buy it and light it on fire for all I care. his money to do whatever he wants with.
@---cr8nw
@---cr8nw 3 роки тому
@@johnnywood8082, they didn't say anything at all about him being a collector. They said he's an investor. That has a whole different meaning than collector.
@NoTraceOfSense
@NoTraceOfSense 3 роки тому
“Not a lot of people are willing to go all the way to Japan to look at a car.” I’d be willing to go all the way to Japan for any reason, even if it’s no reason at all.
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
LOL right? I imported a Daewoo Matiz from Korea, and my wife is only a year younger than me :D
@joshspades9031
@joshspades9031 3 роки тому
Half japanese 110% am willing to go back for family, own an RHD car and live there,
@94flow93
@94flow93 2 роки тому
Cringe.
@NoTraceOfSense
@NoTraceOfSense 2 роки тому
@@94flow93 You speak of yourself. Not me.
@94flow93
@94flow93 2 роки тому
@@NoTraceOfSense 🤓🤓🤓
@bobmcl2406
@bobmcl2406 3 роки тому
"I have a Ferrari F40, but I won't drive it". Were sadder words ever spoken?
@pwrightisright8611
@pwrightisright8611 3 роки тому
Imagine having the balls to post a stolen million dollar Ferrari for sale on a global classified site
@ashishpatel350
@ashishpatel350 3 роки тому
Doubt they knew it was stolen
@Antonio-pe8gf
@Antonio-pe8gf 3 роки тому
@@ashishpatel350 they wouldn't let it leave the warehouse does that make you think they dont know its stolen?
@scamdemicusmaximus5109
@scamdemicusmaximus5109 3 роки тому
The Yakuza dgaf.
@yannjules
@yannjules 3 роки тому
It's actually more common than you think !
@KriegerDelfin24
@KriegerDelfin24 3 роки тому
the dealer was sus
@Chris_the_Dickens
@Chris_the_Dickens 3 роки тому
Not driving a car like that is like not making love to your partner, for fear that they'll be less desirable in future relationships.
@samoksner
@samoksner 3 роки тому
Exactly, like just buy a scale model car if you just want to stare at it, makes no sense.
@shaantoor8509
@shaantoor8509 3 роки тому
Not driving a car like that is like not making love to your partner, for fear that they'll be less desirable in future relationships.
@MrInternFTL
@MrInternFTL 3 роки тому
Not really I personally would drive the hell out of it but trust and believe I understand why you wouldn’t put miles on a car like that
@WhiteDwarfVR4
@WhiteDwarfVR4 3 роки тому
Best analogy for this situation I've ever heard. 👍👍
@olivierlalancette3123
@olivierlalancette3123 3 роки тому
I mean do you sell you partner after 10-20 years for big profit? Thats why people buy and dont drive them. Its just an investment for some rich guy.
@merlz89
@merlz89 3 роки тому
I actually felt sad when he said he wanted to drive it but couldn't. To me, you see the car as more of an investment than something you really wanted. Because if you did, you'd drive it, and not worry about the km's.
@booploop2441
@booploop2441 3 роки тому
She’s not in it for the money.
@mo-hammadabunaser1367
@mo-hammadabunaser1367 3 роки тому
Calls Italian Police department "I found a stolen Ferrari" Italian Police: "And?! Get outta here it's our lunch break"
@somenygaard
@somenygaard 3 роки тому
As someone who had two cars stolen in Italy, 74 Fiat 500 and BMW 745, I can attest to this. Nothing gets done from 12-2 which actually means an hour or so before and after those times. It took me over an hour every month to deposit the rent into my landlords bank account.
@mo-hammadabunaser1367
@mo-hammadabunaser1367 3 роки тому
@@somenygaard did you get your cars back? What happened after?
@somenygaard
@somenygaard 3 роки тому
@@mo-hammadabunaser1367 nope never saw them again. I didn’t speak Italian and I believe they were stolen by tow companies who , imo, targeted people who they knew would have a hard time tracking them down.
@MauroNigro
@MauroNigro 3 роки тому
guys i'm sorry for your experience.but unless you are talking about 1992 it isn't that way.
@theanomalous1401
@theanomalous1401 3 роки тому
Hmmm, I wonder how you say, "Whadda you want, a medal?" in Italian?
