So this is how it happened, understeer into some moronically placed (or brilliantly, for you tin foil-hatters) concrete barriers. A terrible, and undignified way for any car to die, much less an exotic beauty like the Enzo. That's how the story starts out, and we'll let Mr. Groner retell the rest in his own words:

From February of 2008:
Here's the story: When the car got wrecked last March, I got a half a dozen calls from customers/friends asking me if I was going to buy the car? This is our business: We buy damaged high line cars. Not necessarily the celebrity cars, but they seem to own many of these type cars so it comes with the territory. My response to them at the time was "I doubt it since the whole world knows about the car." We were in contact with the proper people, but I really didn't think this car would happen. Then, late 2007, we got a call asking if we were interested in the Enzo? We headed to LA to inspect the car and if it was what we thought then the negotiations would begin. The car itself was not hurt and had a retail estimate to repair of $300k. So, the owner of the car already had that money and we had to come to an agreement on the car as-is. We did our negotiating over the phone through one of good friends in LA and a deal was reached. My guys left Houston one Monday afternoon with truck and trailer and were in LA with certified funds in hand on Wednesday. Thursday at noon Houston time I got a call from my guys telling me that the owner had changed his mind and we weren't getting the car. Needless to say I was not happy, but this guy had other cars that we were still negotiating to buy so I stayed clam. My guys dead headed back to Houston empty... A wasted week for us. 10 days later we got a call and the guy now wants to sell the car. This time the car has been moved to our LA contacts location and there's no "changed my mind" by the owner. The deal was done and the car was then shipped to Houston.

We normally sell our cars in their damaged state. But, this car is special and everything bolts together. There is no frame to straighten ... it bolts to the tub. Just buy it and you're done. So, we ordered the parts and that where we are right now. 95% of the parts are here and we ready to make this car whole again. "Save the Enzos" I am trying.... Just need a little help from our Italian friends that make the parts. Please hurry. We Americans have no patience.

Update on Aug 7, 2008
Done... Finally! Attached are some pictures of the finished product. If I had to do it over again I would sell the car in it's damaged state and not repair it. Not because it was difficult to repair, but the time waiting on the Italians to supply parts is just ridiculous. I guess they have better things to do then to help "save an Enzo". Now that's it's done and I have had the privilege to drive the auto, I will say oh my, what a car! A true race car in everything it does. One trip to the track and I might keep it. Nope, not my style. Up for sale. Not $500k cheaper then the others on the market, but a little less. After-all, it's got a story. A pretty cool story though.

Update: You can check out the car at Matt's sales site: Matthews-Auto.com

This weekend it has been a major sport car show in Malmö in south of Sweden. Anyway. This tape was recorded after closing time when a Ferrari F50 was followed by some young twats in Beemers, Ricers and Porsches. SWEDES ARE HEARBY BANNED TO DRIVE ONE OF A KIND FERRARIS."

...to either Sweden or Germany, where his wife and daughter have their home. No word on whether he'll also receive his license back — but we're hoping he won't. We can't bear to see another Enzo bite the dust. Haven't we already been through enough? We mean, come on — we're still waiting to see Dietrich/Karney go to jail and don't even get us started on Eddie Griffin — we're still of the opinion there should be a death penalty for doing what he did. (Hat tip to JanTheMan!) [thelocal.se]

Eriksson was taken into custody at the scene after failing two alcohol breath tests. He later admitted to driving the Ferrari.

Authorities later determined that there had been no Mercedes and no "Dietrich" and that Karney had been a passenger in the Ferrari.

Authorities later said they determined that Karney had flagged down another motorist before deputies arrived at the scene. Karney allegedly asked the driver if he could borrow a cell phone. As Karney made a call, he sat in the other vehicle's front driver seat, the San Francisco Chronicle has reported.

The motorist later called police, saying he had found a fully loaded handgun clip jammed under the seat, according to the Chronicle.

Karney then disappeared. An acquaintance of Karney, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Friday that Karney fled to his native Dublin, Ireland.

He returned to California around a month ago via Tijuana, and a friend helped smuggle him into the United States, the acquaintance said.

Authorities tracked him down this week, thanks to medical bills generated after his return to California and sent to a Marina del Rey address, the source said.

"driven too fast when it rounded a bend on the wrong side of the road and smashed into the £600,000 supercar."

"hand-built Ferrari, only 399 of which have been built, then careered into a Volkswagen Golf."

...the Enzo wasn't bent beyond repair. It was nothing a little bondo, £300,000 and transportation to the Modena factory in Italy couldn't fix.

OK, so £300,000 is a decent price to pay for a fix-up — although we're assuming he'd have been smart enough to insure his prized vehicle. Maybe he was just a wee bit underinsured or maybe the deductible was like £100,000 or something. Either way, Frankie's now going after the city, the bus driver and anyone else he can find to pick up the tab. Good luck to ya Frankie, but let this be a public service announcement to the rest of you left out there with an Enzo — do not leave your million-dollar-plus supercar parked on the side of the road! To the rest of you out there without your own Enzo to look after, you can do your part here. – Ray Wert

Businessman sues bus company after £300,000 prang with his beloved Ferrari [Daily Mail]

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You picked it, and now it's here, the shirt we all hope will ease the world's Enzo crisis. Right now, somewhere on planet earth, there's an Enzo in trouble. Its owner is an overzealous nitwit, whose skills behind the wheel can't possibly match the capabilities of this late-model supercar, and yet he insists on going to the limit. But it only takes a second, 150 mph and an errant burro to cause an irreversible drop in the Enzo population. With your help, we can prevent the ruthless Dietriching of the world's Enzos. Won't you please do your part to save these troubled cars from extinction? Thank you.

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