Shirtless F50 Guy

So the black F50 we always see in Hovik's videos....you know the guy driving it shirtless? Yeah it was totaled.

 

http://jalopnik.com/surprise-528-000-ferra...assh-1445127869

 

 

 

 

 

Listing for those who want to buy it from the salvage yard:

 

http://www.copart.com/c2/individualLot.htm...hType=onSaleNow

 

Hope your buddy is ok Hovik and that he is able to laugh the car off...that has to sting a bit.

That's a shame. I wonder what the pay out was?

Hope your buddy is ok Hovik and that he is able to laugh the car off...that has to sting a bit.

 

He's ok and got another F50.

 

It happened at night when he was driving by himself, cruising. According to his medical report it was CO poisoning from the car's exhaust that got him to black out and drive off the road. There were no other car involved, he just drove off the highway into a tree.

 

I know it's easy for all internet keyboard warriors to draw conclusions from a couple of online videos that he was doing something reckless and that's why he crashed, but I think LPers see right through it and will see that it's an unfortunate accident that can happen to anyone. I see there are already a bunch of hate threads and of course jalopnik had to jump on board as well, but oh well, that's the internet world these days, what can you do.

He's ok and got another F50.

 

It happened at night when he was driving by himself, cruising. According to his medical report it was CO poisoning from the car's exhaust that got him to black out and drive off the road. There were no other car involved, he just drove off the highway into a tree.

 

I know it's easy for all internet keyboard warriors to draw conclusions from a couple of online videos that he was doing something reckless and that's why he crashed, but I think LPers see right through it and will see that it's an unfortunate accident that can happen to anyone. I see there are already a bunch of hate threads and of course jalopnik had to jump on board as well, but oh well, that's the internet world these days, what can you do.

Holy crap!!! I'm glad he didn't die.

We all drive unsafe at times so it's hard to point the finger. Glad he's safe!

I don't exactly know how this particular F50 ended up totaled, but there are a few things that I can say for sure:

 

That about sums up 100% of the journalism on Jalopnik.

 

 

Glad to hear he's safe and got another.

68000 miles is great. I wonder what the maintence costs were throughout the years.

I've gotten CO2 poisoning before, and had I been in a car, I would have stopped quite early into the symptoms. Curious to hear if anyone else who has gotten CO2 poisoning has 2c to share. Seems fishy to me based on my own personal experience.

 

Regardless, glad he is safe.

How do you get exhaust poisoning in an open top car going 50 mph? All I ever smell is the laundromats.

68000 miles is great. I wonder what the maintence costs were throughout the years.

 

1995, December, build date.

 

1996, sold new to Dean Becker, Chicago, owner of “Becker’s Beepers”. Window sticker was $487,000.00

 

Sold through Giacamo Mattiolli, Ferrari of Beverly Hills, to Jim Spiro.

 

1999, April, featured in Forza magazine, issue #16, page #38-onward. Feature article.

 

2001, 30 Mar., as per Jim Spiro, Louisiana, still has it. Yes, it is indeed black with a black interior. He drives it on every sunny day. Has 26,000 miles.

 

2001, 19-21 Oct., shown during the 2nd Annual Madewood Concours on the Bayou, Madewood Plantation, Napoleonville, Louisiana, by Jim Spiro.

 

2002, 12 Jan., as per call from Jim Spiro, now has 32,000 miles, four new tires, tubi exhaust with headers plus original exhaust plus four spare brand new tires. Black on black. Has hardtop, crate and all the little goodies including luggage, books, model car, race boots, ad infintim. A 30,000 service was just completed. With tires the bill was $15,000.

 

2002, 19 Mar., as per call from Jim Lindsey, Lindsey Automotive, Kenner, LA, at 504 466 2744, he services Jim Spiro’s F50 and has the car at his shop. Jim Lindsey will be sending a disc with digital photos of the car on Wednesday the 20th for delivery on the 21st.

 

2002, August, offered at RM Auction’s Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction, Monterey, CA. Lot no. 180. For details see catalog. Estimate $450-550K. Sold at $528K.

 

2002, 31 Oct - 03 Nov., shown at the FCA South Central Region’s French Quarter Classic, New Orleans, Louisiana by Jim Spiro.

 

2003, January, at Cavallino Classic, Palm Beach, FL. Entered by Dan Heard, Baton Rouge, LA.

 

2003, October, at Ferrari French Quarter Classic, New Orleans, LA.

 

2004, 18 Aug, at the FCA Track Day at Laguna Seca. Color is black. Plates are “KVG-804”. #105.