@CasperBritto
@CasperBritto 3 роки тому
You cant take your money with you when you kick the bucket. Drive it.
@thegamingworld99
@thegamingworld99 3 роки тому
Man i love u for saying that. Everything is worthless when ur gone
@goofyleo3869
@goofyleo3869 3 роки тому
His wife and pool-boy will enjoy it when he's worm food. 😂
@livelucky777
@livelucky777 3 роки тому
Damn you said it right ! he is the Y2K SCROOGE lmao !!! I feel sorry for this sort of people ! never enjoy their life !
@weirdbeardgarage
@weirdbeardgarage 3 роки тому
My childhood friend had so ridiculously expensive couches at their home that nobody was allowed to sit on them, not even adults. Kinda perfect analogy for a car you can't drive.
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
@@weirdbeardgarage Why don't they just wrap them in plastic like the Portuguese?
@regane.bartko7247
@regane.bartko7247 3 роки тому
The moral of the story: always listen to your hot, young wife.
@mentals555
@mentals555 3 роки тому
how to lose everything you own to somebody who pretended to like you
@flyfordays
@flyfordays 3 роки тому
Ed, your channel is by far my favorite. I’m a car guy myself, that went from broke to very successful. Thank you for always giving me more to shoot for in life with the car stories!
@jackamo427327
@jackamo427327 3 роки тому
The car was built to drive , not to look at in a garage or on a pedestal
@b.roa2366
@b.roa2366 3 роки тому
Well i totally agree but he bought it with his own money so who are we to judge what he does on his own car anyway
@josephshamon7824
@josephshamon7824 3 роки тому
@@b.roa2366 it’s sad a car is built to be driven
@josephshamon7824
@josephshamon7824 3 роки тому
@DeadlyButSilent2 a Ferrari is meant to be enjoyed
@pip8920
@pip8920 3 роки тому
@DeadlyButSilent2 raced. That car won’t like stop and go traffic
@AdultsAreTalking
@AdultsAreTalking 3 роки тому
I mean, you CAN drive it but you choose not to.
@Steven-sc3gu
@Steven-sc3gu 3 роки тому
seriously, why not at least drive it a few hundred miles a year? Kind of ridiculous
@CheezburgerBrown
@CheezburgerBrown 3 роки тому
In the firearm world, we call this kind of guy a FUDD.
@Biker_Gremling
@Biker_Gremling 3 роки тому
^^^^ THIS!
@magking1971
@magking1971 3 роки тому
True
@charlie1832
@charlie1832 3 роки тому
Not familiar with that acronym what does it mean ?
@CheezburgerBrown
@CheezburgerBrown 3 роки тому
@@charlie1832 It refers to Elmer FUDD. Watch some looney tunes and you'll understand.
@mcbeet1
@mcbeet1 3 роки тому
"If you have the Ferrari and keep it in the box you're gonna outgrow it so drive it" -Kevin Mccallister, Home Alone
@captainsewerrat
@captainsewerrat 3 роки тому
"Bring it over here and it's immediately worth 300-400 thousand dollars more!" and then complains that driving it will lower the value. Lame.
@splint3048
@splint3048 2 роки тому
How do you think he got to the point where he could buy cars like that?
@grahamwilliamson5306
@grahamwilliamson5306 3 роки тому
This guys a bum. I don't wanna hear stories of rich dudes who don't even drive the cars they own.
@Karl_Kampfwagen
@Karl_Kampfwagen 3 роки тому
Agreed. Dude is a pure Chad
@ugcamige
@ugcamige 3 роки тому
Probably the furthest thing from a bum lol
@DaTKify
@DaTKify 3 роки тому
😭😭😭😭
@Z-Twinturbo
@Z-Twinturbo 3 роки тому
yeah, not someone interesting whatsoever
@supremeleaderarmy9164
@supremeleaderarmy9164 3 роки тому
The original poster probably lives in his moms basement and plays video games
@theboss964
@theboss964 3 роки тому
"I would love to drive it everyday, but I cant." ummm yes you can. you just dont want to.
@busridediary
@busridediary 3 роки тому
Apparently, there was another car, an F50, that was stolen in Italy in 2003, went to Japan, then to Canada, where it was sold to someone in Florida. The car was intercepted before it entered the US, with sketchy in modifications. They still do no not know who legally owns the car.
