Wednesday 19th January 2011

Tunisian Ex-President's Ferrari 'Liberated' By JCB

You wouldn't want your 599 transported like this...

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If you ever find yourself the totalitarian ruler of a North African state (and it's always a possibility), do be careful to take as much stuff with you as possible if you ever have to get out in a hurry.

This is perhaps advice that ousted Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali ought to have heeded - his presidential residence has been thoroughly looted, and the booty includes his Ferrari 599 GTB, which was 'liberated' for the people via the medium of a JCB.

But as our Dutch friends from Autogespot, who first spotted the story, point out, we hope the fellows on the JCB managed to get hold of the keys too. Though if they had you'd think they would be moving it using a more conventional method...

 

 

[BelperJim]

Nice graffiti at 40 seconds into the video.

[sicasey]

Savage. Fezza still looks ok though? No prizes for guessing what happens when it reaches its destination.

[k-ink]

I think he can afford another one with the 1.5 tons of stolen gold. Just another wave of criminals heading off to Monaco.

[wackojacko]

Ouch ........ Maybe go for a red 1 next

[redstu]

Was the guy at the end an estate agent? " just a bit of decorating needed".

[Luca Brasi]

Poor car.

[Frimley111R]

You can never underestimate people's stupidity!

[anonymous-user]

redstu said:

Was the guy at the end an estate agent? " just a bit of decorating needed".

Genius

[Digga]

Can't see much wrong with that. The 599 is well within the safe lifting capacity of that JCB telehandler.

[Snoop Bagg]

The cash probably came from the people and went back to them!

[epom]

jeez what did he ever do wrong ??

[R66STU]

the only thing left was a monopoly game.. and that will soon be gone.

[Sicob]

Liberating is the new thieving. New trend for the UK, using "Liberation" as a defense for tearing someones house apart and nicking their car.

[The real Apache]

Sicob said:

Liberating is the new thieving. New trend for the UK, using "Liberation" as a defense for tearing someones house apart and nicking their car.

Yeah, just like he 'liberated' his lavish lifestyle from his people. fk him

[FishFace]

The real Apache said:

Sicob said:

Liberating is the new thieving. New trend for the UK, using "Liberation" as a defense for tearing someones house apart and nicking their car.

Yeah, just like he 'liberated' his lavish lifestyle from his people. fk him

Quite. I fail to see how someone in the UK burgling is the same as over-throwing a horrific Govenment.

[Johnpidge]

599GTB - one carfull owner.........................

[gaz9185]

Poor man....did he only have one Ferrari? "Liberating" could also apply to what happens to the savage taxation element of our money every time we fill up our car. Any significant connection between the fact it was a Ferrari going for a ride on a JCB?

[Du1point8]

epom said:

jeez what did he ever do wrong ??

Probably the 3.5 billion he liberated and then the £35million in gold his wife just took from the bank and escorted it out of the country as they lost power.

But I could be wrong

[Smartass]

Maybe he just wanted someone to move it to his new home in Saudi Arabia for him.

Shouldn't take long, let's just hope there aren't any low bridges on the way.

[Anubis]

I've always wondered why leaders and such have cars like this. Apart from being trophies, what could they possibly do with them?

I've never seen King Abdullah or Sheikh what-his-face ever driving a supercar, and the same with this chap. It's not like they can take a nice sunday drive out - they'd need a convoy with them for protection.

Hopefully a Tunisian PHer is driving that JCB!

Edited by Anubis on Wednesday 19th January 14:17