Enzo Crashes: Repeat as Needed

This Enzo was a stunt car in the filming of “Redline,” and had unquestionably been used hard and put away wet

by Michael Sheehan

As virtually everyone in the car world knows, on March 26 actor Eddie Griffin crashed a Ferrari Enzo at Irwindale Raceway in L.A. while practicing for a promotion for the movie “Redline.” The Enzo was owned by Daniel Sadek, “Redline” executive producer and exotic car collector.

Because the crash was captured on video, news shows and the press had a field day, exclaiming that the Enzo was a $1.5 million dollar car, and as one of only 400 Enzos built, was very rare. Moreover, it had been “totaled.” Eddie Griffin’s comment that “Undercover Brother’s good at karate and all the rest of that, but the Brother can’t drive,” referring to both the accident and his 2002 movie, also made for “good press.”

Time for a reality check

The reality is that the Daniel Sadek Enzo is a high-mile driver. It has been in the local Ferrari authorized body...