@jameswalker3416
@jameswalker3416 3 роки тому
I cant wrap my head around buying a million dollar car and being afraid to drive it.
@MrInternFTL
@MrInternFTL 3 роки тому
You make 5x the money in a few years
@Stadanco
@Stadanco 3 роки тому
@@MrInternFTL That's the stupidest thing I've heard today. If you buy a million dollars of car, you fucking drive the car. Anyone dropping that is not waiting for more money to show up.
@sv_cheats1970
@sv_cheats1970 3 роки тому
@@Stadanco yes and a well functioning example is worth more, and if were going to be honest letting a car sit for long periods of time is a waste of money.
@Biker_Gremling
@Biker_Gremling 3 роки тому
@@sv_cheats1970 Probably why the turbo failed in the first place
@sv_cheats1970
@sv_cheats1970 3 роки тому
@@Biker_Gremling most likely
@newfoundpower92
@newfoundpower92 3 роки тому
Didn't try to report it to local police? "Hey, these guys are trying to sell me a stolen car, they're in this warehouse..."
@AngPur
@AngPur 3 роки тому
That's what I don't get. The Italians might not care, but the Japanese authorities take that kind of stuff very seriously.
@climkilla
@climkilla 3 роки тому
Also Japanese police are EVERYWHERE. I've had to pop in to one of the "koban" boxes before over a lost passport. Friendliest cops I've ever dealt with. They all have their "japanese to english police phrasebook". And a decent sense of humor. He'd have very easily been able to rectify the issue.
@justawaterbottle1505
@justawaterbottle1505 3 роки тому
Sounds like a good idea until you realize the yakuza can have that entire situation wiped away
@lordstingray2382
@lordstingray2382 2 роки тому
Or at least contact Interpol
@EMBERKE56
@EMBERKE56 3 роки тому
"My wife, who is significantly younger than me." Totally didn't expect that one after hearing you're rich. XD
@Borderline5440
@Borderline5440 3 роки тому
You just know that they're together for love. Has ABSOLUTELY nothing at all to do with money.
@goofyleo3869
@goofyleo3869 3 роки тому
Nothing at ALL!! LMFAO 😂
@grendelum
@grendelum 3 роки тому
honestly rather not hear from a guy who buys a car only to never drive it...
@TAG247
@TAG247 3 роки тому
If I'm his age, with his money and I finally get my dream car - There is absolutely no chance I'd care about the money lost on how much I drive it. Life's too short, you can't take an F40 to the grave man.
@aimDiego
@aimDiego 3 роки тому
Life's even shorter for him 🤣
@claytons4789
@claytons4789 3 роки тому
Techinally you can if you wreck bad enough and have it in your will to be buried with it.
@seanriedel8933
@seanriedel8933 3 роки тому
yeah thats the biggest problem with the car community. everyone wants it to be a asset but forgets why they wanted one to begin with. like the reviewers of the day saying this is the best handling super car off all time.
@krzyryry8382
@krzyryry8382 3 роки тому
This was not his dream car or it would have been his first purchase. He said he had a warehouse... he was looking for an investment
@meme5887
@meme5887 3 роки тому
Technically you can...you can even be buried in it!
@bosshoss69lee
@bosshoss69lee 3 роки тому
mad props to a company that holds to a price and then takes care of a problem on a used car
@11O100
@11O100 3 роки тому
I don't knock the guy for not driving it. He is just holding it in prestine condition for somebody who will.
@ziomel105
@ziomel105 3 роки тому
I bet he doesn't "enjoy" his wife either because he is scared of depraciation on her, well thats a good way to keep her in mint condition for next "owner"
@goofyleo3869
@goofyleo3869 3 роки тому
TOP COMMENT!!! 🤘
@jasont4400
@jasont4400 3 роки тому
I’m sure somebody is taking her out for joyrides unbeknownst to him.. but he never turns her on to notice the mileage
@ericwilliams398
@ericwilliams398 3 роки тому
Ouch!
@jeremyboyle5695
@jeremyboyle5695 3 роки тому
Somebody's got to do the Italian tuneups and fluid changes...
@SangheiliSpecOp
@SangheiliSpecOp 3 роки тому
I enjoy her
@sebb.2623
@sebb.2623 3 роки тому
Guy flies across the world to see and maybe buy a $1 mil car....hopes for a reward for calling in a theft that happened 20 years ago. Damn...
