Jalopnik: Eddie Griffin

EXCLUSIVE: Bugatti Lake Crash Driver Owns Infamous Eddie Griffin-Crashed Ferrari Enzo

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:00 EST

Andy House isn't just the man who crashed his Bugatti Veyron into a lake. He's also the man who owns the repaired Ferrari Enzo crashed by actor Eddie Griffin. Holy super car t-shirt meme crash overload! More »

Eddie Griffin Enzo Bumper Lives On As LeMons BMW Wing, Could Be Yours!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

Remember the Eddie Griffin Wrecked Enzo? The carbon-fiber bumper from Eddie's Enzo now lives on as a performance-enhancing aerodynamic device on the Enzo Dysfunction BMW E36 at the 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas! More »

How Eddie Griffin Destroyed The Economy By Crashing A Ferrari Enzo

Ray Wert — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST

CNBC's "House of Cards" documentary finally proves what we've suspected for some time, Eddie Griffin crashing Daniel Sadek's Ferrari Enzo for Redline caused the sub-prime mortgage crisis. See, we told you to Save The Enzos. More »

Top Gear: Best... err... Worst Celebrity Car Crashes Of 2008

Ray Wert — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:00:00 EST

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From Lewis Hamilton's dad to the understeering brother, this past year had a plethora of celebrity car crashes. Here's Top Gear's list of the "best" star-studded crack-ups of 2008. [Top Gear] More »

Saga Of The Eddie Griffin Enzo Continues: Murilee Helps Write Its eBay Description

Murilee Martin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Remember the Ferrari Enzo wrecked by Eddie Griffin last year? More »

Exclusive: Texas Man Rebuilds $1.5 Million Ferrari Enzo Destroyed By Eddie Griffin

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:00 EDT

As part of the run-up PR-fest for Redline, a schlock-fest of a movie, actor Eddie Griffin "lost control" ( can someone say "publicity stunt?" ) of a $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo and crashed it in spectacularly excruciating fashion. The car suffered major front end damage and most considered it totaled due to the delicate carbon fiber bodywork. Not Texan luxury car repair and salesman Matt Groner. No, Groner figured if he could get his hands on the Enzo, it had a fighting chance. As you can see from the picture gallery below, he was right. Jeez, who knew when we launched the "Save The Enzos" campaign, someone would actually save one? The dramatic video of the original incident, pictures of the carnage and Matt's exclusive story of how he brought the Enzo back to life are all below the jump.
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Jalopnik Morning Mourning: Pics of the Dead Redline Enzo

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:30:00 EDT

Let me first dispel a few myths. Most important, the car actor Eddie Griffin crashed into a wall, and that is now garishly on display in front of the Grauman Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, is indeed 100% Ferrari Enzo Ferrari. There is no doubt. I touched it. I smelled it. I took about 75 pictures of the poor thing's riven carbon fiber body and chassis. (See below for the fatal scars and wounds that will never heal.) You budding conspiracy theorists out there (Hi Tom Anderson!) had best call Art Bell. Number two, people who visit Hollywood Boulevard on vacation with their kids are not sane in any way. And finally, Hollywood has no shame. Less than none. Make the jump to find out how much less. More »

Wrecked 'Redline' Enzo to Make Chinese Theatre Appearance

Davey G. Johnson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:45:00 EDT

Apparently unafraid of displaying wrecked exotics to garner notoriety for their film, Redline's promotions types will be holding a vigil for the Enzo cracked up by Eddie Griffin in the days leading up to the premiere of the flick at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The car goes on display today. The premiere is Thursday. We kind of barely care, but if you're in the area, feel free to stop by wearing your "Save the Enzos" shirts. – Davey G. Johnson More »

Question Of The Day: What Would You Stick The Enzo Engine Into?

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EDT

Eddie Griffin's moderate-speed ~~publicity stunt~~ wipeout of real estate-monger turned B-movie producer Daniel Sadek's gazillion dollar Ferrari means two things. Carbon fiber, while totally light and high tech, sort of blows because a "just needs a bit o'Bondo" smashup like Understeering Brother managed to hoon means the car is totaled. Scrap. Headed for the proverbial junkyard in the sky. But the "accident" also means that another perfectly ballistic 65-degree, 6.0-liter V12 good for 650 horsepower is collecting dust in one of Southern California's many sun-drenched warehouses. To give you a modicum of perspective, AMG needs two intercooled turbochargers hooked up to the same size engine to generate 612 ponies (never mind the TORQUE!) in the just-about-here CL65. So, what do we do with such a mad motivator? Mr. G. Johnson has convinced me that the Enzo engine would be perfectly at home in the back of a WRX wagon. I'm doubly sure of this as I got smoked by an STI just yesterday. But, do you have a better idea? – Jonny Lieberman More »

Question Of The Day: Was The Eddie Griffin Enzo Crash A Publicity Stunt?

Ray Wert — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:22:36 EDT

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Hoon Of The Day: It's The Ferrari Enzo-Killer, Eddie Griffin...Duh

Ray Wert — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:45:54 EDT

Although we'd love to just continue showing the Ferrari Enzo crash footage over and over and over again, we thought it best to just show you the three minute preview of "Redline" instead. Because once you know it was the wet dreams of real estate mogul Daniel Sadek that provided the Torque-like desire and money for Griffin taking an Enzo into a wall...well, yeah...there we go again with the crying. Jeez. If you want to see the blow-by-blow again, we've included it below. And also, remember, do your part — because only you can Save the Enzos. – Ray Wert More »

New Video Of Eddie Griffin's Ferrari Enzo Fender-Bender

Ray Wert — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:15:00 EDT

Just because we like to beat ourselves over the head with this stuff, here's some more video of Eddie's little accident yesterday with a Ferrari Enzo, compiled from a number of different sources. If you start bawling like you do when you think of Eddie's performance in Undercover Brother, don't say we didn't warn you. – Ray Wert More »

Another Enzo Bites The Dust, This Time With Eddie Griffin At The Wheel

Ray Wert — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:01:14 EDT

Details are somewhat murky, and we're hearing conflicting reports all centering around one truism — people who don't know how to drive should not drive the Ferrari Enzo. You will crash it, and we will be out one less absolutely magnificent vehicle. Case in point would be actor Eddie Griffin, who apparently just helped another helpless Enzo to its death in Southern California while rehearsing for a movie or some such silliness. We'll have more details as they become available — in the meantime, remember — only you can save the enzos. Oh and by the way, that's a link to video of the crash below. It's safe for work, but it might make you cry. Just sayin'... – Ray Wert More »