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We all grow up digging around in sand boxes hoping to strike it rich andfind some hidden ancient treasures. What we typically findis an old Matchbox car or a present left behind by a cat. Either way it’s veryrare to find something desirable. Well, that’s not quite the case with a younggroup of boys in California. They were diggingin their yard when they found something that would make anyone’s jawdrop and their mouth start drooling. In 1978, these kids were digging in theiryard when they came across something big, something metal, and something veryvery valuable. A buried Ferrari!
The boys actually discovered a 1974 FerrariDino 246 GTS buried just a few feet under the dirt in their yard. The familyhad just moved into the house and immediately called authorities who came androped off the area. A team of investigators arrived and unearthed the rare car.
After exhuming the Italian sports car, it wasobvious that someone had planned on returning to retrieve the vehicle. It wasvery crudely mummified with towels in the vents and tape on many of the seamshowever the windows weren’t fully closed causing a lot of interior damage.
Farmers Insurance was contacted and because ofthe VIN number they traced the last owner. After the investigation, it turnsout that the owner of the car had actually hired thieves to steal the car anddump it in the ocean so he could claim insurance on it. The thieves buried thecar with the intention of returning to pick it up.
The buried Ferrari was then auctioned offafter being on display with the incredible story being reported across thenation. It was purchased by a young mechanic who owned his own shop inCalifornia. The going price was estimated to be between $5,000 and $9,000.
He fully restored the buried Ferrari and oftenenters the car into car shows. Here are the pictures of the car after thecomplete restoration.
Everything on the car has been restored to theexact factory condition. However, this car comes with some incredible historyand an awesome story.
The car even has a vanity plate which reads“DUG UP”.
How perfect is that ?
We all grow up digging around in sand boxes hoping to strike it rich andfind some hidden ancient treasures. What we typically findis an old Matchbox car or a present left behind by a cat. Either way it’s veryrare to find something desirable. Well, that’s not quite the case with a younggroup of boys in California. They were diggingin their yard when they found something that would make anyone’s jawdrop and their mouth start drooling. In 1978, these kids were digging in theiryard when they came across something big, something metal, and something veryvery valuable. A buried Ferrari!
The boys actually discovered a 1974 FerrariDino 246 GTS buried just a few feet under the dirt in their yard. The familyhad just moved into the house and immediately called authorities who came androped off the area. A team of investigators arrived and unearthed the rare car.
After exhuming the Italian sports car, it wasobvious that someone had planned on returning to retrieve the vehicle. It wasvery crudely mummified with towels in the vents and tape on many of the seamshowever the windows weren’t fully closed causing a lot of interior damage.
Farmers Insurance was contacted and because ofthe VIN number they traced the last owner. After the investigation, it turnsout that the owner of the car had actually hired thieves to steal the car anddump it in the ocean so he could claim insurance on it. The thieves buried thecar with the intention of returning to pick it up.
The buried Ferrari was then auctioned offafter being on display with the incredible story being reported across thenation. It was purchased by a young mechanic who owned his own shop inCalifornia. The going price was estimated to be between $5,000 and $9,000.
He fully restored the buried Ferrari and oftenenters the car into car shows. Here are the pictures of the car after thecomplete restoration.
Everything on the car has been restored to theexact factory condition. However, this car comes with some incredible historyand an awesome story.
The car even has a vanity plate which reads“DUG UP”.
How perfect is that ?
