Famous Enzo Wreck = Possible Movie?

Posted by Richard Robello on May 2, 2009

Possibly the most famous car wreck since James Dean’s tragic accident in 1955 may, quite possibly be made into a movie; and well who didn’t really see that one coming? Very few knew who Stefen Eriksson even was before that infamous morning in Malibu, but thanks to the exclusive, renowned status of the Enzo, that grabbed so many people’s attention, Eriksson’s life of crime literally came to a crashing halt.

As the details of this notorious con artist’s past came to surface one thing kept coming to mind, “That would make a great movie!” Apparently I wasn’t the only one who thought that. Wired’s story on Gizmondo, the Swede’s front gadget company, has been optioned to be made into a film. While being optioned is far from guaranteeing a movie, I certainly hope the tale of mob ties, deception, and stolen exotic car crashes does make it to the big screen.

The original Wired article starts with that very crash:

THE BUMP IN THE ROAD that ended Bo Stefan Eriksson’s fantastic ride is practically invisible. From 10 feet away, all you can see is the ragged edge of a tar-seamed crack in an otherwise smooth sheet of pavement. Only the location is impressive - a sweet stretch of straightaway on California’s Pacific Coast Highway near El Pescador state beach, just past the eucalyptus-shaded mansions of the Malibu hills. On that patch of broken asphalt, there’s barely enough lip to stub a toe. Of course, when you hit it at close to 200 miles per hour, as police say Eriksson did in the predawn light last February 21, while behind the wheel of a 660-horsepower Ferrari Enzo, consequences magnify.

The Enzo has less than 6 inches of ground clearance, and at that speed, it took only a slight scrape under the front bumper to launch the vehicle. The airborne Ferrari landed in a skid that in a blink became a sidelong drift. Tires shredding, the car bounced over the shoulder onto a grassy slope wet with dew. All Eriksson could do was hold on as the slithering, swiveling Enzo again achieved liftoff, then slammed broadside into a wooden power pole.

The crash became an instant media sensation. In Los Angeles, the destruction of the rare million-dollar Ferrari - and the strange story that rose from the wreckage - dominated local radio talk shows and TV newscasts for days. For most, it was just another diversion, the newest twist on the high-speed-chase formula the city loves. But the public attention would spell disaster for a handful of people connected to Eriksson, many of them fellow participants in one of the biggest debacles in the history of the videogame industry: the epic meltdown of Gizmondo Europe, Eriksson’s former company.

Entire Article Here: WIRED

One question, if a movie is made how many more Enzos need to be trashed?

SOURCE: Wired via Gizmodo