Michael B. Jordan’s mangled Ferrari 812 scooped up by YouTuber who plans to restore it months after crash
A YOUTUBER has purchased Michael B. Jordan’s Ferrari which was famously damaged in a car crash.
James, known as TheStradman, shared how much he scooped up the car for and how he planned to restore it.
The Creed actor infamously smashed his Ferrari 812 into a parked car in a viral video.
Jordan allegedly seemed to lose control of his blue sports car in December 2023 on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, The U.S. Sun previously reported.
This incident caused major damage to the front left side of the vehicle and caused the wheel to fall off.
James (@TheStradman) recently uploaded a YouTube video where he explained how he got ahold of the vehicle.
Firstly, James said he bought the car off of eBay.
“When this car popped up on eBay Motors with a but it now for $198,000 I knew I had one thing to do,” he said.
PRICED AT A STEAL
James explained that he entered a back-and-forth with the seller on the vehicle's price and negotiated down to $187,000.
The Ferrari is originally worth around $400,000 making James's purchase price less than half.
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After he purchased the car, James drove a trailer over 600 miles from Utah to Sacramento, California to pick up the supercar.
He showed that the car was in the back of a warehouse.
“She’s not in as bad a shape as I was expecting,” the YouTuber said.
The car, originally worth around $400,000, was in Ferrari’s Azzurro California blue color and had a red interior.
James also showed that the car fired up and was drivable when he picked it up.
FIXING IT UP
The YouTuber shared that he was unaware of how much damage could have been caused to the car's interior as he did not go to view it before buying it.
However, James did share part of his restoration plan.
The car can start up and he explained the driver's side is still in perfect shape.
James said everyone passing him on the left side while he was driving it back from California was impressed with his new ride.
“As far as it goes for damage on the 812, the driver side is actually 100% percent perfect. All the cars passing me on the left side, they see the car, and they’re like ‘That’s a clean title.”
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“As far as it goes for damage on the A-12, the driver side is actually 100% percent perfect," James said in the video.
"All the cars passing me on the left side, they see the car, and they’re like ‘That’s a clean title."
But he will need to get a new bumper, a new front fender, a front windshield, and a new side mirror.
He plans to get the side door salvaged or repaired.
There is also a possibility that he will need a new hood.
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The YouTuber also pointed to the engine part of the car and said, “Well I don’t really know.”
He is prepared to have some surprises while fixing the car up.