 

2004, November, at Ferrari French Quarter Classic, New Orleans, LA. Known the world over as the “F50K” because of the sheer amount of miles put on the car.

 

2005, 26 Oct., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, 6100 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #25777. Customer reports problems with seat staying locked in place. Removed seat and checked adjustable rails. F50 seat rails not available, replaced with slightly modified seat rails from a take-off 355 seat. Customer requests general check over and diagnostics. Put car on lift and removed under panel. Checked car over and provided estimate bill code-c. Campaign 101 - tire pressure plate. Performed campaign 101- installed decal and page into owner’s manual. 1000 service misc. Flushed and bled brakes and clutch system. Change fuel filters. Clean and flow test injectors, removed injectors for cleaning and flow testing, reinstalled upon return. Check noise in steering column, R&R steering wheel and checked for noise in steering column, fabricated center horn “Rub Ring” out of shim stock and installed. Replaced leaking shift selector shaft seal. Removed shift selector linkage and replaced seal, replaced throw-out bearing seals. Address oil leaks, engine-out service, reseal engine. Performed valve adjustment, checked and adjusted valves. Injectors cleaning sublet to Bavarian Machine Specialties. Performed leak-down and compression tests prior to performing work—results consistent across all cylinders. Repaired broken bolt in deck lid. Mileage in: 51,790. Mileage out: 51,806. Total invoice: $15,689.92.

 

2006, 27 June, serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #26484. Check coolant temperature climbing, replaced both coolant hoses from tank to water pump. Replaced four hose clamps. Replaced water temperature sensor. Title application. Check leak at water pump. Rebuilt water pump, replaced thermostat and bled system. Check water leak at radiator. Found rotten radiator. Replaced coolant radiator. Test driven several times to be sure cooling system is okay. Replaced oil sending unit, found broken connector. Refueled with fresh fuel. Total invoice: $8,296.02.

 

2007, 14 Mar., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #27356. Customer reports check engine light is on at 1-6 Bank. Found faulty crank sensors and faulty 02 sensors. SD1 test. Replaced crank sensors at bank 1-6 and 7-12. Replaced 02 Sensors. Customer complains car suddenly started to have difficulty at cold start and weak power at low rpm. Found 1-6 bank spark plugs fouled badly. Performed compression test, okay. Check fuel pressure with engine hot and cold, okay, replaced all spark plugs. Test driven car either with hot engine or cold tests were okay. Total invoice: $2,578.00

 

2007, 27 Mar., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #27404. Customer complains car was losing power progressively until it will die. Engine runs badly. Found blown head gaskets. Performed compression test: Cyl #01=120LB, Cyl #02=90, cyl #03=110, cyl #04=120, cyl #05=120,cyl #06=130, cyl #07=120, cyl #08=80, cyl #09=140, cyl #10=120, cyl #11=80, cyl #12=130. Performed leak-down test: cyl 01, 08, and 11 all with major compression leak. R&R engine from car and shipped to Ferrari factory for technical inspection. Re-installed engine back from Italy. Installed all new coolant hoses, new oil lines, O’rings and gaskets. Replaced 2 ox/sensors. Changed engine oil and filter. Changed air filters. Replaced clutch assembly and t/bearing. Installed new gas pedal, old one was corroded and sticky. Test drove car several times, OK-customer test drove car with the technician, test okay. Engine oil analysis. Checked exhaust system, R&R Tubi Exhaust, headers, catalysts and silencers. Installed original exhaust system. State inspection. Checked starter motor and starting system. Starter Motor is weak. Engine starting very poor. Customer approved to replace starter motor. Mileage in: 53,698. Mileage out: 53,725. Total invoice: $23,390.16

 

2008, 15 Apr., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #28720. Technical Inspection for Classiche application. Classiche Documentation Application Fee. Total invoice: $658.83.

 

2008, 09 Aug., new Ferrari F50 tipo F 130 B engine ordered from Ferrari by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair or invoice order #29143. F50 Engine From Ferrari Factory, engine invoice price $99,999.99. Total invoice: $108,249.99.

 

2008, 02 Sept., as per a list of all F50s by Matthias Urban, Ferrari registry, confirmed as black with black interior, red seat inserts.

 

2008, 01 Oct., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #29323. Customer requests complete check over and replace engine oil and filter. Changed engine oil and filter. Checked all other fluids. Replaced coolant hose. Resealed 7 - 12 Cam cover gasket. Reset tire pressures. Checked wheel torques. Checked instrument cluster malfunction: speedometer is going up and down intermittantly also the reading of engaged gears is intermittant. Checked connectors and checked speed input on sensor. Cleaned and inspected all wiring connectors for instrument panel. Found bad speedometer sending unit. Part on backorder from factory. Customer requests: make a copy of door key (the smallest one). Checked electrical problem for cooling system wiring harness. Total invoice: $7,488.56.

