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These are the photos that the insurance agent is going to look at, scratching his head. A Lamborghini Diablo was dropped off the enclosed trailer that was to deliver it to its new owner. How in the world did this happen?
Garaged most of its life to protect it from the elements. Properly maintained to keep it in perfect running condition. Occasionally driven so that the mileage doesn't go bananas. This is what car enthusiasts usually do to make sure the resale value of their precious cars grows over the years.
This Lamborghini Diablo has surely been the apple of someone's eye and has definitely seen better days. But that was before it fell off the trailer during transportation. Of course, it is not a write-off, but falling from the platform deployed by the truck driver is not something that can be easily forgotten.
After all, it is a Lamborghini Diablo, which sells for an average of around $300,000 on the used car market. So, it is the kind of car that deserves to be treated with respect, not dropped to the ground.
There isn't much information about what happened to the car painted silver over a red leather interior, but the photos uploaded to social media (RADwood on Facebook and supercar.fails on Instagram) are pretty relevant. Furthermore, someone in the comments section, a user going by the name of Gelandegear, explains that exact truck went to pick up his friend's dad's 1965 Mustang. The driver had to reverse the Diablo and get it off the trailer in order to put the Mustang in.
But not everything went according to plan: the ramp collapsed to the right side under the Diablo's weight of 3,474 pounds (1,576 kilograms), and the car slipped off the trailer.
The Diablo is powered by a mid-mounted 348-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) V12 engine, that churns out 485 horsepower (492 metric horsepower) and 428 pound-feet of torque in a rear-wheel drive setup. Those are enough for a run from 0 to 60 mph in little over 3 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph (325 kph).
People in the comments section point out that it is not that bad, as the Lamborghini seems to sit on the rear right wheel in an awkward position. But how do you rescue the Lamborghini without causing any more damage?
The one who told the story about the Mustang having to be lifted into the enclosed trailer also explained that the truck driver called a crane to rescue the poor Diablo. The truck driver unstrapped the car from the trailer and brought it to safety, with its wheels back on the ground, with the help of the crane operator.
He also recalls that the trailer was also transporting an Aston Martin. The two of them spent the night in front of his friend's house in the pouring rain. We assume that they were eventually transported to their destination with the help of another trailer truck. One that did not drop any of them.
Garaged most of its life to protect it from the elements. Properly maintained to keep it in perfect running condition. Occasionally driven so that the mileage doesn't go bananas. This is what car enthusiasts usually do to make sure the resale value of their precious cars grows over the years.
This Lamborghini Diablo has surely been the apple of someone's eye and has definitely seen better days. But that was before it fell off the trailer during transportation. Of course, it is not a write-off, but falling from the platform deployed by the truck driver is not something that can be easily forgotten.
After all, it is a Lamborghini Diablo, which sells for an average of around $300,000 on the used car market. So, it is the kind of car that deserves to be treated with respect, not dropped to the ground.
There isn't much information about what happened to the car painted silver over a red leather interior, but the photos uploaded to social media (RADwood on Facebook and supercar.fails on Instagram) are pretty relevant. Furthermore, someone in the comments section, a user going by the name of Gelandegear, explains that exact truck went to pick up his friend's dad's 1965 Mustang. The driver had to reverse the Diablo and get it off the trailer in order to put the Mustang in.
But not everything went according to plan: the ramp collapsed to the right side under the Diablo's weight of 3,474 pounds (1,576 kilograms), and the car slipped off the trailer.
The Diablo is powered by a mid-mounted 348-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) V12 engine, that churns out 485 horsepower (492 metric horsepower) and 428 pound-feet of torque in a rear-wheel drive setup. Those are enough for a run from 0 to 60 mph in little over 3 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph (325 kph).
People in the comments section point out that it is not that bad, as the Lamborghini seems to sit on the rear right wheel in an awkward position. But how do you rescue the Lamborghini without causing any more damage?
The one who told the story about the Mustang having to be lifted into the enclosed trailer also explained that the truck driver called a crane to rescue the poor Diablo. The truck driver unstrapped the car from the trailer and brought it to safety, with its wheels back on the ground, with the help of the crane operator.
He also recalls that the trailer was also transporting an Aston Martin. The two of them spent the night in front of his friend's house in the pouring rain. We assume that they were eventually transported to their destination with the help of another trailer truck. One that did not drop any of them.
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