How many exotics, collector and just cool cars do you think got destroyed???

[Tank]

Malibu and Palisades had to have a GRIP of nice stuff sitting in garages. Wonder when we'll start seeing the youtube channels pop up with collections gone and like F50's burned and shit like that. I bet a lot of high end stuff burned up.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Until I read this, never even a thought. Holy crap! There were a handful of OG Cobras and Shelbys there that I'd seen...the high end stuff...my God.

That's damn near as sad as the homes

 

[attitude]

I’ve seen lots of videos of classic cars and Porsches but nothing of crazy value yet. I’m sure they are out there.

 

[Tank]

I’ve seen lots of videos of classic cars and Porsches but nothing of crazy value yet. I’m sure they are out there.

I would think it's gonna be a while before we really know. But I would almost guarantee there was some very nice stuff lost and wouldn't be surprised in the least to hear something like a 250 Ferrari CA Spyder or a Lambo Miura burned up in one of those garages. A lot of those places were vacation and second homes. Although Most people have people to handle getting the cars out. I was in KW with a buddy when his place burned down in North Ranch (Westlake). House sitter was able to get his cars out (ferrari 355, 550, Nisssan GTR) before the place burned to the ground but just barely and not much more.

That was the wild fires a few years back. This one last week was moving way faster and way hotter. Not as much time. to get out.

His house before and after

 

[rrrr]

I hadn't thought of that. I know my former race team owner has some incredible cars at his LA home. Hell, he even has cars in the Petersen Museum.

I wonder where his '62 250 is. Or the 917. Or...you get the idea.

 

[rivermobster]

 

[attitude]

I would think it's gonna be a while before we really know. But I would almost guarantee there was some very nice stuff lost and wouldn't be surprised in the least to hear something like a 250 Ferrari CA Spyder or a Lambo Miura burned up in one of those garages. A lot of those places were vacation and second homes. Although Most people have people to handle getting the cars out. I was in KW with a buddy when his place burned down in North Ranch (Westlake). House sitter was able to get his cars out (ferrari 355, 456, Nisssan GTX) before the place burned to the ground.

That was the wild fires a few years back. This one last week was moving way faster and way hotter. Not as much time. to get out.

There is a video I saw of someone dumping their collection in a shopping center parking lot. From what I can remember it was a F430, 1960ish 300sl, one more old Mercedes and an old Porsche. Hopefully they survived the fires and looters…

 

[ChumpChange]

I remember the first time I was helping a client purchase a building and I saw a 250 Ferrari CA Spyder listed on his personal financial statement. Didn’t really know what it was at the time but it had a large number next to it so I looked it up. It was right after McQueen‘s went at auction for $12 million or something.

 

[530RL]

There are a bunch that I know of.

I can imagine the number is really large.

And read your policy, a storage facility fire is not always covered under a collector car comprehensive or collision policy.

 

[SJP]

I know someone that lost his collection of 15M - It was spread over 6 houses (various family members). Total lost. His claim alone on what burned will approach 100M.

 

[spectras only]

where's Leno's collection stored?

I've read about a Ferrari collector in Switzerland built an underground climate controlled garage for his 50 Ferraris. Makes sense if you have that baller status!

 

[Tank]

where's Leno's collection stored?

Burbank Airport

 

[ChevelleSB406]

where's Leno's collection stored?

Burbank I think, Big Dog Garage is where he keeps and tinkers with it all.

 

[lbhsbz]

where's Leno's collection stored?

if that collection went up in a fire he'd probably shoot himself in the head and wouldn't care.


I can tell you one was saved....not a "nice" car per se, but a very badass period correct Porsche 914 with some parts on it that are simply unobtainium after 1974....I saw it parked in the street outside the ruins of my buddies house in some video a guy shot on his e-bike riding around....Likely my buddy moved it out before the fire to make room in the garage to prep his F450 brush truck to tackle the fire and parked it elsewhere....assuming he drove it back to the neighborhood a few days later to check things out.

 

[Singleton]

where's Leno's collection stored?

Burbank Airport area.
My first GF after college worked for Jay.
He hosted a New Year’s party at his garage one year. It was awesome! To protect the location, we had to take a bus from the studio to the party and back.

 

[Singleton]

One of the VP of Sales I support lost his collection. It was valued around $5M. His family was out of town skiing at Breck and the house manager was only able to drive 1 car out (which was hers).

