There is nothing more exciting to a car fan than seeing a low-loader pull up to drop off a new car. That joy will quickly turn to consternation if the delivery truck driver takes those instructions a little too seriously, as one lucky Lamborghini owner found out last week when their Diablo was tossed into the back of a delivery truck.
The shiny Lamborghini Diablo VT was being unloaded from a car carrier when the accident happened, reports CarScoops. The classic Italian supercar, which was worth around $300,000 fell off the back of a truck and ended up hanging sideways on a trailer.
The hydraulics controlling the truck’s lift reportedly failed, tipping the supercar onto its side and damaging the front arch and fender. The rear of the car appears to be protected by the rear wheels, but there is no word on what damage was done to the side of the car, as CarScoops reports:
Photos of the incident quickly circulated online, showing a silver Lamborghini standing on its right rear wheel. The front fender was not so lucky, with a crash and extensive damage after scraping the wire. The result of the accident appears to have been the failure of the trailer’s hydraulic elevator while the Diablo was being unloaded, as evidenced by the horrific spill of hydraulic fluid staining the tarmac below.
To get the Lambo back on all four wheels, a crane had to be called to the scene to gently lift the supercar up and off the road. If only the delivery was so simple!
Before it was loaded into a truck and crashed, the Lambo was reportedly listed for sale by Cat Exotics in Lynnwood, Washington. The dealer stepped in when pictures of the damaged car began circulating online, reports Road & Track:
As you can imagine, pictures of the Lamborghini model parked in this important location caused a reaction – including from user Morgan Mailloux, who claims to be the service manager at Cats Exotics in Lynnwood, Washington. Mailloux said that the car in the pictures is real, the car has just been sold by the dealer.
It certainly appears to be the same car based on the photos. If that’s the case, the car seen here is a 1994 Lamborghini Diablo VT with just 16,700 miles on the odometer, it had an asking price of $295,000.
After its suffering at the hands of a truck driver, there is no word yet on the condition of the Lambo and what kind of repairs will be required. Although the damage looks minimal from the outside, there could be all kinds of problems with the car’s underpinnings and its 30-year-old drivetrain. Perhaps the next car owner can negotiate a discount after a high-profile incident.
It’s been a bad year for premium cars in trucking this year, after several vehicles were set on fire at this year’s Monterey Car Week, including the Hispano-Suiza supercar and the one-off Ford Ghia concept.
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