@Karl_Kampfwagen
@Karl_Kampfwagen 3 роки тому
He's 100% a "Kevin" 😂
@fixhead562
@fixhead562 3 роки тому
@@Karl_Kampfwagen guy was wack af you don’t snitch lol
@indatubesurfer
@indatubesurfer 3 роки тому
Well I try to get an award too! If I owned that car and it was stolen and I get a mil plus car back hell yeah I give that guy an award! At least 50k
@psavel274
@psavel274 2 роки тому
Totally agree with the comment that it's the 'holy grail.' Have always loved the F40 since I was a kid... I was obsessed with the F40 and the Porsche 959. Downright amazing cars, and the sound of the F40 is INTOXICATING. Thanks for sharing this incredible story! 👍👍
@vickislyanka
@vickislyanka 3 роки тому
Someone should open a company to buy ownership of insurance losses. Find leads and take ownership of the vehicles. Pricing for claims will be adjusted to make sure it's not worth exploiting this system.
@EdBolian
@EdBolian 3 роки тому
We do love some stolen exotic car stories!
@mclarenjohnf1
@mclarenjohnf1 3 роки тому
Car crime seems to be beneath police radar these days even if you give them video footage showing the low life scum clearly, yet miss £0.50 from your taxes and you get a full armed Swat team and tax collector at your door.
@valledecauca1087
@valledecauca1087 3 роки тому
Can you adopt me im 25
@chadriddle3517
@chadriddle3517 3 роки тому
Yes we do some of my favorite VINwiki stories are about the stolen cars !!
@williamphillips3237
@williamphillips3237 3 роки тому
Ed, this story just drives home how right you are about buying imperfect cars so you can actually afford to drive them.
@snakethoms1995
@snakethoms1995 3 роки тому
Ed here in new Zealand we have a nz new 2016 superleggera Gallardo. How is this possible
@portermcsorley
@portermcsorley 3 роки тому
🤦‍♂️ what is the point of buying the car if you’re not going to drive it. Ffs, sell it to someone who will actually drive it.
@tejoner3518
@tejoner3518 Рік тому
On your death bed I’d hate for you to say to yourself “gosh I can’t believe I was actually able to own my dream car but I was too afraid of depreciation to actually drive and enjoy it”.
@Slakbury
@Slakbury 3 роки тому
I remember doing a few weeks work experience at DK Engineering back in the 90s :)... probably around the time that F40 was being stolen in Italy.
@ishaklemfadel5055
@ishaklemfadel5055 3 роки тому
Who else just called the police station in Italy to see if they can get a reward but still didn’t get an answer
@superr4368
@superr4368 3 роки тому
Lol. Best comment!!👏👏👏👏👏
@Xfacehack
@Xfacehack 3 роки тому
Imagine buying a dream car and then not drive it. What a pug
@djscottfree2008
@djscottfree2008 3 роки тому
Lol
@willvela6472
@willvela6472 3 роки тому
This f40 has been put up for sale again in Japan for 1.2million and I’m 100% sure it’s the same one and same people trying to sell it again
@nathanvanende939
@nathanvanende939 3 роки тому
Imagine looking years upon years for a good deal on a F40, scanning all kinds of forums and watching for valuta drops, getting a good deal with alot of luck involved and then not even driving it because *hurr hurr* 'it only has 7000".... RIDICULOUS. Great story tho! Keep it up.
@mrmoss149
@mrmoss149 3 роки тому
" We can look at it and touch it". What a waste. Drive it. Enjoy it. It's a car.
@mrmoss149
@mrmoss149 3 роки тому
@@Joe-hs3jz No- they don't. As the man stated, in Europe (& other places) they drive them. On Petrolicious, there is a man living here ( stateside) who drives his. It's a car. Drive it & enjoy it.
@travisrodrigueztr
@travisrodrigueztr 3 роки тому
@@mrmoss149 Also to mention is the F40 that rallies in the Japan snow.
@aimDiego
@aimDiego 3 роки тому
@@Joe-hs3jz do you think that the stuff you see in museums has never been used?? History is made by those articles that have been used and abused, this type of collectors are annoying.
