Gemballa Mirage GT wrecked in NYC

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This morning the unexpected happened, a Cobalt Blue Gemballa Mirage GT was totaled in New York City. The videos and pictures that began surfacing early in the morning looked like an absolute nightmare. The Gemballa Mirage GT lost control and crashed into the back of a minivan parked on the side of the road. I can only imagine what was going through the drivers mind but in a state of panic he immediately fled the scene accelerating down 11th Avenue running multiple red lights with body parts flying off the car while driving away. The Gemballa exhaust from the Carrera GT’s V10 was screaming while he fled the scene. After 5 blocks and hitting multiple parked cars the car came to a stop as it was no longer drivable and looked like it just finished a destruction derby. The driver was surrounded by police and arrested. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident which could have had much different results if the city wasn’t on lockdown for COVID-19.
While I was in NYC this afternoon I drove through the same area where the modified Carrera GT chaos happened and through pure luck while driving by the Midtown Precinct North the car was sitting outside parked on the side of the road. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This Gemballa Mirage GT is car number 23/25 and one of the rarest hypercars I have ever seen in NYC. The fact it was sitting in front of a police station completely wrecked was mind-blowing. It was shocking to see the extent of the damage to the entire car in person and I can’t believe it was actually drivable after the initial crash. I have been very lucky to see this Cobalt Blue Gemballa Mirage GT driving in Greenwich, CT in the past and was heartbroken to see it completely wrecked on the NYC streets.
Thankfully no one was hurt including the driver. Please stay safe out there!

[@cscat87]

Big D with the scoop. No corona gonna hold him down.

[@MPSoup]

Thank You for Your deep analysis, and thanks for the tears of joy it may produced!

[@SkilldPanda]

Ben Chen is the covid19 of unique cars.

[@alexanderswander8176]

Luis granados lets hope he doesn’t run anybody over next time. If he still has his license.

[@phantomnova9474]

@@alexanderswander8176 he has destroyed alot of his car back then

[@shouldigetit]

Glad he didn’t hurt anybody! That was a stunning car.

[@Speedracer38]

mi·rage - an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions. Unfortunately this Gemballa Mirage GT is not an optical illusion :'(

[@SuperXshrimp]

Speedracer38 Thats your buddy’s car!

[@disracenboi336]

*Tavarish: has entered the chat* *B is for Build: has entered the chat* *Doug Demuro: has left the chat* *Ed Bolian: has left the chat* *Tyler Hoover: has left the chat* *Ben Chen: has been banned by chat admin*

[@ramovich8301]

Disracenboi JR garage has entered the chat

[@shanefederici1916]

Rumor is that this is his 4th or 5th SUPER car that he has totaled. (Lambo merci, McLain, his rare Mercedes Project 1 style car this one that made the news and I’m leaving out something. Super speeders rob has better info on this guy. ).

[@_wacci]

The Nameless One he’s predicting the future😂

[@shanefederici1916]

Intensify YT come in how funny would it be if the cop car got into an accident taking him to jail. Think about that for just 1 min. If you did not giggle just a little bit of crack a smell when reading this comment then I don’t know what’s wrong with ya cause that’s funny.

[@kjsteed5608]

This needs to be pinned

[@lucozade8373]

Imagine you were involved in building this car, now seeing this...

[@MERCEDES190e]

?

[@puneethbalakrishna1153]

First thing I thought when I saw this.

[@alexanderswander8176]

Luco Zade Shame on whoever allowed this guy to buy this car

[@alexanderswander8176]

Luco Zade and I’m pretty sure there was only 25 of these ever made to Gembella Spec

[@mulsanne1]

That one asshole who destroyed your artwork

[@MacheteK]

It's actually not that bad, considering all the impacts it had

[@_baller]

Mashetekiller Itl buff right out

[@dabanga1013]

@@_baller that's what I said call GOONZQUAD they a fix it it a buff out just fine.

[@mrmikeman4321]

i mean they only made 25 in the world. good luck finding replacement parts lmao

[@sVsWR24]

@@dabanga1013 that car will never be the same after repair.

