Update: 2015 Hellcat destroyed, now up for bid...

[Custom Hearse]

One hour after buying the new Hellcat, the owner trashes it:

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/21/highway-to-hellcat-owner-wrecks-707-hp-dodge-challenger-one-hour-after-buying-it/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/first-crashed-challenger-hellcat-awaits-bids-153038734.html

Edited January 31, 2015 by Custom Hearse

[Longbox55]

I saw about that yesterday. I haven't seen any clear report as to what actually happened to cause the accident.

[SfanGoch]

The grand prize recipient of the STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPID Driver Award.

I saw about that yesterday. I haven't seen any clear report as to what actually happened to cause the accident.

[iangilly]

Engine swap anyone...

[Chuck Most]

Good thing it doesn't have that rare and exotic flat black hood, which the factory is apparently out of at the moment.

[drball]

We got a Darwin Award nominee.

[Ace-Garageguy]

[Joe Handley]

This link has some better pics in it.

http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/hellcat-carnage-this-one-left-the-lot-an-hour-later-it-is-totaled/

Somehow I've got the feeling that just about any performance oriented car or truck could have had a similar fate with a comparably low performance driver.

[62rebel]

a clear case of more money than ability. i feel absolutely no sympathy.

[my80malibu]

Thinning of the Herd

[Joe Handley]

Thinning of the Herd

Driver and passenger survived, unlike the car

[THarrison351]

As they used to say in NASCAR, "the driver ran out of talent"

[zenrat]

There are no "accidents".

[Drake69]

That'll buff right out.....

[Greg Wann]

A man does need to know his limitations for certain. Suggesting some time on a performance driving course before purchase is quite good. Funny thing for me is: My first car was a 72 Buick GS 455 car that my older brother ordered new. In my youth, that was the only car I owned that I never wrecked. My driving record went bad when I bought a 78 VW Rabbit.

[Danno]

Sad state of affairs when a dude's skill and talent aren't as well stocked as his wallet.

[jbwelda]

a couple of things: the guy might have had insurance, and even if the car is a "total" that doesn't mean there aren't salvageable parts there, like that engine and stuff. so its not like he totally lost out. think of the rat rod he can build for his next drive.

so it was only an hour, but WHAT AN HOUR!

jb

[xbazzarex]

and this is why cars should be based off of skill and not how much money you have, its always the idiots driving nice cars like this. and im stuck driving a BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH cruze.....

[1930fordpickup]

Stuff happens.

[ChrisBcritter]

Been looking for a similar story on the H.A.M.B. but couldn't find the post or the photo. in '66 or 67 some young kid bought a brand new 327/350 hp Nova SS at the dealer, stopped to pick up his friends, then went straight to the dragstrip where his friends watched him get out of control on his first pass and kill the car and himself with less than 50 miles on the clock.

[slusher]

As they used to say in NASCAR, "the driver ran out of talent"

Or did he have any...

[slusher]

This is a true story, my brother in law had been test driving Mustang GTs at every lot in the area. Tests drives a used one here in town on the way to the lot Nails it loses control runs through the furniture store's landscaping and knocks 2 parked cars into a drainage canal 15 feet deep all 3 totaled. Landscaping damage over 5000. I guess he thought skill came with the car. His Insure paid it all.....

Edited December 22, 2014 by slusher

[Joe Handley]

Or did he have any...

I'm guessing no, otherwise the driver would have realized that doing so on that road would be a bad idea.........sometimes even in a far lesser vehicle.

[slusher]

I'm guessing no, otherwise the driver would have realized that doing so on that road would be a bad idea.........sometimes even in a far lesser vehicle.

True...

[Custom Hearse]

Thanks for the link Joe, I'd been trying to find more photos of the car.

Sad story...