@clements3715
@clements3715 3 роки тому
@@Joe-hs3jz Why ? You still have some F40 in some Ferrari museum ! Sure the guy do what he wants with HIS car but it's a shitty mentality, he said it himself, it's to maintain the value, not to put it in a museum.
@BMoorhouse19
@BMoorhouse19 3 роки тому
@@Joe-hs3jz Watch the Auto Biography "The Case of the Plot Enzo" episode. The car was crashed at 200mph and Ferrari rebuilt it.
@chesspiece81
@chesspiece81 3 роки тому
You never saw Ferris get the miles off a Ferrari? Drive the car and call Ferris and Cameron....enjoy the day off!
@ethansgarage7627
@ethansgarage7627 3 роки тому
Yes I love that movie
@chesspiece81
@chesspiece81 3 роки тому
@@ethansgarage7627 everyone does, that Smokey and the Bandit and Cannonball Run are some of the best movies.
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
Just unhook the odometer. Shit man I did that on lesser cars in my youth.
@alexanderbjork8059
@alexanderbjork8059 3 роки тому
hey could this f40 be linked with the f50 on superspeeders robs video witch was also stolen in italy and exported??
@Misthaufen01
@Misthaufen01 3 роки тому
Nothing sadder than spending years searching for the "Holy Grail" car, then just having it sitting around in a warehouse
@thAj0ker89
@thAj0ker89 3 роки тому
I like how he said Ferrari charged him a “little bit of labor”. His little bit of labor is probably what my car is worth lol
@ashleyhamman
@ashleyhamman 3 роки тому
That labor was worth more than the value he got from driving it.
@tonychavez2083
@tonychavez2083 3 роки тому
Yeah labor for turbo swaps at Ferrari on an F40 had to be close to $10K
@FinishPlayer
@FinishPlayer 3 роки тому
Finds stolen car in Japan "Ah yes let me call Italy" And not the Japanese police and tell them it's a stolen car last seen in Italy :D
@machinist7230
@machinist7230 3 роки тому
Japan has a 99%conviction rate, and they really love confessions, even if they have to give a beating to get it.
@TheBrianFlanagan
@TheBrianFlanagan 3 роки тому
He’s a money man. Japan= No reward. Italy = Reward. That’s a no brainer.
@FinishPlayer
@FinishPlayer 3 роки тому
@@TheBrianFlanagan But even so if he's such a car collector wouldn't he want that F40 to go back to it's original owner, reward or not i would have called the cops if i knew it was stolen.
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
Something tells me the local police would be *persuaded* to not investigate.
@FinishPlayer
@FinishPlayer 3 роки тому
@@the_kombinator Probably but since the italians didn't pick up the phone it'd been better than nothing probably.
@Vampirebear13
@Vampirebear13 3 роки тому
DK Engineering is probably 1 of the Top 10 exotic dealerships on the planet. So great hearing him speak of them in such glowing terms. On a side note, all you need to do is see his wife to know he's winning the game of life.
@CT7845
@CT7845 3 роки тому
I had heard about this F40. I think it made its way to Canada and now it’s sitting in New York stuck in customs due to it being stolen. The original owner was notified about the car.
@regicards7785
@regicards7785 3 роки тому
This is what makes me sad: people buy amazing cars but don't drive them because they'll lose value. Why not collect stamps instead?
@AirViewVideos
@AirViewVideos 3 роки тому
Can you imagine buying a stamp and not mailing a letter with it?
@patrickkillabrew6207
@patrickkillabrew6207 3 роки тому
Good story until the part where he’s afraid to drive the car because of possible depreciation. What a waste.
@ltsBorrowed
@ltsBorrowed 3 роки тому
I have the picture of this in the garage in Texas from a number of years back. Wild to hear the full story
@shartbimpson
@shartbimpson 5 днів тому
my inner child is raging at this man. twiddling his thumbs with my dream car locked in his shed
@ballistic02
@ballistic02 3 роки тому
great story but man you cant even enjoy the car at this point... that sucks.
@hacatan24
@hacatan24 3 роки тому
He can enjoy it he just doesn't want to lose money for having a good time
@ballistic02
@ballistic02 3 роки тому
@@hacatan24 and you think that is enjoying a car for what it truly is? A car not a painting. You drive cars you look at paintings. There is an f40 in my area and the guy who owns it takes it out on weekends during the summer and cruises hwy100 with hundreds of other cars.. that is truly enjoying a car for what it is.
