RIP Paul Walker Dead at 40: Fast and the Furious Actor Dies In Car Accident
#166
Lexus Test Driver
Good thing I have a stock exhaust on my car, it limits me to 75. I hear the aftermarket ones let you go 120.
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#170
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Paul Walker's Amazing Car Collection Reportedly Up for Sale
This wasn't made public and we have no official confirmation, but celebrity news site TMZ says it has learned from inside sources that Paul Walker's remarkable collection of cars will be put up for sale, though, the estate will not use his name in connection to the sale.
The same sources told the website that, "the estate felt Paul wouldn't want his name, or the infamy of his fatal crash, to be used to jack up prices"
It is reported that some 30 cars will be auctioned in private through "high-end brokers", including a number of Audis, BMWs, many Ford Mustangs and a few Porsches.
In a 2012 video from the Smoking Tire, which at the time, had not mentioned that the owners of the cars seen in the garage were owned by Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas, but after their untimely death, revealed their names because Youtube clicks count "it makes no sense now not to say the cars all belonged to Paul Walker and Roger Rodas".
In the clip, it's not clear which cars belong to whom, but among other vehicles we see, are a Saleen S7, Ford GT, Chevelle SS Convertible, BMW M1, BMW M3 E30 and E36, Porsche 996, 2015 Shelby GT500, plenty of Saleen Fox Body Mustangs, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, Toyota Supra, Volvo P1800 and Nissan Skyline GT-Rs.
The same sources told the website that, "the estate felt Paul wouldn't want his name, or the infamy of his fatal crash, to be used to jack up prices"
It is reported that some 30 cars will be auctioned in private through "high-end brokers", including a number of Audis, BMWs, many Ford Mustangs and a few Porsches.
In a 2012 video from the Smoking Tire, which at the time, had not mentioned that the owners of the cars seen in the garage were owned by Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas, but after their untimely death, revealed their names because Youtube clicks count "it makes no sense now not to say the cars all belonged to Paul Walker and Roger Rodas".
In the clip, it's not clear which cars belong to whom, but among other vehicles we see, are a Saleen S7, Ford GT, Chevelle SS Convertible, BMW M1, BMW M3 E30 and E36, Porsche 996, 2015 Shelby GT500, plenty of Saleen Fox Body Mustangs, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, Toyota Supra, Volvo P1800 and Nissan Skyline GT-Rs.
#172
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Yes, the analogies between the way Paul left us and the way James Dean went, are amasing. But we need to let guys like that go with the utmost of respect. They're the true heroes in a cult we unashamedly follow - cars, cars and more cars. Hope the guy(s) owning one of those cars after the auction treasure it. Read somewhere, James had a BSA bike that recently changed ownership - some people have it all!
#173
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The lawsuit:
http://home.bt.com/news/worldnews/po...11363901436593
The widow of the man who was driving a Porsche sports car that crashed and killed Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker is suing the car maker.
She is claiming that design flaws caused both men to die in the crash in November.
The wrongful death lawsuit by Kristine Rodas says her husband was driving at 55mph - not at unsafe speeds as law enforcement investigators decided - before it crashed last year.
Roger Rodas was driving a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT capable of speeds more than 200mph, but his wife's lawsuit says the vehicle lacked a proper crash cage and safety features in the petrol tank that would have saved both men's lives.
The lawsuit also contends that a failure in the car's suspension system forced it to career out of control and strike three trees while driving down a street in Santa Clarita, California.
"The Carrera GT was unsafe for its intended use by reason of defects in its manufacture, design, testing, component and constituents, so that it would not safely serve its purpose," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from Porsche Cars North America, which did not immediately comment.
Kristine Rodas' lawyer, Mark Geragos, said he hired the most senior experts in the country to evaluate the wreckage and crash.
The results, he said, were an unbiased look at the accident that refutes an official investigation that decided the sports car was speeding at up to 94mph when it crashed.
The results of an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol were released in March and concluded that it was unsafe speed and not mechanical problems that caused the crash.
That investigation was aided by engineers from Porsche, who evaluated the wreckage of the rare car.
The differing opinions on the crash will probably be a part of any trial over the lawsuit, which could take years to resolve.
Roger Rodas was trained as a race car driver, according to his wife's lawsuit. He left behind two young children on his death.
Walker, the star of the Fast & Furious film franchise, co-owned a car racing team with Mr Rodas named Always Evolving.
Walker's death occurred on a break in the filming of Fast & Furious 7, and the actor's two brothers are helping complete action scenes in the film.
The film's release has been delayed until April 2015.
The LA times variant:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...513-story.html
http://home.bt.com/news/worldnews/po...11363901436593
The widow of the man who was driving a Porsche sports car that crashed and killed Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker is suing the car maker.
She is claiming that design flaws caused both men to die in the crash in November.
The wrongful death lawsuit by Kristine Rodas says her husband was driving at 55mph - not at unsafe speeds as law enforcement investigators decided - before it crashed last year.
Roger Rodas was driving a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT capable of speeds more than 200mph, but his wife's lawsuit says the vehicle lacked a proper crash cage and safety features in the petrol tank that would have saved both men's lives.
The lawsuit also contends that a failure in the car's suspension system forced it to career out of control and strike three trees while driving down a street in Santa Clarita, California.
"The Carrera GT was unsafe for its intended use by reason of defects in its manufacture, design, testing, component and constituents, so that it would not safely serve its purpose," the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from Porsche Cars North America, which did not immediately comment.
Kristine Rodas' lawyer, Mark Geragos, said he hired the most senior experts in the country to evaluate the wreckage and crash.
The results, he said, were an unbiased look at the accident that refutes an official investigation that decided the sports car was speeding at up to 94mph when it crashed.
The results of an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol were released in March and concluded that it was unsafe speed and not mechanical problems that caused the crash.
That investigation was aided by engineers from Porsche, who evaluated the wreckage of the rare car.
The differing opinions on the crash will probably be a part of any trial over the lawsuit, which could take years to resolve.
Roger Rodas was trained as a race car driver, according to his wife's lawsuit. He left behind two young children on his death.
Walker, the star of the Fast & Furious film franchise, co-owned a car racing team with Mr Rodas named Always Evolving.
Walker's death occurred on a break in the filming of Fast & Furious 7, and the actor's two brothers are helping complete action scenes in the film.
The film's release has been delayed until April 2015.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...513-story.html
#176
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waste... of... time...
obviously... seeking... settlement...
hopefully porsche/vw will vigorously fight this.
obviously... seeking... settlement...
hopefully porsche/vw will vigorously fight this.
#179
Lexus Test Driver
Waste of resources.