 

2009, 28 June, as per a list of first and last cars of each model in the US, composed by Andrew Wass, posted on Telaio, this is the last 1995 F50 of 54 cars sent to the USA that year.

 

2009, 06 Oct., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #30942. Install Clear Bra. Total invoice: $1,750.00.

 

2010, 19 Feb., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #31481. Refinished complete exterior. Re-covered dash and bulkhead. Refinished four wheels. Body labor to repair broken inner side panel from previous damage. Refurbished seats. Total invoice: $22,668.32.

 

2010, 09 July, serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #32112. Customer request clear bra paint protection. Customer request install roof. Total invoice: $1,243.75.

 

2011, 30 Nov., serviced for current owner by Ferrari of Houston, Houston, Texas USA 77057. Repair order #34812. Coolant hoses leaking, replaced coolant hose from expansion tank to water pump. Painted expansion tank, replaced hose from expansion tank to radiator bleed hose. Checked exhaust system. Tubi Installed by customer. R&R exhaust system. Install factory exhaust system. Checked oil leak from engine, r&R gearbox. Replaced rear main seal. Replaced O’ring for seal holder. Reseal oil plug in back of crank. Checked faulty lifting system. Front suspension lift system does not work. Checked fuse, okay, checked wiring from switch to ECU, okay. Found faulty ECU. Replaced faulty front suspension lifter ECU. Tested the sytem, okay after ECU replacement. Total invoice: $11,145.50.

 

2012, 26 Sept., taken on consignment with Michael Sheehan’s Ferraris-online.

 

The car comes with the portfolio of photos taken at the factory showing the car being built; four new-old stock original (unused) wheels; the hardtop and circus box; the soft top and three charcoal sketches. Signed by Pininfarina.

 

2012, 05 Oct., as per conversation, it now has 55,491 miles.

 

2012, 16 Oct., photographed by Kris Haug, professional photographer, at the owner’s estate, Baton Rouge, LA.

 

2012, October, on consignment with Michael Sheehan’s Ferraris-online.com.

 

http://www.ferraris-online.com/pages/carde...r=FE-F50-104799

Wow, I was about to pull the trigger on an f50 but that $1200 for a clear car bra is kinda scaring me off.

100k for a new engine. Hell, buy it from copart, part it out.

100k for a new engine. Hell, buy it from copart, part it out.

 

 

 

Didn't you see the pictures in the first post?

The engine is gone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've gotten CO2 poisoning before, and had I been in a car, I would have stopped quite early into the symptoms. Curious to hear if anyone else who has gotten CO2 poisoning has 2c to share. Seems fishy to me based on my own personal experience.

 

Regardless, glad he is safe.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxSZg2tFX_U

FYI - I realize I'm an idiot for typing CO2 as opposed to CO.

glad he is ok

 

 

Wow, that's amazing. He's lucky to be alive for so many reasons. Good for him getting another one. I probably would have hesitated to get another one so quickly.

 

I hope this car gets saved. It certainly looks like it could be...

Didn't you see the pictures in the first post?

The engine is gone.

 

I can see the engine in the copart pictures. How do you know its gone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just seems like front damage .... could be a fantastic base for a trackcar / or F50 GT build? If the engine, gearbox and the carbon tub are intact.

 

 

love the amount of miles put on this unique stallion! I hope to do likewise and then some.

Unfortunately for him, when you're exposed to high levels of CO (like any other gas) olfactory fatigue takes effect in seconds. Driving your favorite car, smell exhaust, think nothing of it and wake up in a tree. He's even luckier the car did not remaining running and kill him. I deal with this on a daily basis and trust me people die from this every day in mere minutes.

 

Car looks easily rebuilt, hope someone brings her back.

FYI - I realize I'm an idiot for typing CO2 as opposed to CO.

 

 

 

 

 

He's ok and got another F50.

Glad he's fine, accidents happen and cars are replaceable.

Awesome that he got another F50!

About $10k a year for maintenance doesn't seem that bad or not as bad as I was expecting for an F50.

About $10k a year for maintenance doesn't seem that bad or not as bad as I was expecting for an F50.

 

Given the mileage on it, I agree. Short of the $100k motor replacement.

I love the photos that come from these drives, but posting videos on youtube of you going 150+ seems a bit.....