@cjd82187
@cjd82187 3 роки тому
@@hacatan24 So does he have a bad time when he enjoys it? That sounds shitty to me... I mean I get it, its gonna cost him a shit ton of money, but if he can't eat that depreciation then what's the point? Find a cool shop with one that has a cars and coffee every few months and look at it there for free.
@dilloncelano126
@dilloncelano126 3 роки тому
I wonder if his wife is with him for his personality or because he can afford an F40 🤔
@TheRealBobMarley
@TheRealBobMarley 3 роки тому
Don’t think he cares 😇
@ROOFTOPGUY
@ROOFTOPGUY Рік тому
He definitely knows
@AnthonySvt_
@AnthonySvt_ 3 роки тому
Can tell this dude is not a real car guy. Any real car guy would’ve done almost anything to reunite the F40 with its original owner.
@roshanpillay6996
@roshanpillay6996 2 роки тому
Is Policygenius in Canada? We pay waaay too much here for auto insurance. Had a tough time finding decent insurance quotes for my tiny Audi TT
@therushden
@therushden 3 роки тому
May as well get a life size model of one, if you're never going to drive it.
@zw9847
@zw9847 3 роки тому
Mark: “I brought my wife” Me: “that’s cool” Mark: “- who’s significantly younger than me” Me: “My man”
@madmyro
@madmyro 3 роки тому
The low key flex😂💯
@geoffweber3210
@geoffweber3210 3 роки тому
Brought the wife or bought the wife
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
@@madmyro How is that low key in any sense? Low key would be to show a pic of her face for 3 seconds and let your mind wonder. He's just bragging.
@williamrae9954
@williamrae9954 3 роки тому
I BOUGHT my wife...you mean? ;)
@lukamilic
@lukamilic 2 роки тому
*Bought No 20 or some year old hot chick would get with an old man (except for very rare cases) for their personality... Its the money she married
@kadelarson2535
@kadelarson2535 3 роки тому
That's really cool you found out that one was stolen before buying, but buying one and not driving it is a total waste of money.
@CarswithNash
@CarswithNash 3 роки тому
I’m kind of disappointed that an attempt to recover the vehicle wasn’t pursued further...🤷‍♂️
@DJErnVideos
@DJErnVideos 3 роки тому
So why didn't he report to the local authorities that he found a stolen car that's worth a million dollars? He has a location of the car, phone number and a person of contact..... 2+2 is equaling 9 here and I'm confused.
@crispyfurburgerthe4th669
@crispyfurburgerthe4th669 3 роки тому
Did you not finish the video 🤦🏻‍♂️🤔 he did call them
@generalguilmon6719
@generalguilmon6719 3 роки тому
@@crispyfurburgerthe4th669 He called the Italian cops, who probably didn't even have the documents anymore from a car theft over 20 years ago. He should have called the Japanese cops, they could have actually helped him
@crispyfurburgerthe4th669
@crispyfurburgerthe4th669 3 роки тому
@@generalguilmon6719 I mean how’s that gonna work tho it’s been registered in Japan so why would they care obviously they don’t if they let them register it in Japan
@gruisman
@gruisman 3 роки тому
@@crispyfurburgerthe4th669 Lol did you even watch the video?
@DJErnVideos
@DJErnVideos 3 роки тому
@@crispyfurburgerthe4th669 looks like you didnt watch the whole video, the car could have not been ever registered in japan, it could have sat in a garage or if it never sees public roads why register it?
@KeenanStyles
@KeenanStyles 3 роки тому
Interesting there are 3 F40s listed for sale here in Japan now but one is in Shizuoka, one is in Nagoya, and the last one is in Saitama. I wonder if any of these are it. None in Osaka though
@SC2Edu
@SC2Edu 3 роки тому
Offices close in Italy from 1 to 4pm, no siesta time. The majority of people in Italy don't insure car against theft. Most likely the car wasn't stolen for real, but part of fraud.
@MadCarTK
@MadCarTK 3 роки тому
Why not call the local authorities instead of police on another continent?
@Popsters1
@Popsters1 3 роки тому
Exactly!
@tombutcher3021
@tombutcher3021 3 роки тому
because by the time he left they moved the car and deleted their numbers. Come on that must be obvious.