 

[sirbob]

Lenos collection is actually adjacent to the airport. Not on airport grounds. He is on the back side of the airport in three buildings.

 

[spectras only]

Friend of mine is friend of Leno, he has the same car Leno has. I think he sold a Citroen DS 21 convertible to Leno.

This is my buddy Gary and his Tatra. OHC V-8 Designed by Czhech guy Ledvinka, who used the air tunnel Zeppelin airships, Hindenberg tested. Gary made $$$$$$$ in holography.

Leno has his car featured on Leno's garage. I think Tucker copied the car for his creation.

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[DarkHorseRacing]

Between PP and Altadena, had to put a major dent in the classics owned. Think of all the old school peeps in AD who used their collection to go cruising like it was the 50s.

 

[boatpi]

I can tell you this and Aladena has many brothers, and a lot of them have some very very cool late 50s and early 60s Chevys Lowrider some or show cars guarantee some of those don’t exist anymore.

 

[FlyByWire]

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Alta Dena fire I believe, but sucks.

 

[LHC30]

My ex-work partner almost lost his OG GT-40, H1 with matching trailer and AMG coupe but the fire just got his house not the detached garage

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

I was thinking @bonesfab client list might've taken some hits

 

[OC Daytona]

I heard this property was lost......for sale for $83,000,000.....One San Onofre Drive.....pretty famous property

not sure if that included the 300 Gullwing on the turntable

 

[whiteworks]

One of my fiends has a pretty extensive collection, he had a really nice GT3 stashed in one of the garages of a palisades rental house. He sent a staff guy over to move the car out as there flames coming up the hill behind the house. The staff guy sent him a video and I would have made the same call seeing it. Car was pulled and put in a parking lot of near by church. House survived and car burned. He lost 3 other houses that day, $10M claim plus the GT3. The car claim will be the easiest to navigate, houses are gonna be a fight.

 

[Toolman]

I saw on the news reels somebody had moved a 1966 GTO out of the garage onto the street but it burned anyway.

 

[coolchange]

Sad part to me, is not the dollar loss, but these are artifacts that will never be replaced.
Going away from cars. Think about all the collectibles that are inside the house. Sure they’re covered by insurance, one would hope considering the scope of the collections. I was in one house in that area of a high profile owner that collected baseball memorabilia. Bats, balls and gloves, Signed by every high profile ball player that ever lived.
And pieces of art. I’m not talking Picasso or Rembrandt. I’m talking little hand, drawn, pencil sketches signed by John Lennon. Letters from presidents etc, All lost forever.

 

[Jefftowz]

We’ve been evacuated cars from a couple different homes for clients. No idea how many were lost.

 

[Tank]

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Man, I'm a sucker for a nice Testarossa / 512! So bad ass.

 

[WildHorses24]

My client in the Eaton fire lost a 1929 Packard Custom 8, a couple model T's and really clean Ranchero... About $300k worth between the 4. All insured but those were his life, very sad.

 

[Not So Fast]

A whole fuckin bunch for sure!!!!!!!

 

[bowtiejunkie]

Combined (Palisades and Eaton), likely the biggest loss of collectibles (numbers and value) in recent history I'd say. Sad to think about.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Man, I'm a sucker for a nice Testarossa / 512! So bad ass.

If you only had time to grab one would it be the Ferrari or the new Cig?

 

[TimeBandit]

We’ve been evacuated cars from a couple different homes for clients. No idea how many were lost. View attachment 1469370 View attachment 1469371 View attachment 1469372 View attachment 1469373 View attachment 1469374 View attachment 1469375

GoDaddy says that domain name is parked??

 

[mobldj]

exotic to me but my 59 bel air is at a shop in irwindale getting complete new wiring harness,radio,led headlights put in.yes i called to ask if my girl was ok.she was.lol

 

[Taboma]

Sad part to me, is not the dollar loss, but these are artifacts that will never be replaced.
Going away from cars. Think about all the collectibles that are inside the house. Sure they’re covered by insurance, one would hope considering the scope of the collections. I was in one house in that area of a high profile owner that collected baseball memorabilia. Bats, balls and gloves, Signed by every high profile ball player that ever lived.
And pieces of art. I’m not talking Picasso or Rembrandt. I’m talking little hand, drawn, pencil sketches signed by John Lennon. Letters from presidents etc, All lost forever.

