"Celebrity chef's Lamborghini stolen in S.F. heist"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...c/a/2011/03/08
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The thief pulled the heist with panache and was gone in a flash, but will he get the cash?

Most likely not, investigators are saying with somewhat bemused - though still serious - shakes of their heads.

That's because it's going to be mighty hard to sell what an unusually athletic thief using climbing gear stole from a swanky car dealership in San Francisco early Tuesday morning: a 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo sports car.

For one, as one of the most exclusive, distinctively designed and longed-for vehicles in the world, the car will stand out like neon wherever it is driven. It's even bright yellow, making it even more conspicuous.

For another, the car is worth more than $200,000 - and is owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, star of the game show "Minute to Win It" and "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives." Not the sort of thing that peddles easily on a used car lot or in the want ads, investigators note.

"I'm sure it's a really hot item, and a lot of people are looking for it," said San Francisco police Officer Eric Chiang. "It'll be pretty hard to sell, let alone hide."

Fieri, who lives in Santa Rosa, could not be reached for comment. And managers of the Bentley, Lamborghini, Lotus dealership on Van Ness Avenue where the chef's prized ride was until Tuesday, were pointedly not saying much.

Small wonder. For a dealership whose current offerings include a $287,140 Bentley Continental Supersports 2+2 and a $255,340 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, publicity about thefts would be little desired.

"No comment at all. Thank you very much for your call," a man who answered the phone Tuesday said three times in a row when asked about the heist.

This much was clear, though. Sometime in the wee hours of Tuesday, a thief climbed up to the roof of the dealership, attached a climbing rope, and then rappelled into the showroom, investigators said.

He - or she - then cut the lock to the dealership's garage door and drove off with Fieri's car.

Considering the car can hit 60 mph in less than four seconds and is capable of topping 190 mph, investigators are presuming the getaway was quick.

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Gives a whole new definition to the term "stealership."

 

Good thing I don't ever show my Lambo, so know one can steal it...

 

Yeah right... with those kind of skills. That car is already out of the country and already had a buyer.

 

You would think that these kinds of cars would have some sort of security system when if the seat, steering wheel, etc doesn`t recognize the owner via sensors, the vents release poisonous gas that will KO the thief for a good 24 hours. Those same vents would then suck out all the poison out with no traces of it anywhere in the interior. That or a huge steel spear that would turn the thief into a human kabob. Wait, but that would be messy.

 

I know -- I like how the journalist notes how difficult it's going to be to sell the car as if the thief had not considered this at all despite all of the other careful planning he or she clearly must have done.

 

Not that I condone it, but damn, that's pretty slick. With the amount of planning the thief had to put in to simply gain entry, I can imagine the went immediately from showroom to cargo hold or someone's private collection where it'll never see the light of day.

 

Ya, I keep mine hidden next to the $100k in gift cards I have tucked away.

Gone in 60 seconds status. lol

You would think such a dealership would have lots of motion sensors armed and the keys hidden away. Or at least lambo could have a better security immobilizer.

 

Hardly call fatboy a chef.

 

Second that.

 

The kid got slopppy...
Hot Lamborghini found in teen's storage container

 

Sons Of Anarchy IRL?

 

thats too good

 

gone in 60 seconds!

 

lol