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more about #worldrecord more comments → LuciferV8: This event brought to you by Stolichnaya Vodka, the official sports drink of the world wide car-flipping league. more » smalleyxb122: 1: Spend countless hours over several years building strength in your arms, lower back, traps, and quads. 2: Set the world record for car flipping. ... more » mercury_marine: I've flipped off WAY more than eight cars in just ONE minute on the Dan Ryan. Same amount of Tylenol though. more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: I flipped dozens of cars when I was a kid! What? Matchbox cars don't count? Carry on, Carry on... more » Maxichamp: I used to love watching World's Strongest Man. Best moment was this guy holding up the Pillars of Hercules. As he was straining with all his might, ... more » tempesjo: Members of the crowd reported that during the first seven flips, they thought Franz would be able to continue to flip the car indefinitely. A few of ... more » smalleyxb122: The curious lack of an engine, begs the question "what contitutes a 'car' for the purposes of the record?" more » Turboner: Maybe he wants to get into rallying and just needs his first flips out of the way? more » Elhigh: I saw a race where a guy flipped a car eight times in about five seconds. Silly Austrian, getting out of the car to do it the hard way. You know, th... more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: What's our obsession with records? Franz: I vant to be the best at something. I vant glory. I vant to be a champion. Hanz: Okay, how about soccer? ... more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): This guy's a total wingman...Roy got the GT-R. more » Alfisted: I'll bet Hans is jealous. more » Graverobber: They will be eaten by Polar Bears. The bio-diesel french fry odor will attract them, and the Delica's lackofplacestohideiness will be their downfall. ... more » Maxichamp: I saw that Delica in BC last October! It's a sweet ride. more » -
#lolcars
Austrian Sets New World Record For Car Flipping
Austrian strong man Franz Muellner set a new record for "car flipping" with eight flips in just five minutes — and needing only 27 Tylenol when he was done. More » -
#worldsmostexpensivecar
1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Sells For $10,976,000 Setting World Record As Most Expensive Car Ever
How much would you pay for the car of your dreams? Well, the official record for the highest price anyone ever paid for any car anywhere was just recently set when a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase California got hammered down at auction for €7,040,000. Converted to 'merican dollars, that's about $10,976,000. That is a lot of money, there's no need for us to add any fancy exaggerative adjectives here. More » -