[@yennerz00bradderz]

sVsW1NdRyDeR you can’t repair a carbon tub chassis like you would a steel one

[@Bill-lr4kp]

Stop buying ultra-rare supercars if you don't know how to drive them carefully. It's heart breaking to see this one wrecked. Many years ago, he crashed his white gated manual Murcielago SV, which is 1 of 5 in the world. I'm wondering what's next? CLK GTR or Bugatti :(

[@Deez30224]

Bill He already crashed the CLK GTR unfortunately.

[@hazeemnadeem504]

He also crashed a mclaren mp4-12c on the gold rush rally

[@TheQueenV]

MR CHEEKZ wait what

[@noway57]

As long as no MK4'S WERE HURT.

[@Corvolet5]

And a manual 670-4 SV.

[@prjoeyj]

If you look closely you can see some damage to the front end.

[@sadsmiata7913]

Patrick F Wow! I almost missed that! So sad about the rear tho 😢

[@LoudWaffle]

don't be such a drama queen, it'll buff out it's not real damage

[@apathy11303]

Slight damage😂

[@RDBLA]

Ouch... Can be fixed...

[@supercarslayer2813]

Hey RDBLA, if anyone can fix this mess, it’s you guys! Why not give it a shot? Btw did you mean can or can’t?

[@ChuckNorris-gu9pq]

Love your vids ❤️

[@syjeddryan2838]

Fix plz 😢

[@InsaneSupercars]

RIP to both his Gemballa Mirage GT and Murciélago SV. He brought both to Hing Wa Lee Supercar show in 2015

[@TheCashman007]

CLK GTR - am i a joke to you ?

[@plata6208]

MYSTERIOUS ONE who is dat guy

[@Ren_1106]

@@plata6208 BC, aka Benjamin Chen. A billionaire who basically Parents give him money and the company

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

@@TheCashman007 wait what happen to CLK one?

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

@@plata6208 is Instagram name bc with pandan profile picture

[@Jessethetoaster]

Kobe,corona and now a unique Carrera GT wtf 2020

[@ChuckNorris-gu9pq]

The Australian bushfire the Amazonas burning and nearly ww3 aren't as important as a gemballa lol

[@nemcheeks]

You forgot POP SMOKE 😖😖

[@wolfy0nlin3]

@@nemcheeks and juice wrld

[@bethelweldetensae9145]

Juice wrld was 2019

[@kingdramanyz]

News states this guy got the charges dropped..... Apparently they had him on video but couldnt prove it beyond reasonable doubt? Thats one hell of a lawyer

[@mushroom032]

Guess the rich play with their own set of rules. US (in)justice is that easily bought. Total travesty.

[@wvu2123]

when your lawyer went to the same school as the judge and you're rich enough to pay them both under the table you can make almost any charge go away (excluding murder with witnesses of course)

[@dwalker112]

At least the engine is good

[@shanefederici1916]

Dude. Thank you for posting footage that no one has. But it will only be a matter of time where your stuff is on every channel. But thank you for this. I wanted to see the aftermath of the arrest but this is better.

[@integrafreak1]

Had the virus not been around in NYC I'm sure a lot more damage would along with people getting hit.

[@siddiqahmad5193]

Not likely. The reason he was speeding tracks to the substantial drop off in street traffic. Save social distancing, streets wold have been crowded; less oppty for speeding.

[@ChuckNorris-gu9pq]

I heard he was on drugs because some family members in china had corona or even died because of it

[@vonwynns1758]

FALSE PROPHET MOHAMMED Is pedophile still a hit and run.

[@alexanderswander8176]

Sherloid Bai He CRASHED a CLK GTR!!! This guy is an idiot. He needs to lay off the drugs and get some driving lessons as well as rehab. One day he might run some one over 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@cdfphotography4763]

@@alexanderswander8176 when did he crash a CLK GTR

[@MattJFilms]

Sad to see such a unicorn of a car totaled in such a careless way :l

[@ano_ath]

It'll probably get repaired... There's still hope

[@mrBDeye]

The driver crashed his million dollar car into several cars and then drove off a few blocks to crash once again. Police arrived and the driver was arrested for reckless driving and being under the influence of drugs. The charges were dismissed one year later without any court case or trial.

[@f0rg0rr]

Apart from the whole front, the rest of the car looks sound, the carbon monocoque really held up.

