Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Beach Boy's Missing Ferrari?

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

$500 for penicillin shots??   Mine are never that much.  How about you?

=)

Brian


red5hilser [at] aol.com wrote:

> While working at the L.A. Herald-Examiner, I heard the story about Dennis Wilson's 
> missing 1960's Ferrari GT-250. Where I got the story, I'll explain later. I was 
> always interested in The Manson Family, and good friend Bill Farr, who was covering 
> the story for Hearst got me front row tickets to Charlie's trial whenever I could go. 
> During the trial, the girls lived an a VW camper parked in front of the court house.  
> After court, Bill and I would stop by with a case of cold beer and chit-chat with 
> them. (a lot of chit...not much chat). Bill was there to gather inside stuff for his 
> stories, and me? I was there for cheap thrills! <G> I had met most of them 
> earlier when I went to see David Allen Coe (The Original Rinestone Cowboy) perform at 
> the Topanga Corral, a dive in the hills between Malibu and the valley. And who was 
> DAC's opening act? None other than that 'Loveable Little Guy' Charlie. While Charlie 
> was on stage, the girls were turning tricks out in the parking lot. If he b
> ombed that night, at least the girls made him some money. Anyway, while 
> drinking beer with Sandy and Squeeky, they told me about the time when Charlie 
> and the girls were living with Wilson on Beverly Hills, and family member 
> 'Clem' borrowed Dennis's Ferrari to take for a spin in the Hollywood Hills. 
> Poor Clem then runs out of gas, leaves the Ferrari in the hills and walks home. 
> Dennis went to retreive it...but it was gone. Never to be seen again? That 
> broke the camel's back for Wilson. The lost Ferrari plus the $500.00 every two 
> week doctor bills for VD treatments for all were too much to handle. Kind of 
> reminds you of the James Dean 550 Spyder caper. Too bad Dennis pulled the old 
> Natalie Wood trick before I could talk to him.
> I moved to Tucson in 1985, then to Baja Arkansas and lost all my L.A. contacts. 
> (except you, Doug) So if any Lister has ANY info or updates on this, please let 
> me know.
>
> Yer pal, Shitbox Bubba
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