Posts Tagged ‘StefanEriksson’
It seems as if earlier rumors of the PT Cruiser's death may have been slightly exaggerated. According to PTCruizer.com, the retro-style hatch from Chrysler is still alive, though perhaps on some sort of artificial life support. At least for the 2009 model year, the Cruiser is expected to be built al......
eBay find of the day: All-terrain PT Brusier
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
When offering an item for sale, a fuzzy key selling point like "may be legal in some states already" might not be the deal clincher you'd hoped. On today's episode of "Fun With Centers of Gravity" we have the delightful union of the neuter-car PT Cruiser with the greasy unmentionables of a 29 year o......
Enzogate update: Dietrich may exist after all
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Remember Dietrich? He was the mystery German man Stefan Eriksson first said was driving that Ferrari Enzo last year when it crashed. After Eriksson admitted to being the driver, Eriksson said he must have fabricated Dietrich due to the blackout he suffered after the crash.Los Angeles County sheriff'......
Stefan Eriksson turns down plea deal in L.A. court
Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
So you're Stefan Eriksson and you're being charged with three counts of embezzlement, three counts of grand theft auto and illegal gun possession. You've destroyed a Ferrari Enzo, one of the greatest exotic supercars of all time, and blamed it on your imaginary German friend, Dietrich. Oh, and you'r......
Link of the Week: Car-Parazzi
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
Car-Parazzi is a new fan-site that features exotics, classics, hot-rod and muscle cars caught on the street cruising in their natural state. A team of four teens and preteens runs the remarkable site, although you would never know it at first glance. The group was recently invited on The Tonight Sho......
Stefan Eriksson pleads “not guilty”
Monday, May 1st, 2006
After an attorney switch-a-roo, Stefan Eriksson entered a plea of "not guilty" in response to nine charges against him including grand theft, embezzlement and drunken-driving. For those of you who were living under a rock or caught up in an American Idol stupor over the last few months, the seven fe......
Another Ferrari crash in SoCal, this one a double-fatality with possible police involvement
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Another Ferrari has left the road in Southern California, this time a 1993 Ferrari Testarossa in the outlying areas of western Los Angeles, resulting in the death of its two occupants. Although the names of the deceased have not been released, signs at the scene reportedly indicate that one of the t......
EnzoGate update: Second Swede arrested, Eriksson admits he was the wheelman
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
Stefan Eriksson now admits that he's the one responsible for the 162 mph guillotining of a certain Ferrari Enzo on California's Pacific Coast Highway back in February. Up until now, the fallen tech executive had maintained that a stranger named 'Dietrich' had been the wheelman. Interestingly, Erikss......
EnzoGate update- Detective: Stefan Eriksson is 'Dietrich'
Thursday, April 6th, 2006
Dietrich doesn't exist. That's the word according to sheriff's Detective Zack Conner, one of the authorities investigating EnzoGate. Bo Stefan Eriksson, the eccentric millionaire claimed he was a passenger when his Ferrari Enzo was "written off" in a Malibu crash last February. The former tech bigwi......
EnzoGate marches on, adds police officer impersonation to intrigue
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
If the Stefan Eriksson story doesn't at least net a made-for-TV movie, it'll be a cryin' shame. The latest development in the already corkscrewed caper is that a business associate of the Enzo-ending fallen tech mogul was arrested Tuesday for impersonating a police officer in an attempt to buy firea......