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A one-of-a-kind 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S owned by
Jerry Seinfeld just went on eBay, and it's the perfect gift for that Porsche fan who also loves observational humor. What makes this Porsche so unique? Other than making it through Seinfeld's ownership
unrolled, it's the only one of its kind with the "Blue Turquoise" paint job and yellow seatbelts to match the yellow brake calipers. The seller claims "Some Porsche collectors view this 'S' as the ultimate one of the production run." We can't verify that claim, but if you have $209,000 it can be yours today. Vehicle description below.
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As we told you earlier this morning, we know the media's claiming
Seinfeld rolled a "1967 Fiat BTM" this past weekend. He's unhurt, however as we all well know, there's no such vehicle with that designation built by Fiat. According to Wikipedia — the paragon of all that is filled with truthiness — there were six models built by Fiat in 1967. Now we can obviously exclude the '67 Fiat Dino Spider, because if he'd been driving that when it rolled, he'd be dead. So what are the other options? Here they are (Fiat fan-boys, feel free to let us know if we're missing any):
- 1967 Fiat 1100 R
- 1967 Fiat 125
- 1967 Fiat 125 Special Berlina
- 1967 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
- 1967 Fiat Dino Coupé 2.0
- 1967 Fiat Dino Spider 2.0
Let's figure this one out. What was Jerry Seinfeld driving? Was it even a 1967 Fiat? Was it, as some have claimed,
a Fiat 850? Come on
Jalopnik commentariat, don't fail us now!
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld rolled his 1967 Fiat "BTM" this weekend after the brakes of the classic car failed on him. Apparently, after the brake failure, Seinfeld tried the emergency brake in East Hampton, NY, but it seems even that couldn't quite do the job, forcing Seinfeld to swerve in order to avoid flying into an intersection, thus rolling the car. We're told Seinfeld's OK. The '67 Fiat "BTM" (Yeah, so what's up with a Fiat "BTM," anyway? That's what the AP's claiming it is — and we've no idea what Fiat the man half behind a show about nothing owns) however, was not. Seinfeld's not be charged in the incident which is being attributed to mechanical failure. (
Hat tip to Michael!) [via
CNN]
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The
Top Gear gossip of the day is that Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld could be hosting the American version of the show destined for US airwaves in the next couple of years. We call bollocks. The whole rumor is built upon so much circumstantial evidence that we're a little shocked it didn't come from us. We break down the report from
Inside Line below the jump.
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