Jerry Seinfeld, one of the country’s most beloved comedians, was involved in a crash earlier this month when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat failed. Other than that short list of details, not much else was know about the crash. But thanks to an updated report, we have a little more info on the incident.
Seinfeld, 53, was originally reported as driving his 1967 Fiat BTM through New York City when the brakes on the car suddenly stopped working. Seinfeld swerved to avoid the congested Montauk Highway, which reportedly resulted in the car flipping over and landing just short of the intersection.
However, Fiat didn’t make a BTM in 1967, which threw up the first red flag about the story. But Jean Jennings, editor of Automobile magazine has gotten to the bottom of the story and has discovered all of the facts.
Apparently, Seinfeld was driving a vintage 1967 Fiat 500 when he found himself without any stopping power. And the car didn’t so much flip over as it just “sort of fell over on its side.” This would explain why Seinfeld didn’t require any medical attention after the crash.
But whatever the case, police credited Seinfeld for his quick actions, which probably prevented a more serious accident.
04/03, 12:32 PM
posted by:
shaver
Too cheap to hire a decent mechanic.
04/03, 12:35 PM
posted by:
400horseSS
Whaaaaat is the deal.
04/03, 12:35 PM
posted by:
SR
Fix It Again Tony.
04/03, 12:35 PM
posted by:
400horseSS
haha you rich m.f.
04/03, 12:38 PM
posted by:
F451
I hope he bought the extended warranty.
04/03, 12:58 PM
posted by:
corvette
lol where’s putty?
04/03, 1:08 PM
posted by:
livelyjay
Gotta give him credit for only wrecking his own car. I can’t imagine breaks failing, in NYC, and not smashing into a pedestrian or another car.
04/03, 1:24 PM
posted by:
F3INT))AP3X
Ya and after all of this he caught a taxi back to his 200 car garage and hopped into another sports car, somehow I can’t sympathize.
04/03, 1:26 PM
posted by:
christianboy10
If I flip my car I get a Reckless Endangerment but he gets credit
04/03, 1:28 PM
posted by:
400horseSS
That’s what he gets for making Bee Movie.
04/03, 1:56 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
yada yada yada
04/03, 1:59 PM
posted by:
roger426
It was propobly a porsche…Seinfield is a huge Porsche collector.
04/03, 2:25 PM
posted by:
gtv6
emergency brake?
04/03, 2:51 PM
posted by:
Syrax
Jerry Seinfeld recently purchased a 1960-something Fiat 500 Abarth race car. 2-door hardtop. Easy to roll over, shaped like an egg!
04/03, 2:54 PM
posted by:
Syrax
A New York Times blogger asked someone at the Classic Car Club Manhattan who saw photos of the wrecked car, and he said it looks like a Dino hardtop. The blogger guesses that BTM stands for Bertone – Turin – Maranello.
04/03, 3:07 PM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
I’d never put my life on the line for italian vehicle reliability.
04/03, 3:13 PM
posted by:
LaCaLover
Jerry who?
04/03, 3:23 PM
posted by:
Stinky007
Mr Seinfeld, stick to Porsches. those always have brakes and probably never flip!
04/03, 3:35 PM
posted by:
mutz1243
He was not in NYC when this happened. This is a mistake. He was in the Hamptons which is out east on Long Island. The Hamptons is where all of those big timers have beach houses. All he did was avoid a busy road, which the Montauk Highway is. Still props to him for not going across the Montauk Highway as cars do travel pretty fast on it and it definitely saved a bigger collision from happening.
04/03, 4:40 PM
posted by:
maximus
that’s scary
04/03, 5:43 PM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
“…in true Seinfeld fashion, the comedian made slight of the serious crash…” You mean made “LIGHT” of the crash?
Also, Seinfeld is not a caomedian. He’s a worthless ****ing loser. His standup is wretched bull****. I wouldn’t laugh at his **** if I were high.
04/03, 5:43 PM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
comedian
04/03, 6:00 PM
posted by:
F3INT))AP3X
LOL! Right after you bag on LLN about spelling! TJ you go and be that critical about spelling and then you make a typo yourself in the very same comment about LLN’s lack of spelling prowess. How do you people even do it lol there is a god damn spellchecker built in to the comment box; it underlines everything you **** up in RED, get with the program retard.
04/03, 6:29 PM
posted by:
Badass Z51
Jerry who?! A comedian?? That’s news to me. What was his name again…..?
04/03, 6:34 PM
posted by:
Badass Z51
Comment by mayer_ray_nagin, I’d never put my life on the line for italian vehicle reliability.
My response. YOU”RE A ****ING MORON!
04/03, 9:22 PM
posted by:
hateful83
Jerry Seinfeld sucks.
