Millionaire announced he'd be burying his $416K Bentley Continental Flying Spur when he dies but after backlash he revealed his ingenious real reason

When this millionaire announced he’d be burying his $416,000 Bentley Continental Flying Spur when he died, he was met with a backlash – but his reason for doing so was nothing short of genius.

Chiquinho Scarpa, a Brazilian businessman, made the announcement on his Facebook page.

Taking a cue from the Egyptian pharaohs, he wanted to bury the car so he could drive it in the afterlife.

This declaration enraged a lot of people, but there was a twist in the tale that caught everyone by surprise.

This millionaire wanted to bury his Bentley Continental Flying Spur and people weren’t happy

It was a dramatic moment when Brazilian businessman, Chiquinho Scarpa, announced his plans to bury his Bentley Continental Flying Spur.

The thought of this $416,000 car sitting in the soil upset a great many people.

In his Facebook post, Scarpa laid out his reasoning.

He declared that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Egyptian pharaohs, who would be buried alongside their most treasured belongings.

A photo of him digging a hole for the car was enough to send the internet into a flurry, as people blasted him for not donating the car to charity.

However, there was more to this story than met the eye.

The real reason behind the burial

The day before the proposed burial, he revealed the true intent behind the whole stunt.

He shared a photo of himself at a press conference promoting Brazil’s national week of organ donation.

Behind him in the photo was a banner that read: “It’s absurd to bury something much more valuable than a Bentley: your organs.”

In his hands, he held a card that read: “I am an organ donor. And you?”

It’d been a ploy all along to draw attention towards organ donation.

And the fate of the Bentley itself?

“I have not buried my car, but everyone thought it absurd when I said I’d do it,” Scarpa explained.

“It is absurd to bury their bodies, which can save many lives. Nothing is more valuable. Be a donor, tell your family.”

Believe it or not, cars have been buried before

On the face of it, the idea of a car being buried beneath the ground sounds absurd – but there’s precedent for this happening in history.

One Texas oil heiress was so attached to her Ferrari that she opted to be buried in it.

A Russian daredevil went one step beyond, and had his Mercedes buried with him inside.

But all these cars pale in comparison to this Plymouth Belvedere which spent an astonishing 50 years under the soil.