<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="display:block"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div><br><div><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt"><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div><div style="background:white"><span style="color:black"></span></div></div><div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We all grow up digging around in sand boxes hoping to strike it rich and find some hidden <a rel="nofollow" href="http://sliptalknews.wpengine.com/ancient-whale-graveyard/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0066cc">ancient treasures</span></a>. What we typically find is an old Matchbox car or a present left behind by a cat. Either way it’s very rare to find something desirable. Well, that’s not quite the case with a young group of boys in California. They were <a rel="nofollow" href="http://sliptalknews.wpengine.com/diy-deck/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0066cc">digging in their yard</span></a> when they found something that would make anyone’s jaw drop and their mouth start drooling. In 1978, these kids were digging in their yard when they came across something big, something metal, and something very very valuable. A buried Ferrari!</span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/buried-ferrari-1.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="423" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/buried-ferrari-1.jpg" alt="buried-ferrari-1"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The boys actually discovered a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS buried just a few feet under the dirt in their yard. The family had just moved into the house and immediately called authorities who came and roped off the area. A team of investigators arrived and unearthed the rare car. </span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/buried-ferrari-2.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="580" height="658" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/buried-ferrari-2.jpg" alt="buried-ferrari-2"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">After exhuming the Italian sports car, it was obvious that someone had planned on returning to retrieve the vehicle. It was very crudely mummified with towels in the vents and tape on many of the seams however the windows weren’t fully closed causing a lot of interior damage.</span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-3.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="506" height="700" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-3.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-3"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Farmers Insurance was contacted and because of the VIN number they traced the last owner. After the investigation, it turns out that the owner of the car had actually hired thieves to steal the car and dump it in the ocean so he could claim insurance on it. The thieves buried the car with the intention of returning to pick it up. </span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-4.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="393" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-4.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-4"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The buried Ferrari was then auctioned off after being on display with the incredible story being reported across the nation. It was purchased by a young mechanic who owned his own shop in California. The going price was estimated to be between $5,000 and $9,000.</span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">​​</span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-5.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="393" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-5.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-5"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">He fully restored the buried Ferrari and often enters the car into car shows. Here are the pictures of the car after the complete restoration. </span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-6.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="393" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-6.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-6"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Everything on the car has been restored to the exact factory condition. However, this car comes with some incredible history and an awesome story. </span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-7.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="393" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-7.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-7"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The car even has a vanity plate which reads “DUG UP”. How perfect is that? </span></strong><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-8.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="700" height="395" src="http://worldtruth.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burried-ferrari-8.jpg" alt="burried-ferrari-8"></span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div></div><div><div style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div></div><div><div style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div style="display: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