Some heralded the 2006 Giugiaro Mustang Concept as a portent of things to come for the Blue Oval's successful pony car. While that may be the case, we hope what happened to the car last Friday is not a bad omen for the next iteration of the Mustang. The Mustang Giugiaro Concept's designer, Fabrizio Giugiaro himself, was driving the car in Sofia, Bulgaria after showing it an exhibition when he scraped one of its concept rims against a concrete curb. While the damage was limited to just the front passenger-side rim, we suspect it will cost more to fix than buying a new Mustang outright.
Though over a year old since it was introduced at the L.A. Auto Show in 2006, the Guigiaro Mustang still managed to impress the Bulgarians, who said of the car, "words simply fail to describe the interpretation of the world-class coachbuilder." We agree, though we could come up with a few words to describe his parking abilities.
[Source: Novinite.com via Winding Road]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Hooper @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:02PM
"[W]e could come up with a few words to describe his parking abilities."
People who live in glass houses...
calebe @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:06PM
My wife would be proud. I've about made up my mind to find a high curb right after i take a new car off the lot and pre-ruin the alloys. It usually only takes a day or two for her to do it.
strongbadinator @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:06PM
More than a new mustang? Give me a break. They'll take it to a rim repair shop, who will probably charge a few hundred bucks.
bj @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:19PM
Are u guys kidding. Bad omen...that was hilarious. Its just a few scratches on a dam rim. And its ok if it takes more than the cost of a brand new mustang. Who cares ...after all its Guigiaro. They have enuf money to take care of this dont they. But man that bad omen things too much hahahaha!!!
paul34 @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:23PM
Agreed. A competent body shop or specialty wheel-repair shop can repair that (I'm judging from that picture) relatively easily. Would probably take a few hours and maybe $100-$200. When they're done you wouldn't even know anything happened.
tekdemon @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:41PM
Yeah there's no way this would cost very much to repair at all, custom rims or not it's just a couple of scrapes.
Ben H. @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:17PM
Must be slow today.
Oh look! It's snowing outside!
riggs @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:22PM
hey a bird!
LOs @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:44PM
Ooooo..... something shiny... wait.. is that a scratch?
Chris @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:29PM
If these really are one-off rims for this car only, I'm willing to bet he had more than four made. He'll slap on another and have the damaged one repaired.
I inherit cars from my wife and the first thing I have to do is repair the wheels and front bumper.
chiohmann @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:41PM
The side looks like a cheap aston.
Bryan @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:45PM
Boooooorrrrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggguuuuuhhhhhhhhh
jfa @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:46PM
Those are of the shelf oz wheels!!! Nothing one off about them...
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=wheelCloseUp&wheelMake=O.Z.&wheelModel=Palladio&wheelFinish=Bright+Silver+Paint
Nick @ Dec 3rd 2007 4:43PM
Great catch! Upon a closer look the "O-Z" logo is even visibile on the spoke near the scratch!
They'll just need to buy a new wheel and a bit of orange paint!
mark_welby @ Dec 4th 2007 9:06AM
John Neff has been jfa'owned, lol. Hey, let's be overly dramatic to make the car seem incredibly exclusive! The guy shouldn't have stopped with the wheel, he could have done everyone a favor, took it into a narrow back alley and ping ponged that thing off of both walls until he got out the other end. I thought The Wraith was an awesome looking car in 1986. It took 21 years to realize it sucks. This took about 21 seconds. I hereby propose a ban on any further modified Mustangs of any kind.
Otto Ingineer @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:47PM
That'll buff right out! (seriously, it might!)
Gungosa @ Dec 3rd 2007 2:58PM
"Giugiaro Mustang Concept Designer scratches himself"
/fixed
David(Postal) @ Dec 3rd 2007 4:16PM
Thanks for the laughs
I.Az @ Dec 3rd 2007 3:02PM
Those are OZ wheels with the center piece painted to match the car's body. Nothing that will cost out of this world to fix.
ahkmel @ Dec 3rd 2007 3:52PM
You've got to love that the only thing custom about those wheels is the color matching and the center cap. This is not a high dollar item.