That's the hard part, you lose your past and as you continue to age your ability to remember it. You trade your life's history for a new house filled with new meaningless crap that is simply Stuff.
If this new home burned tomorrow, the only thing that would piss me off would be having to start all that F*cking shopping all over again.

Until you're reduced to the clothes on your bacl @ 60 years old, you have no idea how much SHIT you've accumulated that you won't miss until it's gone.
17 years later I'm still looking for tools I just know I have, somewhere.

I will say this ---- as heart ripping sad as the realization of all that loss was ----- in the strangest way I can't explain, it was damned enlightening and I felt suddenly more "Free" than I had since I was 18 years old with Zero Anchors.
If it had been up to me, I'd have taken the insurance check and gone to Costa Rica and lived in a friggin tent, fishing and drinking beer.
My lovely wife had different plans, she won.

 

[Jefftowz]

GoDaddy says that domain name is parked??

That is on my oldest truck that I drive, We use IG century_tow_guys now, the website was a pain to manage and update.

 

[TimeBandit]

That is on my oldest truck that I drive, We use IG century_tow_guys now, the website was a pain to manage and update

That makes sense.

The website link was on the IG I believe.

I saw a raptor in West Hills, license plate similar to your screen name, that be you?

 

[Jefftowz]

That makes sense.

The website link was on the IG I believe.

I saw a raptor in West Hills, license plate similar to your screen name, that be you?

Thats me...

 

[H20 Toie]

My buddies house

 

[rcmike]

There is a video I saw of someone dumping their collection in a shopping center parking lot. From what I can remember it was a F430, 1960ish 300sl, one more old Mercedes and an old Porsche. Hopefully they survived the fires and looters…

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1877504019289047397

 

[Jefftowz]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1877504019289047397

One of my clients cars

 

[FCT]

We pushed dozer line and ended up behind some high profile people’s houses and the security and house keepers cleared out the whole car collection to the local grocery store parking lot the first day they told us. It was bad ass collections!

 

[Jefftowz]

We pushed dozer line and ended up behind some high profile people’s houses and the security and house keepers cleared out the whole car collection to the local grocery store parking lot the first day they told us. It was bad ass collections!

Off Mulholland? Thursday evening? We grabbed 11 from Gelsons in Calabasas that they shuttled down

 

[rickym20]

Just curious, for the guys that moved the cars from house to the street. Was it a strategic move to make it easier for insurance vs having the car burn inside the garage or is it the same outcome insurance wise . Or just a gamble it had a better chance surviving away from a structure?

 

[FCT]

Off Mulholland? Thursday evening? We grabbed 11 from Gelsons in Calabasas that they shuttled down

I’m sure were probably on the same page

One of my clients cars

yup.

 

[PlanB]

Just curious, for the guys that moved the cars from house to the street. Was it a strategic move to make it easier for insurance vs having the car burn inside the garage or is it the same outcome insurance wise . Or just a gamble it had a better chance surviving away from a structure?

Probably thought they had a better chance outside of a structure. When we packed up to evacuate during our last big fires, I put my cobra in my trailer and the Harley's went to a piece of my property away from vegetation. I figured the garage has a good chance of burning but the bikes might survive outside in the open. Fire resistant tarps could also help.

 

[rickym20]

Probably thought they had a better chance outside of a structure. When we packed up to evacuate during our last big fires, I put my cobra in my trailer and the Harley's went to a piece of my property away from vegetation. I figured the garage has a good chance of burning but the bikes might survive outside in the open. Fire resistant tarps could also help.

Thanks for the reply, definitely makes sense doing it that way. Wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something with some sort of loophole for coverage on insurance.

 

[Paradox]

I would think it's gonna be a while before we really know. But I would almost guarantee there was some very nice stuff lost and wouldn't be surprised in the least to hear something like a 250 Ferrari CA Spyder or a Lambo Miura burned up in one of those garages. A lot of those places were vacation and second homes. Although Most people have people to handle getting the cars out. I was in KW with a buddy when his place burned down in North Ranch (Westlake). House sitter was able to get his cars out (ferrari 355, 550, Nisssan GTR) before the place burned to the ground but just barely and not much more.

That was the wild fires a few years back. This one last week was moving way faster and way hotter. Not as much time. to get out.

His house before and after

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Chet Huffman?

 

[Jefftowz]

Chet was a great guy. His Glamis buggy’s were badass