Vanilla Ice bought 50 Cent’s Lamborghini and said he forgot something in the car
- Vanilla Ice became the owner of 50 Cent’s Lamborghini Murcielago
- The second owner had no idea who the first owner was
- However, he did note that he’d left something in its cabin
Published on Aug 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Sep 06, 2024 at 5:58 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Vanilla Ice has spilled the tea about becoming owner of a Lamborghini Murcielago which previously belonged to 50 Cent.
The second owner after the rapper admits he had no idea who he’d bought the supercar from.
What he’d left in the car will make you smile, though.
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Vanilla Ice talks about his new Lamborghini
Vanilla Ice explained that Fred Fishback, the second owner he bought the Lamborghini Murcielago from, had no idea who its famous previous owner was.
“The only rapper I know is Vanilla Ice,” he said, unable to understand the excitement surrounding its former owner at the dealership.
Robert Matthew Van Winkle – aka Vanilla Ice – said on his YouTube channel: “All the wheels were scratched up,”
Fishback put that damage down to driving in New York City.
He wanted the car regardless of its background.
50 Cent – or around 38 pence if you’re in the UK – gifted himself the Lamborghini as a reward after recording Get Rich or Die Trying.
The rapper, known to his mother as Curtis James Jackson III, was known at the time for painting all his cars in a shade called ’50 Blue’ – however, the Italian brand, not surprisingly, didn’t have that shade on its books.
He even painted his Rolls-Royce Ghost, which must have been costly, though Fiddy isn’t particularly known for wise financial decisions.
What 50 Cent left behind
Even though Fishback wasn’t sure who the seller of the Lamborghini Murcielago was, he did note that he’d left something in its cabin: a quarter.
Finding another one would have been poetry, however he found a glove instead.
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The Lamborghini Murcielago
Slowly becoming a classic, Lamborghini unveiled the coupe in 2001 as the successor to the Diablo.
Its 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine pumped out 572 horsepower and 479 pound-feet (479 Newton meters) of torque.
It did standstill to 97km/h (60mph) in 3.8 seconds with an impressive top speed of 333km/h (207mph).
Fred added a rear wing for some downforce plus a Kreissieg exhaust for extra drama.
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