[@youssefaitmenna5003]

All suspension parts are fucked up brakes also wtf

[@carculture2960]

@@youssefaitmenna5003 I think he's mainly talking about the carbon monocoque, but yeah I agree the brakes and suspension are completely mangled

[@ChuckNorris-gu9pq]

Still probably totaled for sure there is frame damage

[@herbiee22]

Look at the rear boot lid sitting out of line. The rear end is fucked. Front end is fucked. Try to jig that up with lasers and they'll be pointing in 99 different directions...gearbox casing probably cracked... He hit that kerb hard. The kerb won. The only thing that survived was probably that hideous roof vent.

[@javierdiaz5089]

Haris M if you see the video this crash happened the same way paul walker’s carrera gt crashed. He is lucky

[@charleshu5752]

The suspension parts looks okay actually, i feel this car is rebuild-able, apart from the fact that body pannel is going to be super hard to find

[@vonwynns1758]

Charles Hu almost impossible and it’s gonna be expensive asf but then again the owner is rich asf.

[@facefactss]

Cut front half of car off. Rebuild rear cosmetically. And BOOM! There’s a very nice couch in your living room.

[@dabanga1013]

Trust now day's if they can't find the body part's Mannnn they a just make them out of Carbon fiber shit I bet they can make that while body exposed Carbon fiber I've seen it done before on many of cars shit now a days anything is possible I only wish it was me who could afford it no bullshit

[@six8810]

find???? make

[@WeLoveCars47]

We’ll they only made 25 gemballa gts so everything will be fixed from scratch I heard

[@johanxx220]

That's a lot of damage *Flex tape can't fix that*

[@max1tax1]

Tragic.

[@LeshVAuto]

I feel bad for the person, the one who manufactured it with his signature(Bjorn), to see what he built ended up like this. All the hard work and hours. As for Ben Chen, such a shame he still haven't learned his lessons from his past crashes. He need to get help ASAP.

[@thefmuchannel1387]

“What’s wrong with her now?”

[@TheDeathOf_SlimShady]

Only Legends know this 🤣👌

[@corstang3312]

if that car was a woman i'd kiss her

[@h.p.734]

Now that's a custom job!

[@Bruh-mm5rn]

feel bad for the the person who made the engine at Porche and the body at Gembala

[@dala5690]

Thank god the interior is in one piece 👌 And it also still runs

[@CupwakeRBLX]

It ended up being gutted for the few good parts left lol

[@GearVlogz]

Great find and coverage of the damage. 👍

[@bluecrayon007]

Yeah this car is a total loss. I had hope that a rebuild channel could fix it up but looking at this I think we have seen the end of this cars driving days

[@joghurt601]

I hope that somehow somebody is going to rebuild it...it was such a beautiful car it's just sad to see it destroyed like this

[@andrewnorris5415]

It would take the best engineers to rebuild it and they could be doing other things. A waste either way.

[@Kingaxxed]

He said he is gonna send it to porche and rebuild it

[@Carnetix]

My dad told me, when I was growing up: "If you are stupid, you must shit."

[@richardcranium9663]

I cant believe that was still drivable

[@p00pie]

damrys is BACK BABY

[@Speedracer38]

Next time we'll see him is in 2 years LOL

[@anthonyweldon4434]

Impressive the way the monocoque retained its form following the huge hit

[@jaspervanlagustan7609]

and now she's gone 😢😟 #condolencefromphilippines

[@Muffinshaker]

No one should touch this car. “Arthur is here ...” the air bags didn’t deploy.

[@nostopping]

Haven't been to this channel in a minute, miss the F50 videos, too bad that car isn't in the states anymore.

[@shanefederici1916]

Rumor is that this is his 4th or 5th SUPER car that he has totaled. (Lambo merci, McLain, his rare Mercedes Project 1 style car this one that made the news and I’m leaving out something. Super speeders rob has better info on this guy. ).

[@Ceagon]

I've always loved how Porsche will do these cut aways where you can see what's going on inside the car, too!

[@roldo5902]

Hinterachslenkung?

[@luckvoltia7316]

Can this car be repaired?

[@youngexotics2155]

In 2015 i saw that beauty in real life😢 i was 8 years old and that was the best day of my life! Still to this day, that exact car has been on my dream car list, and when i heard this i started crying and my heart broke🥺

[@noway57]

Really? I mean really? You cried over a car you once saw?

