More twists and turns in Gizmondo exec's Ferrari crash
By Ryan Block 
posted Mar 2nd 2006 7:00AM
posted Mar 2nd 2006 7:00AM
Remember the former Gizmondo exec, Stefan Eriksson, who crashed his million dollar
Ferrari Enzo last week? Well, leave it Eriksson to make even that really shady. According to Malibu
sheriffs, not only did a supposedly-intoxicated and bloodied Eriksson flee the scene and reportedly blame the accident
on a driver only known as "Dietrich" (despite the only blood being on the driver's side), but a magazine (and
we don't think they're talkin' Guns & Ammo) was discovered near the scene of the crash. And now apparently a
Scottish bank has claimed it may be the rightful owner of the million dollar Ferrari, of which Eriksson supposedly
possessed two -- as well as a Mercedes SLR, which Scotland Yard in London supposedly listed as having been stolen, and
that happened to be the same kind of car the Enzo was supposedly racing when it crashed. While we're incredibly
perplexed as to what's gone down, why are we not the least bit surprised by the way it's unfolding? And why is our
Uppsala Swedish Mafia-meter flicking off the charts right now?
[Thanks, Dave M]
[Thanks, Dave M]
Interesting, but this has as much to do with gadgets as the amount of money in my wallet.
It seems obvious to me what has happened.
This man chased the car which was stolen, all the way to Miami, and at life peril tried to make justice with his own hands in a racing showdown that went awfully wrong.
The thief emptied the clip on the chasing car, and quickly reloaded it disposed of the empty cartridge. The following shot hit a tire which threw the car off the tarmac.
In order to recompose himself after such a life threatening event, he had a drink.
"Dietrich" is Swedish for flat tire.
Brilliant and interesting diversion from gadgets for a couple 'o seconds.
number 1 got out of bed the wrong side moody git.
I wasn’t driving.
I know how Swedes-in-America think, since my best friend is one. Their logic goes like this:
I will do whatever I can get away with in this country business-wise. If I succeed, great. If I don't (massive debt, court cases, etc), I'll just go back to Sweden.
This is why all Swedes are considered crazy by Americans and why they often times succeed. It ain't fair I tell ya~!
how many succesful swedes are there in the usa excluding IKEA
What's all the hot air about anyway?
Not to be pedantic, but magazine is the more correct term although in common usage the terms are interchangable. (Extending this comment further would be pedantic, though)
I love Gizmondo - this has to be the best tech soap opera for years!
It was the blatent inevitability of a complete farce right from the very start. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
A clip is a strip of metal that holds rifle bullets, think stripper clips in old Springfield rifles. Surely soemone at Engadget has played BF1942? People who don't know jack about guns often use the word "clip" to mean "magazine." It's incorrect.
A magazine is a box with a follower pushed by a spring that holds a number of rounds to be fed into a semi-auto or automatic weapon, a.k.a a Colt .45 or a machine gun.
To 'glad':
Other (than IKEA) successful Swedish companies in USA:
SAAB, Volvo, Sony Ericssona and Husquarna
Looks like someone had as much success with his suicide attempt as the Gizmondo product did in with the general public.
"11. To 'glad':
Other (than IKEA) successful Swedish companies in USA:
SAAB..."
wait, he said SUCCESSFUL. ;)
oh, wait...maybe this comment should go on autoblog, where GM bashing runs rampant.
Just to clarify, a "clip" and a "magazine" are different. I was taught that a magazine had a spring to load the bullets while a clip does not. Wikipedia seems to be saying something similar though not identical:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clip
I have to agree that the first time I read the article about this (in the LA Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari28feb28,0,3986184.story?coll=la-home-headlines ) I kept thinking they were talking about Guns & Ammo and not an ammunition loading device.
To Tech^CF, ho wmany of those companies are actually owned by the Swedish. ;)
Enzo Ferrari - not Ferrari Enzo
Enzo Ferrari - not Ferrari Enzo
I smell movie of the week here. :-D
Can I just be one more person to point out that you don't have a clue what you're talking about when you say the word "clip" and you think you're talking about guns like an informed person?
Thank you.
TylerDurden:
Nope, Ferrari Enzo.
The FOUNDER's name was Enzo Ferrari. The car's MODEL is the Ferrari "Enzo".
Why dont you all quit being pricks? Who gives a shiat about the proper use of the word clips vs magazines. The point was made to be clear that it wasnt a reading magazine.