@MadCarTK
@MadCarTK 3 роки тому
@@tombutcher3021 If that's the case then either way it's futile haha, it just makes more sense to call local if you're going to do only one. I did go back watch it again and he said he left before he called.
@tombutcher3021
@tombutcher3021 3 роки тому
@@MadCarTK A car like this is owned by gangsters local police are not doing a thing and they wanted the mechanic to come to them, they would of walked up to him told him in Japanese pass this car or you are in trouble.
@randytrachsler83
@randytrachsler83 3 роки тому
This dude just admitted he has a sugar baby. Lol bruh she likes the money.
@JoeyBrod
@JoeyBrod 3 роки тому
Orrrr some people just genuinely like one another regardless of age (where legal ages permit) and the money is a bonus or doesn't even matter
@terryqiu17
@terryqiu17 3 роки тому
@@JoeyBrod exactly and it sounds like she’s smart too, happy for the guy she’s looking out for him
@randytrachsler83
@randytrachsler83 3 роки тому
@@JoeyBrod nah bro. Stop tryin lol
@bigcat1158
@bigcat1158 3 роки тому
He may be using her just the same lol who knows she could be on the outs with a prenup to burn for warmth .
@ZerotheWanderer
@ZerotheWanderer 3 роки тому
@@JoeyBrod Yup, I have a coworker who is 25 and she's with, and has had a couple kids with, a dude who I believe is in his 40s. As long as it's consenting, let 'em do what they want.
@williamrae9954
@williamrae9954 3 роки тому
Remember coming off a ferry in Hamburg,Germany in 1996,we just cleared town and i saw a F40...signalled to my mate who was on a Honda CBR900RR,who took off after it to have a look,a wee puff of blue smoke,and the Ferrari fucked off into the horizon...only 1 of 2 i've ever seen on the road,the other stuck in traffic on the bridge at Bordeaux,France!
@Timooooooooooooooo
@Timooooooooooooooo 3 роки тому
Steve Lehto Just made a video (Ep7.366) about a Ferrari that was stolen in Italy and coming into the US from Canada, after previously being in Japan. It may very well be this very same car. It would be awesome if VinWiki made a follow up on this.
@minzahhh1
@minzahhh1 3 роки тому
Next big UKposts series that should have started yesterday Finding the Japanese f40
@appletuntrainer
@appletuntrainer 3 роки тому
Anyone else sick they're like, damn 1.5 mil $ car. Oh we can't drive it? What?
@filippogamer2994
@filippogamer2994 2 роки тому
Contacting the police in Italy if they would answer the phone they wound do nothing, I think the best one to contact was Ferrari customer care they would know the buyer and have a phone to contact him and say to him they found it
@stillrockin7055
@stillrockin7055 3 роки тому
I remember being in northern Italy in the early 90s and there was still snow on the ground in mid April and in the rest area off the autostrada there was a F-40 and a Testarossa with road grim all the way up the sides of the cars. Still laugh about that because you’d never see that here in the states.
@thibaultdubaret9863
@thibaultdubaret9863 3 роки тому
whats the point of having a car if your afraid to drive it? (exepte for investement)
@StereoSoundAgent
@StereoSoundAgent 3 роки тому
He looks about my Dads age but his wife looks younger than his F40
@richardcoco9316
@richardcoco9316 3 роки тому
As soon as he said "Palermo, Italy", I immediately thought "Mafia Insurance Job".
@DANG3RMAU5
@DANG3RMAU5 3 роки тому
It's kind of like being 5 years old and somebody giving you your favorite matchbox car that you're not allowed to open it and play with it ,,kind of breaks your heart
@TBendez
@TBendez 3 роки тому
What a novel idea, actually driving cars! ;D
@user-od3rl5mc
@user-od3rl5mc 3 роки тому
What a disappointing story. The only real takeaway is that hypergamy is alive and well 😎
@japanfoor
@japanfoor 3 роки тому
That’s why the turbo blew originally , It rotted from not being driven .