[@Shaquille796]

No Way I literally just said the same thing 🤣🤣 ok weird kid

[@myspace8399]

No Way I don’t think he means it literally

[@djqjmix4624]

Isn't this the same type of car that Paul walker passed away?

[@JYMAHJAMES]

Yup

[@vee950]

Yeah same car

[@zactors]

I’d just want to save that beautiful engine and exhaust if anything and try and put it in something else if possible. Sad to see such a beautiful car wrecked, though.

[@Mark_Ser_Spec_V]

I'm from New York and my jaw was on the floor when I saw this

[@4leggedfurball]

How did the back get damaged? The camera footage after the initial crash showed the back untouched 🤔

[@Supercarsofhannover]

4leggedfurball The car was moved instantly after the first crash and crashed again a few hundred meters later

[@tylerdaly5682]

He hit 5 cars

[@dmdcraftmc916]

@@Supercarsofhannover but why did he trie to run away

[@weloveyouuaj]

DMD CraftMC he probably was in a panic

[@laurae8127]

@@dmdcraftmc916 He was under the influence

[@nedudki]

Ben Chen doesnt know how to drive....

[@ChuckNorris-gu9pq]

He was on drugs

[@Motosmostwanted]

This makes me sick.

[@WeLoveCars47]

Fr 🤢

[@AC_Trades]

Hi, what street was this filmed? Do you know if its still there?

[@borazga]

The tires needed to be changed I have these on my gs f and you lose traction very quickly that’s why he was sliding all over the road it’s would have been *avoided* not really but this is one reason! So sad to see this masterpiece go

[@maniackyjr]

Homie i dont think the tires were the culprit here, driver was high on something

[@borazga]

maniackyjr he was high and the tires don’t have any of that small lines in the middle when you don’t see them your fucked 😂

[@inaperformante3525]

How did you find @bc crash car and why is it parked outside a police station?

[@Slayer-33]

That's where they put cars over there. 54th Street, midtown precinct. I'm a few blocks down on 10th Av, I need to head down there for some pics/vids lol

[@hellothisis4u]

so how many gt mirages are left now?

[@gohjing]

so bc drive 2 wheels until arrested. damn🤦🏻‍♂️ edited: this CGT was #23 build tuning by gemballa , i thought it was #1 but it still rare looks

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

It is 1 of 25 = #23

[@dirkvanveen4583]

Stupid ass

[@dabanga1013]

The motor is still GUCCI it's just the snap on carbon fiber parts hood fenders a couple of axles

[@borazga]

So fucking sad to see an art work go to waste 💔

[@gordon5380]

Wait how did it get over here, I thought it was in one of the main streets did he drive with one wheel to a side street?

[@nissanskyline923]

Stephen towed by police

[@flipcrippin22]

That thing is toast.

[@Gebleese]

Does this look like an upper-class warehouse collier? And that in New York in Corona times ? Simply tasteless.

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

That front damage holy cow

[@salem99099]

These Rare super cars can be repaired to original specs. Just like British comedian Rowan Atkinson's McLaren F1 when he did an accident with it.

[@FamilyCTSV]

So why did he take off after the crash? Hit and run? Having a psychotic moment?

[@allexro1381]

maybe because of drugs

[@TheFreakyGames]

He was high as fuck. Look at him in the video where it shows him being in the car while talking to the police officer. His head is rolling from side to side...

[@drewpy8194]

Drugs unfortunately, dipshit millionaires see stuff like this as an “everyday item” and in worst case senario end up destroying them knowing they can always buy more, waste of human life tbh

[@adamosmani8087]

He deals with alcoholism and lost both his mom and brother in the last week to Covid 19

[@MrLalasd]

He got DUI, drugs as per police.

[@defyyourlogic487]

Took the hit like a champ considering he looks like he was doing 100+ mph

[@andromedafan]

Can someone explain to me why this wrecked car is sitting parked on a new york street instead of being towed to the local auto impound/salvage lot like every other car that has been in an auto smash??

[@markg7030]

It's in front of a Police station. It was involved in a hit and run.