04/03, 9:25 PM
posted by:
gilby7
He wasn’t born rich was he, like Trump? He worked his way up to where he is, he deserves every one of his cars, houses, boats, face lifts, whatevers. I don’t hate someone and wish they would die in a car accident just because they have a lot of money. Just my opinion..
04/03, 9:48 PM
posted by:
autonut
Jerry showed a lot of skill and reaction as a driver. It takes balls to do what he did. As far as his talent: he may suck in someones opinion, but he owns house in Hamptons (the most expensive zip code in US) as well as Manhattan and somewhere in L.A. area. Also, he owns 47 Porches including 959 (just like Bill Gates).
04/03, 9:57 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
By totalling a Fiat, Seinfeld has made the world a better place.
04/03, 11:00 PM
posted by:
gtv6
Nay, keep in mind, if it was a Dino, it had a Ferrari engine. Again, why didn’t he use the e-brake?
04/04, 9:07 AM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Yawn. Who gives a sh!t about this loser?
04/04, 1:08 PM
posted by:
Italiafan
How many of you little puks have grown pubic hair yet????
I thought so…not many.
Whether or not you liek the guy’s comedy work is superfluous, I wouldn’t wish ill upon him.
I’m glad he wasn’t hurt.
The rest of you losers liekly will never amount to a fraction of what he pays taxes on each year…..
Ha.
04/04, 2:10 PM
posted by:
Buhbye
I’m glad he wasn’t hurt, always liked his show. Who in the world is his mechanic??? Brakes are very easy to work on. Somebody should get a very big lawsuit.
04/07, 2:35 PM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
I forced myself to watch his show 4 times and it was a waste. Too bad Jerry Seinfeld didn’t die instead of Charlton Heston.
Who the hell is gonna protect us from Dr. Zaius now?
04/07, 2:42 PM
posted by:
shaver
WOW Jean Jennings must have sore knees.
04/07, 2:42 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
mayer: Heston was on my dead pool list
04/07, 2:46 PM
posted by:
richt62167
Jean Jennings You Rock!!
04/07, 3:19 PM
posted by:
LaCaLover
Didn’t Jean Lindamood Jennings give head to David E Davis to get her first job?
04/07, 3:36 PM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
…… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqTO2GaI3U
04/07, 4:03 PM
posted by:
Madcapp
The real talent on that show was Michael Richards (Kramer).
04/07, 5:13 PM
posted by:
shaver
JJM: I just lost my pool to someone w/Charlton, bastard.
04/07, 7:11 PM
posted by:
deutschetouring1337
NO BRAKES FOR YOU!!! HAHAHAHHAHA
04/07, 7:15 PM
posted by:
zoomzoomr
No, LaCaLover, but you wish you had.
04/07, 7:19 PM
posted by:
DeansterTJ
F3INT))AP3X:
I’m scratching bull**** on a blog, not editing a ****ing formal piece on a car news-site. I’m not the one who has to keep my spelling tight, faggot.
04/07, 7:29 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Again, who gives a sh!t? Seinfeld sucks!
04/08, 12:28 AM
posted by:
sharpie
Italiafan has it dead on! It was Jerry Seinfield who DECLINED to do the sitcom. When it was on, it was number one for a reason. It’s not something 45 comments on LLN can take away, whether you like it or not. And they tried to go on without Jerry and it was a flop, so have your Kramer kiss my butt! The spin offs were equally horrible.
04/08, 9:10 AM
posted by:
frylock350
Why is this news?
04/08, 9:37 AM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
The only reason Seinfeld made #1 is because the rest of TV programming was actually ****tier than Seinfeld.
04/08, 9:51 AM
posted by:
Madcapp
That’s pretty funny deutschetouring1337.
04/08, 10:47 AM
posted by:
Z06ified
What the hell was he doing in a FIAT??? If I had his kind of money, I can assure you I would be driving something much nicer from Italy than a FIAT!
04/08, 10:56 AM
posted by:
LaCaLover
Fiat 500s are way cool. You are mistaking cool with how much something costs or how fast it goes. Ferraris may be fast and expensive but cool they are not. (just go to Miami or Marbella to see the orange skinned folks looking seriously uncool in their Ferraris.
04/08, 11:30 AM
posted by:
Z06ified
There’s nothing “cool” about a Fiat 500. It’s one of the geekiest looking cars ever created. Maybe in nerd land it’s cool.
04/08, 11:47 AM
posted by:
mayer_ray_nagin
Fiat Spyders are cool. Cinquecentos are cool. The early 1990s Fiat Pandas were cool. Even Fiat Bravas are relatively cool compared to a most of their competition.
Ferraris are not cool, Maseratis are not cool, and Lambos are not cool. Fun maybe, but not cool.
Is it okay to discriminate against orange people?
04/09, 8:20 AM
posted by:
Madcapp
Fiat needs to make a modern X1/9