Japan pileup turns luxury cars into scrap
It didn’t take long before they were calling this the world’s most expensive car crash! A fleet of Ferraris traveling to Hiroshima, Japan, for an event were involved in a…
It didn't take long before they were calling this the world's most expensive car crash!
A fleet of Ferraris traveling to Hiroshima, Japan, for an event were involved in a chain-reaction accident on Japan's Chugoku Expressway on Dec. 4. News reports indicated weather played a factor but one witness said the supercars were traveling well above the posted speed limit of 80 kph (50 mph). One car slid on wet pavement and the others followed. Fourteen cars in all were involved, and 10 people were treated for minor injuries.
Here's the part that makes luxury car lovers cringe: The damaged vehicles included eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini, three Mercedes Benz and two Toyotas. Media sources have suggested the total cost of the accident could run as high as $3.8 million.
See video footage here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0J0e6iZpg
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com
