Monday, June 21, 2010

Russian entrepreneur Alexander Surin, labeled by some as a thief, was levied on drug charges.While not a Chicago politician, Surin knows how to evade the law. His property are exempted in all Europe. Such is the case of his supercar collection of notables such as Porsche, Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce Phantom and many others. All his collection is priced at approximately 6 million US dollars.
Now for the best part: many of his cars had large amounts of cash hidden inside, 1.1 Million  In all.

Here are some of his toys:








Bugaatti Veyron (x2): $1 680 000 ($3 360 000)
Ferrari California: $220 000
Porsche 911 GT3: $125 000
Enzo Ferrari (x2): $613 000 ($1 226 000)
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé: $491 000
Rolls-Royce Phantom: $421 500
Ferrari 599 GTB: $318 000

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Location, location, location


Sometimes I wonder how film directors are so proficient at finding little know albeit very photogenic  locations. Well, the simple answer is they don't. The job is done by specialists called location scouts. As it happens, this week someone came across a 1882 building in Manhattan that has been closed for...yes..70 years.Amazing.