Taiwan Authorities Crush Illegal Lamborghini
One enterprising (and some would say scheming) Taiwanese car enthusiast was stripped of his pride and joy: a $300,000 Lamborghini Murcielago. Turns out said Lambo was illegally imported into the country, and possibly stolen. Local police impounded the vehicle after determining the plates were associated to a Ford and not the hyper exotic Italian.
Oddly, the car was impounded three years ago and sat. The Lamborghini’s owner, a commercial airlines pilot, has used that time to appeal, and was ruled against by Taiwanese administration. However, he repeatedly appealed afterwards, in an attempt to reverse the decision. Finally, the vehicle was crushed, rather inefficiently, with a digger using a backhoe attachment.
Perhaps as a means of deterrent for other potential offenders, the administration invited media outlets to cover the destruction for the public to see. The resulting video has exploded across the internet as a 30 minute hate crime against the exuberant Italian super car. Do you think you can handle the full 30 minutes? Brace yourself for heartache:
It’s difficult to tell which is worse: watching the destruction or listening to it. The crunch of the roof and pillars being folded in is so fundamentally wrong that it claws against the senses. Never mind, the flamboyant Italian tricolore seats poking out from the wreckage swayed me, watching was far worse.
Have you ever crashed a car that you really cared about, and knew that you had no one to blame but yourself? I wonder if our Taiwanese airline pilot is feeling that level of remorse for his crushed dream car. Illegally imported as it may be, it’s tough not to feel bad for this Lamborghini’s owner.
[Courtesy of FoxNews.com]
Tip of the hat to reader Shawn at Jim’s Auto Sales of Los Angeles for sharing this story with us.
