Death of a McLaren: 1 of 100 made.

[desmopr]

I knew a guy that owned a couple of Ferrari F1 cars from the 90s.  Ferrari would pay the shipping/engine-suspension setup/maintenance/fuel and pit charges for special events where they were being used by famous drivers.  He could also drive them and anyone else that he wished.  If whoever crashed the car, they rebuilt it back to like new condition.

[zedsaid]

That's funny, i worked on a movie (Redline) where the producer used his own cars in the movie.  Lamborghini trannies were not meant to be towed behind a camera truck.  Trannie broke, car was totaled.  Still needed to shoot so he bought a new one.    Again tore up the trannie, again, car totaled. 
 
Some men you just can't teach.

(and yes, i know the movie blew, but those were some nice cars.)

[NAKID]

Some men you just can't teach.

"So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it"

[Porsche Monkey]

That's funny, i worked on a movie (Redline) where the producer used his own cars in the movie.  Lamborghini trannies were not meant to be towed behind a camera truck.  Trannie broke, car was totaled.  Still needed to shoot so he bought a new one.    Again tore up the trannie, again, car totaled. 
 
Some men you just can't teach.

(and yes, i know the movie blew, but those were some nice cars.)

They totaled it because the tranny broke?  That isn't right.

[rgramjet]

They totaled it because the tranny broke?  That isn't right.

Id make a dining room table out of it!

[NAKID]

They totaled it because the tranny broke?  That isn't right.

Have you priced one of those trannies?

[Grampa]

Have you priced one of those trannies?

50 bucks an hour in Vegas for a trannie

[r_ciao]

50 bucks an hour in Vegas for a trannie

Too funny!!!!!  That's a good one   

[GAAN]

Too funny!!!!!  That's a good one   

a 50 dollar tranny ain't funny

not when it comes with a 1500 dollar bill for antibiotics

[swampduc]

That's funny, i worked on a movie (Redline) where the producer used his own cars in the movie. 

Was that the movie where some dumbass actor totaled an Enzo?

[zedsaid]

a 50 dollar tranny ain't funny

Oh, there's definitely something funny about a $50 tranny

Was that the movie where some dumbass actor totaled an Enzo?

The very same.  Buried a lot of cool cars.  He had a stable of 14 supercars.  MacLaren, Murcialago, GT, Enzo, etc.  The plane in the movie was also his (didn't wreck that).  There's a scene in the movie where a Carrera gets hit and flips through the air and just smashes into the ground...  I'm pretty sure the idea of the stunt was for the car to spin accross the rode... the flip was unplanned... i wasn't in on the meetings or anything, but that's the impression i got when everyone poured into the office to watch the dailies.  "Oh shit look what we did now!!!"

I forget the deal with the Enzo thing... i think it was during publicity... i was well done with it by then.