jerry rolls over!

[swolo yaggins]

 

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (April 3) - Jerry Seinfeld was in a harrowing rollover wreck but was unhurt after the brakes on one of his vintage cars failed.

 

Seinfeld was driving alone when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat BTM stopped working Saturday evening, East Hampton Town Police Chief Todd Sarris told the New York Post. Seinfeld tried the emergency brake, to no avail, and then swerved to keep the car from careering into an intersection, Sarris said.

 

The two-door sedan flipped over and came to a stop just yards from the highway, Sarris said, adding that the comic's maneuver "probably avoided a very serious accident."

 

The wreck was attributed to mechanical failure, and no summonses were issued, Sarris said. Seinfeld, 53, did not require medical attention and returned to his East Hampton home.

 

"He was a little shocked when he walked in and it started to dawn on him what happened," his wife, Jessica, told the Post.

 

The comedian took the crash in snide.

 

"Because I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something I recommend, unless you have professional clown training or a comedy background, as I do," the Post quoted him as saying. "It is not something I plan to make a habit of."

 

The sitcom star, who co-wrote, co-produced and starred in last year's animated "Bee Movie," is also an auto aficionado. He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in November that his favorite car in his collection is a 1955 Porsche Spyder.

 

- fux a BTM?

- poor, poor jerry.

 

[Picolini]

Damn you Newman. I know it was you.

 

Glad he's alright. And 53???

[*MURDOC*]

I know, he looks younger I think.

 

Anyway, glad hes ok, shame about the car though.

[lurchseesu420]

I'm just glad it wasn't one of his awesome Porsches.

[*MURDOC*]

Does the title make anyone else want jelly rolls?

 

Delivered by an asian fella.

[Hodgey.]

Seinfeld the least funniest show ever. But im from England so i didnt really get most of the jokes on it.

[lurchseesu420]

 

Seinfeld the least funniest show ever. But im from England so i didnt really get most of the jokes on it.

No one insults Jerry in my presence and gets away with it.

 

And what the hell is a Fiat BTM. Google images is doing me no good at all.

Edited April 3, 2008 by lurchseesu420

[kevin2006rhs]

Seinfeld the least funniest show ever. But im from England so i didnt really get most of the jokes on it.

No one insults Jerry in my presence and gets away with it.

 

And what the hell is a Fiat BTM. Google images is doing me no good at all.

Here you go:

 

 

The 1967 Fiat BTM apparently is a hard top version of the Fiat Dino. Fiat only made two sport coupes in 1967: The 124 Coupe and the Dino. It shares the same Fiat 6-cylinder as the Ferrari Dino.

Source

 

[lurchseesu420]

A shame he wrecked it. Seems like it's pretty rare. I wonder how bad the damage is. My dad rolled his old 66 beetle and all that happened was that it shattered the windshield. But not all cars are bugs and most actually get fairly f*cked up by roll overs. But today, you can fix about anything.

[lazer3720]

You see what happens when you let Kramer borrow your car for a day.

[Picolini]

You see what happens when you let Kramer borrow your car for a day.

Black people cut the brakes then?

[XN22]

No, no, Newman wasn't at fault here. It was all Uncle Leo.

[Cran.]

It's actually a Fiat 500.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/what-je...-he-flipped-it/

 

 

[lurchseesu420]

It's actually a Fiat 500.

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/what-je...-he-flipped-it/

So he only rolled a 500 on its side? I doubt it did anything but scrape the paint and maybe bust out a window or two. Not really much weight there to actually cause any damage. The way it's shaped plus the extremely light weight should have kept that thing from being too seriously damaged.