"Undercover Brother" Crashes $1.5 Million Ferrari

Posted Mar 27th 2007 12:21AM by TMZ Staff

Comedian Eddie Griffin saw his life (and his bank account) flash before his eyes Monday after he smashed a $1.5 million Ferrari Enzo into a concrete wall during a charity event at Irwindale Speedway, leaving the ultra-expensive sports car a smoking pile of twisted metal.

The high-speed collision, captured on tape by KCBS in Los Angeles took place during rehearsals for a charity event called "Race for a Cause." Griffin, who starred in "Undercover Brother" and "Norbit," left the crash scene in an ambulance, although he did not suffer any serious injuries and seemed to be in good spirits.

The luxury automobiles used in the charity event were part of a promotion for the film "Redline," a movie about the high-end world of high-performance sports cars.

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1. Enzo's were 650,000 NOW they are commanding a million + 250,000 my ass

Posted at 12:36AM on Mar 27th 2007 by TMZ_User

2. I'm positive that car is insured.

Posted at 12:52AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Luscious

3. You guys a retarded... $250 k...??? Try 1 million RETARDS!!!

Posted at 12:56AM on Mar 27th 2007 by queenme

4. You guys a retarded... $250 k...??? Try 1 million RETARDS!!!

Posted at 12:56AM on Mar 27th 2007 by queenme

5. You guys are retarded... $250 k??? Try a million RETARDS!!!

Posted at 12:56AM on Mar 27th 2007 by queenme

6. $250,000?? WTF?? ARE YOU INSANE???????

Posted at 12:58AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Anonymous

7. Not sure who's covering this story, but Enzo's start at $1 million, base model... A good one will easily set you back $1.25 million. Not to mention they're out of production so brochure price has nothing to do with it anymore. I'm a girl and I know this stuff! Come on guys! I love this site, but you guys really need to learn to do your research before posting stories. Hope like hell it was insured! What a shame!

Posted at 1:01AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Jamie Lynn

8. luxury-smuxury--it is still a box with wheels---:P

Posted at 1:02AM on Mar 27th 2007 by dw

9. INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR INTENTIONAL ACTIONS THAT WILL WARRANT A HUGE LOSS .. NOT EVEN LORDS OF LONDON DOES THAT ANYMORE. OWNERS WERE MOST LIKELY SELF INSURED AND THEY'RE EATING IT. ALL GONE.. So easy come, easy go. No matter the price, there was no value in the car, unless of course this ends up being a very commercial elegance for the car manufacturer and then it would pay for them to replace it in free advertising. Start here...

Posted at 1:47AM on Mar 27th 2007 by VAL

10. Griffen can't drive duh!! youtube.com/watch?v=BOsqOUzT9as youtube.com/watch?v=BOsqOUzT9as

Posted at 1:57AM on Mar 27th 2007 by swanny

11. oooops !!! to comment 9 .. mine .. I meant LLOYDS OF LONDON ... I answered the phone at the same time and didn't pay attention to what I was writing .. sorry .. Bottom line .. this car was uninsured ... ouch !!

Posted at 2:02AM on Mar 27th 2007 by VAL

12. I agree with you guys...way off on the price tag. $1.2 mil is the accurate figure for this particular car. NOW GO SEE REDLINE IN THEATRES APRIL 13!!!! You'll get to see some more crazy- expensive cars get trashed!

Posted at 2:43AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Ulf

13. I agree with you guys. $1.2 mil is an accurate pricetag for this particular Enzo. NOW GO SEE REDLINE IN THEATRES APRIL 13th!!! You will see more crazy expensive cars get destroyed!!

Posted at 2:43AM on Mar 27th 2007 by ulf

14. well I guess Race against Drugs wont be hiring him anytime sooner

lol

As far as the crash test?
If he wasnt going that fast which he probably wasnt for it to fall apart that much is insane and they need to enhance something there

But again in the United States theres arent too many places to drive Enzo's on the street

The Enzo was initially announced at the 2002 Paris Motor Show with a limited production run of 349 units and priced at US$643,330. The company sent invitations to existing customers, specifically, those who had previously bought the Ferrari F40 and Ferrari F50. All 349 cars were sold in this way before production began. Later, after numerous requests, Ferrari decided to build 50 more Enzos, bringing the total to 399.

On November 8, 2005, Ferrari announced that it would build one additional Enzo, bringing the total to 400. The car, chassis #ZFFCZ56B000141920, was auctioned by Sotheby's Maranello Auction on June 28, 2005 to benefit survivors of the 2004 Tsunami for €950,000 (US$1,274,229), almost twice its list price. This sum was presented to Pope Benedict XVI, while Formula One driver Michael Schumacher gave the pope a steering wheel to commemorate the donation. This wheel included a plaque which read, "The Formula 1 World Champion's steering wheel to His Holiness Benedict XVI, Christianity's driver."

The Enzo Ferrari typically trades above $1,000,000 (£500,000) at auction.[1]

Three prototype "mules" were built, M1, M2, and M3. Each was bodied to look like a 348, even though the mules were built in 2000. The third mule was offered for auction alongside the 400th Enzo in June, 2005, bringing €195,500 (US$236,300).[2]

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Posted at 6:04AM on Mar 27th 2007 by Alan

15. The only people crying about the accident is the insurance company.

Posted at 6:24AM on Mar 27th 2007 by TBA

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