Get over yourselves.
Okay, I don't care about the PC correct crap of clip or mag or whatever. I don't care if it's Enzo F or F Enzo.
The important thing to me is some person (again swede or not) that screwed a bunch of investors and customers is wearing his a$$ as a hat.
Anyone here old enough to remember Colonial Realty in CT? That jerk built a 26 room house with one bedroom. After a bunch of people lost money in his dealings he could't figure why the house won't sell.
Book 'em, Danno
re: posts 9 & 11. Thanks for the clarification. Readers here generally are more interested than the average in being accurate.
re: post 19. Grow up. Would you have us call a mouse a flash memory card? The term was used incorrectly and was politely corrected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clip
The Swedes have a mafia? Is that possible, must be Russian immigrants. Wow, I thought the only thing about Sweden was that the clouds were interesting...
Goorta bloorna Ferrari lootna gabloona Stefan Eriksson hoonta guldna moron.
Here is the real deal and has some mysterious pics of DIETRICH!
http://www.wreckedexotics.com/special/enzo/
I swear this was all Dietrichs fault.
Comment #1 FTW!
this is uber ridiculous.
it sounds like some sort of action movie starring tom cruise.
except, it would be one of those ones that no one goes to. for fear of scientology being implanted into their brains as they watch.
And when i read "magazine" i thought porn...
Would explain his distraction at the wheel, at any rate.
The true tragedy is that an Enzo Ferrari lost its life...
This should be a murder case
like i said in the last story, they paid the lady who lived near the crash 2000 usd to get a ride to beverly hills and the "other" guy had a badge from the cia and said that "he was not spose to be here" now what that ment i dont really know but i do know that the lady has close ties to a local real estate located in malibu center. the "other" guy ran to the house and hid out till it was over and then they left. the one thing they said in the car was "just drives us with no questions"
h.
Didn't see it posted, but here is a Video of the Accident Scene.
http://videos.streetfire.net/hottestvideos/1/D607CE1C-6ECB-4FCE-AD70-26941B671512.htm
hey i got an idea..Stop driving...sounds preatty good and you wount have to take another good car...Come on an Enzo..you got to be kidding me.
I feel sorry for the car...;(
poor poor car...
I was under the impression that the full name of the car was "Ferrari Enzo Ferrari" Ferrari being the make, and Enzo Ferrari being the model, named after the founder, Enzo Ferrari.
Dont you love it when everyone is right?
Now that's one sorry looking gadget in that video! But, hey they guy still has the black one.....
The car's name is the "Enzo Ferrari", TylerDurden's post was right.
Nice try Jacob:
""TylerDurden:
Nope, Ferrari Enzo.
The FOUNDER's name was Enzo Ferrari. The car's MODEL is the Ferrari "Enzo".
Posted at 9:59AM on Mar 2nd 2006 by Jacob ""
Jacob, go look it up on the web buddy (but like people said it's not that important in the bigger scheme of things). :)
Further proof that America needs to lock it borders shut. Now the damn Sweds think they are Tony "Scareface" Montana. Leave that to us Latinos.
Has this man no shame? Corporate Business Executives should all be sent in rail boxcars to the gas chambers.
or put in a jail cell with a big black man named Cum Swallow.
Why was this man allowed in Beverly Hills? Aren't Europeans banned from California?
Shouldn't Swede's be driving Saab's and Volvo's ?
Check out the home of Stefan Eriksson! It's at 2323 Worthing Lane, Los Angeles in the gated Bel Air Crest community.
Here's a link for the google satellite photo:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=2323+Worthing+Lane,+Los+Angeles,+CA&ll=34.112926,-118.47428&spn=0.000633,0.002081&t=k
Zillow.com shows a slightly different house for that address, just a couple doors down. I'm in the midwest so I can't exactly cruise on over to check house numbers.
http://www.zillow.com/search/Search.z?addrstrthood=2323+worthing+ln&citystatezip=90077&mode=search
Gotta love Zillow, you can get all sorts of details about the house.
To the guys arguing about if it's "Enzo Ferrari" or "Ferrari Enzo," technically it's called the "Ferrari Enzo Ferrari," because its a Ferrari, and named after the founder, Enzo Ferrari. Nobody calls it the "Ferrari Enzo Ferrari" for obvious reasons. I call it the "Enzo," that's it. Either way is fine.