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Freep's Matt Helms On Bad Driving

Ray Wert — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST

Freep's Matt Helms channels Jerry Seinfeld on bad drivers. [Freep]

Jerry Seinfeld's Turquoise Porsche On eBay, What's The Deal With Yellow Seatbelts?

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT

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.

Jerry Seinfeld Porsche Vehicle Description This 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo 'S' is the only one ever produced in the unique BLUE TURQUOISE color. The car was special ordered by Jerry Seinfeld and flown over to CA when the car was completed - this $4K charge is on the copy of the window sticker. I also have the certificate of authenticity and copies of some service records. Vin # - WPOAC2991VS375741. I also have a copy of the Jerry's original title.
Jerry put 7,839 miles on the car before he sold it on 4/14/05 and it has been in the hands of several collectors since that time. He had the special phone console installed at the dealer in Los Angeles as well as European springs added - everything else in 100% stock condition.

The car has zero flaws and I just had the car service at the local dealership here in Atlanta. The special ordered yellow seat belts are a beautiful blend w/ the stock 'S' brake calipers and is simply a breath taking Porsche. The car also features the carbon fiber steering wheel as well as the carbon fiber backed heated sport seats.

I am condensing my collection and it must go. Some Porsche collectors view this 'S' has the ultimate one of the production run.

[eBay Motors via Motive Formus]

The Truth About Cars Rolled By Jerry Seinfeld

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:20:00 EDT

Remember when the AP reported that Jerry Seinfeld rolled his 1967 Fiat BTM because of faulty brakes. They were almost right, except Seinfeld's car didn't roll but rather just "sort of fell over on its side." And Seinfeld's mystery Fiat was not a Dino coupe, but rather a a sexy Fiat 500. Mystery solved.

That's what we get for trusting the New York Times, which has posted a piece on the new Fiat 500 as some sort of journalistic penance. This is a fun game, we wonder what he'll safely crash next.

[Automobile, Photo: Wikipedia]

So What's Up With Jerry Seinfeld's 1967 Fiat "BTM?"

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:13:11 EDT

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!

Seinfeld Rolls 1967 Fiat "BTM," Unhurt

Ray Wert — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:30:00 EDT

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]

Jerry Seinfeld And Jay Leno To Host American Top Gear? Call Us Skeptical

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:45:00 EST

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.

The first piece of evidence to support this theory comes from the fact that the show's producers told journalists vying for the job that the show was going to be taking more of a "celebrity direction." Whatever that means. So it's not going to be Angus and probably not going to be someone with journalistic integrity. That's not a shock.

The second piece of evidence is that Jay Leno likes cars, works at NBC and is retiring from The Tonight Show in 2009. Fair enough, he likes cars, but does anyone know if he wants the job? The third piece is the most ridiculous of all. Jerry Seinfeld has a relationship with NBC, likes cars and shilled for his movie on 30 Rock. Hmm... close but no cigar.

We're not saying it isn't going to happen. NBC has disappointed us before and will likely do so again. Using the same logic we're going to claim Fred Thompson as the obvious choice. He's not going to be doing anything in 2009 and he has a long-standing relationship with NBC (and we guess he likes cars). [Edmunds: Inside Line]