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    Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep

    Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?

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    Image of solracer solracer
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    This should teach everyone a lesson, never ever ship anything you care about even the slightest by UPS. Remember the old Samsonite ads with the gorilla throwing a suitcase around his cage? If your package can't survive that sort of handling then UPS isn't your shipping choice. I've had better luck with FedEx ground but even there I wouldn't ship something this fragile that way, I'd go for some sort of hand-carried courier or better yet just pick it up myself even if it does mean a long drive.
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    06/13/09

    @solracer: Oh and also make sure that the box you use is appropriate for what you are shipping, in this case the box is made up of more than one box, never a good idea. I think in this case a wooden box would have made much more sense.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    06/14/09

    @solracer:


    Jut what I was thinking, the shipper should have built a wooden shipping crate and anchored the car to it. Use some styrofoam pieces to wedge the car into the crate and the thing would not have budged unless it was dropped from an airplane.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    When I saw this, I figured the idiot packing it had no idea it was made of plaster and not plastic or metal.


    I wonder if the Plaster Casters are still around? Those ladies could get anything sorted out.

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    Image of JDisnidiet JDisnidiet
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    I bought a chainsaw from a Canadian. He shipped it in the original box, labelled "Expensive Chainsaw Inside". It checked into the shipping depot in Toronto, but never checked out. I called said establishment, mentioned that not only did they have thieves working there, but somehow an employee was able to walk out of their place with a giant chainsaw, unnoticed. The guy I talked to was surprised that I was surprised.


    Shippers - if you get it, it's a miracle...

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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/13/09

    @JDisnidiet: At least you knew when your package didn't show up it had been stolen. A few years back I bought a fairly nice 35mm camera off ebay for a gift. My package shows up all nice and packed and taped. I open the box and there is the camera box, but the camera box is empty! Someone at UPS decided to help themselves and then repackage the empty box! The seller handled it under their shipping insurance.


    When shipping guns (yes, you can do this if it is to or from a register dealer) UPS demands you use overnight shipping so the package won't be around their employees and they won't have as much chance to steal it.

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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    Never let brown do anything.


    Their service goes with a an item that's the color of their trucks...

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    @TexanIdiot25- needs a edit buton... EDIT: Needs an edit but...: What does chocolate have to do with UPS?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/14/09

    @TexanIdiot25- needs a edit buton... EDIT: Needs an edit but...: What's wrong with potting soil?
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    More pictures of the tragidy:











    If pictures do not show up they can be seen here: [www.jalopyjournal.com]
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    That'll buff right on out there.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    This is why people are wary of buying cars and getting them shipped. Honestly, you'd think that they would at least try to be professional and put a bit of effort into it. Instead they do a halfassed job resulting in rare cars or prototypes being damaged.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    At least with the USPS, "fragile" has the understood meaning of "throw underhand".
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/13/09

    @Pffft...Prius. Get an '81 Tercel, instead!: I thought it was Italian for "indestructible". Oh, well.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/13/09

    In reply to Priceless 1953 Willys Aero Wagon Concept Model Destroyed During Shipping, We Weep
    Aaaaaaaand FedEx. Or, alternatively, DHL. Or, actually, anyone but UPS.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    06/13/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: They all suck. DHL wasn't too bad, but good luck getting them to deliver anything domestic now days.


    At one point or another I've had all the majors destroy something I ordered.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/14/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: My experience with UPS hasn't been that bad. Except for the time they shipped us the new Opel Kadett exhaust system bent into a U, they've been pretty good for me.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    06/14/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: I did summer work for FedEx. I've shipped w/ UPS and FedEx. Both screw their customers, if you don't watch out. If you're going to ship ANYTHING, be sure that (if it's small) it can be dropped from at least waist-height; if it's larger, be sure that it can be flipped end-over-end, rolled, dragged, and/or shoved out the back of a truck.


    All they care about is volume (speed). Whenever you write "fragile" on a box, it is laughed at.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    05/14/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
    Stunning car. Always liked the brown on this. The early 250 SWBs look best in a powder blue or ivory.


    There were earlier supercars, however. The Maserati 5000GT, Ferrari's 410 Superamerica, and Pegaso Z-102 were all just as fast and belonged to the '50s. All of them comfortable tourers.


    The difference I guess is that the Lusso could handle the corners a lot better.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/13/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
    Brad Pitt is not worthy to polish McQueen's shoes.

    Why in the world would anyone watch that moron pretend to be The Man? You can see plenty of footage of the real deal.

    Hollywood is creatively bankrupt and should be shut down with no bailout.

    As for the car--I'll be back in a minute.
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    Image of akier akier
    05/13/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
    This might be my favorite car on the planet. That being said, I'm most impressed that his car collection never reached critical mass, causing some sort of manly singularity that would smell like Old Spice if anything could escape its immense gravitational pull.


    Come on, this parked next to his XKSS, 911, and all of those motorcycles? Possibly the end of the universe itself.

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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    05/13/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
    Oh, one other thought: remember yesterday when many of us were questioning the "greatest automotive FAIL ever" post?


    Well, if you changed the title of this post to "most beautiful automotive WIN ever made", I doubt you would get as much disagreement.

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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    05/13/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
    There is a good reason why I have a pic of this car as my monitor wallpaper. I think it may be the most beautiful car ever made, certainly the most beautiful Ferrari existent.


    Y'all can have the F430's and the 599's. Keep em. I'll just take this one little brown car for my very own, thankyouverymuch.


    Thanks, Pete, for the post and the pics. Lil' Jalops everywhere need to know about cars like this one. Modern supercars are nice and all but they'll never ever have the style, class, beauty and sophistication of a car like this. Could their possibly be a car that is more McQueen?

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    Image of bzr bzr
    05/13/09

    In reply to Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?


    And to answer yesterday's gushy romantic QOTD: yes, but only for this car.

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