Besides having jaw-dropping good looks, the Ferrari Enzo hasbeen billed as the ultimate street machine because it does notrequire a Formula One license to handle, and it can hit 60 mph inless than four seconds. It's also one of the rarest sports carsever made because less than 400 were manufactured between 2002 and2004, making it virtually irreplaceable.

Someone forgot to mention that information to film star EddieGriffin before he took a seat behind the wheel of an Enzo lastmonth. The actor, who has been seen in movies such as UndercoverBrother, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and Norbit, crashed the dreamcar into a concrete embankment while practicing for a charity raceto promote his film, Redline (The film opened in April).

Reports indicated that Griffin approached a turn too fast whiledriving on the Irwindale Speedway race track in California, causinghim to lose control of the vehicle. Although Griffin sustained noinjuries, the car wasn't as lucky. According to Lance Coren,certified auto appraiser, the wreck caused up to $340,000 indamages, and post-crash photos showed severe damage to the front ofthe $1.5 million car. Conspiracy theorists speculated on whetherthe crash was a publicity stunt, but that theory has yet to beproven.

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