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  1. italcarguy

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    #1 italcarguy, Jan 27, 2007
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    Last night I was flipping through some of my friends old news papaer clippings of car stuff and found this the attached images. Anyone know what ever happened to this car? The newspaper is a Los Angeles Times from 1978. Based on the obituary's on the back, I'd say its from either late Janurary or early February of that year.
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  2. ClassicFerrari

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    #2 ClassicFerrari, Jan 27, 2007
    WOW! That's wild!
     
  3. Argento839

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    #3 Argento839, Jan 27, 2007
    Interesting.
     
  4. darth550

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    #4 darth550, Jan 27, 2007
    Looks like a divorce motivated hate crime!
     
  5. darth550

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    #5 darth550, Jan 27, 2007
    Looks like a divorce motivated hate crime!
     
  6. dm_n_stuff

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    #6 dm_n_stuff, Jan 27, 2007
    # 07862

    Dk Green Metallic chairs and flares car.

    Best I can do for ya!!

    Not seen on the surface of the earth in some time. Who knows where it is?

    832 LJQ California Registration in '74.

    article here:
    AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE, USA, MARCH 3,1986
    "DEEP SIX DINO", BY GREG SHARP
    STORY OF 246GTS, No.07862, WHICH WAS STOLEN AND BURIED FOR 4 YEARS.
     
  7. ClassicFerrari

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    #7 ClassicFerrari, Jan 27, 2007
    Wonder if they just drivin in? Hopefully it wasnt damaged. Surly someone here will know where this cars is!
     
  8. Argento839

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    #8 Argento839, Jan 27, 2007

    I would have to agree. That is a story that stays with the car!
     
  9. tx246

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    #9 tx246, Jan 27, 2007
    I have always heard the car was resurrected and made road worthy again, although I hve no evidence to verify this. needless to say, the autoweek article brought the car back to attention just as prices were starting to heat up.
     
  10. 285ferrari

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    #10 285ferrari, Jan 27, 2007
    Wonderful story - makes ya wonder how many other Ferraris are out there hiding in a barn, under a tarp, etc!!
     
  11. tx246

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    #11 tx246, Jan 27, 2007
    according to the dino register, the car has been owned from 82-94 by a person in burbank , ca with the plate "dug up".

    pretty clever, given the circumstances.
     
  12. BigTex

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    #12 BigTex, Jan 27, 2007
    THAT's a clever plate!


    Salvage Title...we'll assume!
     
  13. ClassicFerrari

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    #13 ClassicFerrari, Jan 28, 2007
    Probably more like "saved" tittle :D
     
  14. NYCFERRARIS

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    #14 NYCFERRARIS, Jan 29, 2007
    dirt cheap dinos do exist
     
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  15. Jon Hansen

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    #15 Jon Hansen, Feb 22, 2007
    I recall this Dino was sold at public auction, having only 700 miles from new on it. The mechanic who bought it reported it actually ran briefly before quitting for some reason. Stolen from a valet parking lot, it was buried by the thieves behind their rental house, and they made a sandbox on top of it as the hole wasn't quite deep enough. Years later, a child found something shiny and set about uncovering it only to discover a Dino!
    I also recall from the pictures that the backhoe wasn't kind to the bodywork during the excavation process.
    Hope this helps.
    Jon Hansen
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  16. tx246

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    #16 tx246, Feb 23, 2007
    i don't have access to the ca. dmv. is "dug up" still being used?
     
  17. celestialcoop

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    #17 celestialcoop, Feb 23, 2007
    I just filled out the on-line template to attempt to 'order' the plates; response was :
    "Error: Sorry. The plate you have chosen is not available."

    See if you can go to this site & check it out:
    https://vrir.dmv.ca.gov/ipp/PerLicensePlateServlet
     
  18. Finitele

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    #18 Finitele, Oct 18, 2007
    Mama mia!
     
  19. Christian.Fr

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    #19 Christian.Fr, Oct 18, 2007
    this story is creasy.
     
  20. Jackmb1

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    #20 Jackmb1, Oct 18, 2007
    I guess that it's only in America that we could find a burried Ferrari.
     

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