@kittymande
@kittymande 3 роки тому
Do you know how tamper proof odometers were pre 2000 ? .... a guy who ran an import shop from 1970s to 2010 had a set of homemade tools to access different odometers on rear/mid engine cars.if you buy a vehicle based on mileage you better be really lucky to get an accurate car
@greengabe5
@greengabe5 3 роки тому
Seems like a lot of these people only care about the money. Shit if I wanted an F40 for years and I finally get one, you best believe I’ll drive that thing into the ground and back
@DragoCubX
@DragoCubX 3 роки тому
Well maybe not "into the ground", but not enjoying it at all makes no sense (only if you're only after the money)
@ddal-ey6wg
@ddal-ey6wg 3 роки тому
There are so many cars that you can enjoy so much more without throwing away a million dollars because you depreciated the car into hell
@DragoCubX
@DragoCubX 3 роки тому
@@ddal-ey6wg True, but if you've dreamed of driving a F40 for most of your life, then actually go out and buy one just to not drive it is a bit self-contradictory. As many have stated here, you can't take that low-mileage to your grave, but you can fulfill your dream :)
@henryatkinson1479
@henryatkinson1479 3 роки тому
Wish he kept the serial number for the thing, would really help in hunting down its rightful owner and current whereabouts.
@sv_cheats1970
@sv_cheats1970 3 роки тому
Same
@KingOath
@KingOath 2 роки тому
It’s not illegal to “accidently” disconnect the speedometer during other repairs and temporarily drive with a GPS speedometer until the “problem” can be fixed
@Fielder5757
@Fielder5757 3 роки тому
Somehow i've worked round the corner of DK Engineering and never knew it existed! His F40 is still listed on the website too.
@jameswayland2339
@jameswayland2339 3 роки тому
I can’t imagine spending that kind of money on a car I don’t drive .
@CaneSugarCane
@CaneSugarCane 3 роки тому
8:02 hope he doesn't apply that philosophy two his wife
@bartleskeet1623
@bartleskeet1623 3 роки тому
Keep it fresh for the next guy! Not me I’d wear out her and the car and enjoy every second of it
@CaneSugarCane
@CaneSugarCane 3 роки тому
@@bartleskeet1623 😏
@goofyleo3869
@goofyleo3869 3 роки тому
Guy has gotta own stock in Viagra.
@the_kombinator
@the_kombinator 3 роки тому
Wait, he's a polygamist now?
@theislandsc
@theislandsc 3 роки тому
7:17- for a pair of IHI RHB52 turbos? I swap these things all the time on yanmar engines. They don’t cost any more than 5k on the high end.IHI does make some terrible turbos so I don’t doubt they broke.
@dannieagerskov7790
@dannieagerskov7790 3 роки тому
ye i have a f40 we can touch it and look at it and thats it.. the look on his face made me cry, you can just see it in his eyes
@isaacostrow9613
@isaacostrow9613 3 роки тому
It seems like the cost of driving the F40 won't take food off the table-- Drive the sucker!
@basithph8958
@basithph8958 3 роки тому
I have to say stolen exotic stories are like the craziest stories ever! Some things you won’t expect to happen would actually happen
@duartenicholas7369
@duartenicholas7369 3 роки тому
Imagine not driving it, natural selection at this point
@patrickquinn3756
@patrickquinn3756 3 роки тому
reports a 1996 Ferrari F50 was stolen in 2003 and then found during an inspection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., on December 14, 2019. The car was being transported across the border from Canada into the U.S. when Customs and Border Protection officers noticed some rivets on the VIN plate were covered with a black tar substance.
@guskipper1194
@guskipper1194 3 роки тому
Younger wife, strong flex.
@SkiSkillsMontana
@SkiSkillsMontana 3 роки тому
That would just make me sad to see it everyday and not drive it!!
@kyleizvorski7869
@kyleizvorski7869 3 роки тому
Wasn't it like couple of years ago they found that Ferrari rolls back the odometers. You bring your car to Italy to be serviced and for a fee of course your car was barely driven. To me F40 with 40k miles or 4k miles is worth the same.
@sresto7943
@sresto7943 Рік тому
Things seam to be changing with classic ownership over in Europe, they need to be driven as sitting dose more damage than being used correctly, and glad of it !
@skraminc
@skraminc Рік тому
It is wild. People will spend 200,000 in rotting parts to not lose 5 miles on an odometer. Seems like its an 90s-00s business model that is just agreed upon
@DragonbornOfTamriel
@DragonbornOfTamriel 3 роки тому
The F40 is retro wave dream car 🤤
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