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Old 11-19-07 | 06:50 PM
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Unhappy Man loses 360 CS and GT3 RS in SoCal Fires

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Very sad...
Old 11-19-07 | 06:52 PM
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2 of my favorite cars!!!

Very sad to loose two nice cars, especially the 360CS.
Old 11-19-07 | 06:57 PM
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Very sad


...But with every end is a new beginning....time for new toys.
Old 11-19-07 | 07:00 PM
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Apparantly, he also lost a Viper RT/10
Old 11-19-07 | 07:04 PM
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wow that sucks, would be nice for the companies to reimburse him the cars....
Old 11-19-07 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
wow that sucks, would be nice for the companies to reimburse him the cars....

Originally Posted by Bill S
I don't have the words to express our heart-felt thanks to the many people that helped me, my family, my friends and my neighbors recover from the Southern Cal fires. Here are some personal thanks:

- Many thanks to Liberty Mutual car insurance for providing me with the funds needed to replace my cars.
- Many thanks to Farmer's home insurance for providing me with the funds needed to re-build my home.
- Many thanks to McKenna Porsche for selling me a perfect GT3 RS at a very fair price.
- Many thanks to all on FerrariChat and other forums (e.g., 6speedonline, Rennlist) for their kind words and very welcome advise.
- Many thanks to Mike S for inviting me and my wife to his lovely home and offering to sell his CS to me.
- Many thanks to my wife who shares my enthusiasm for special cars, and was willing to replace our cars before we re-build the house!

And very special thanks to Pat at Ferrari of Orange County for locating a perfect CS like the one I lost, and selling it to me at a special reduced price. The people at Ferrari of Orange County are just a real pleasure to do business with.

Here are some happier pictures of the GT3 RS being delivered to my rental house and the CS after being delivered from a collector to Ferrari of Orange County.

One thing I've learned from this experience is that people are far more important than wood and steel. And, be sure your insurance is adequate for your property. Sadly, some of my friends had inadequate insurance that will not allow them to re-build their homes.
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Old 11-19-07 | 07:22 PM
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damn lol...lucky man he is to get all his cars back. anyone got the pics?
Old 11-19-07 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
damn lol...lucky man he is to get all his cars back. anyone got the pics?
Lol, that is right, you can say that again.
Old 11-19-07 | 08:05 PM
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Why couldn't he evacuate his house driving in of his cars? That would be one fast evacuation right ? But it is nice how other people stepped up to him and helped him get his cars back and the money to rebuild his house.
Old 11-19-07 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mEx_lEx
Why couldn't he evacuate his house driving in of his cars? That would be one fast evacuation right ?
LOL

Problem was trunk space.

Good for him he got his possessions largely covered.
Old 11-19-07 | 08:29 PM
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That sucks, they need to flog the kid that started the fire
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Originally Posted by mEx_lEx
Why couldn't he evacuate his house driving in of his cars? That would be one fast evacuation right ? But it is nice how other people stepped up to him and helped him get his cars back and the money to rebuild his house.
He was probably busy driving his Enzo away . Nice to know his cars were reimbursed.
Old 11-19-07 | 10:53 PM
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that sux
Old 11-19-07 | 10:55 PM
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Let's not forget... He lost his home too! Far more important than the vehicles.
Old 11-19-07 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramon
Let's not forget... He lost his home too! Far more important than the vehicles.
Yea one of his five houses......He is probably sitting Paris right now sipping on his capuccino.


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