[@andromedafan]

Mark G I know I’ve seen the video of it smashing into serval parked cars (totalling them) then feeling the scene crashing into more cars. I’m wondering why it’s in front of a police station and not in an impound lot at least.

[@dennisdatu6464]

the dog walker at 4:05 is in the same livery

[@enz0368]

Funny how it was also the fastest/nicest gemballa of them all

[@cedricstrina2424]

*The car has critical damage* LS customs :"put some noodles on it to fix the damages" *cost 10$*

[@LiveLoveLaugh_44]

My guy had way to much Fentanyl that day.

[@siddiqahmad5193]

Seemingly oddly, perpetrator's arrest and seizure was performed by NY State Troopers. Judging from video, car is now parked outside of an NYPD station house.

[@ItzJonathan420]

atleast it was number 23 and not number like 2

[@driesnicolay2200]

very sad to destroy a car like this

[@peacedude777]

“How much turn signal I need to change 8 lanes , none ....... good luck everybody else. “

[@gokudomatic]

Too bad for the other car. At least no one died.

[@MWNWN16]

Do you reckon this will be restored? Can it be/ would it be?

[@RegenXF1]

It can be restored

[@mdb242]

I’m never using that valet parking again.......

[@thefmuchannel1387]

mike douglas the owner crashed it not the valet

[@thefmuchannel1387]

Zeus The Cade oh okay hahaha

[@calvincooley1074]

Paintless dent repair can help!

[@santim441]

RR Rotor broke completely, 10k right there.

[@JustinsSupercars]

Just buy another one!

[@luckyleroy2368]

JustinsSupercars yeah...when there are only like 3 in the world

[@JustinsSupercars]

Luckyleroy there are 25 in the world. One is for sale just 40 miles from me for 670.000€.

[@luckyleroy2368]

JustinsSupercars ah well then just buy another one😂

[@JustinsSupercars]

Luckyleroy Im sure 670.000€ is nothing special for the owner who crashed it. Also he will most likely get the full amount back from his insurance so let’s go 😂

[@luckyleroy2368]

JustinsSupercars he probably aint getting shit after the video of him running

[@AstronoutCapital]

Ben needs rehab.

[@swabdsm]

All that damage to that car and its probably still gonna sell for maybe $200 thousand.

[@Rennsport-Media]

Can still be restored!!!

[@giovanniburgazzi8931]

It’s repairable. If Ben Chen is somewhat smart, he’ll repair this this car.

[@Kizzle001]

Next: Hoovie buys cheapest Gemballa in the US

[@FrankBarryLuv]

Don’t want to know this guy’s insurance premium after so many accidents with exotic cars. 🤪

[@drew32]

I hope that VTuned buys it and restores it... and De-Gambella's it.

[@syjeddryan2838]

What happend now 2023?

[@jgonzalesm6]

The car is FUBAR'ed. Chen really messed it up.

[@fups1]

At least his cars aren't garage queens 🤷‍♂️ Buy it, build it, break it, repeat.

[@danzemo]

Tavarish: I'll take it for 10 grand.

[@OG_DSM]

Dunno if it's really worth fixing. Looks like it's another 400k in damage. The undercarriage has to be destroyed. He dragged it for over 30 city blocks, and at wot.

[@connormcsheffrey2079]

Seen a video of after the crash the guy starts driving it away

[@Go-kt9ji]

Glad chen is ok *how much for the engine and wheels tho?*

[@thomaslabelle3093]

Ad on autotrader soon, barely used low miles mirage GT.

[@alexanderswander8176]

Thomas Labelle “Garage Kept, only driven once...”

[@maplefreak64]

There is a possibility that Ben Chen had a doubtful infection. Desperate.

[@itzmich1771]

This hurts to watch

[@ericguevara21]

Do u all think that this car is going to get fix??

[@karlitosway441]

DIYgang didn't enter the chat because it's a simple repair.

[@aidenp5768]

Everyone - This is ruined, and totaled Russians - it’s Fixable !!!

[@ano_ath]

Just add some duct tape and some vodka and everything is going to be alright

[@kingoftf]

Arthur tussik will fix it in a blink of an eye......

[@paulsoames7980]

That's what you get when you ignore lock down 😂

[@tonytanti8138]

He was high as hell

[@shumcr]

you could have at least put the dust cover on it for him