Buy Me A Ferrari

When checking out the Google Toolbar I discovered that this domain name (buymeaferrari.co.uk) has a Google Pagerank of PR2. As I had registered this from a registrar not from someone off a message board, I was interested in how it accrued PR2.

This led me to google buymeaferrari.co.uk which led to a whole range of interesting stuff.

The Sun Newspaper

Turns out, that in September 2005, this domain name was featured in The Sun, you can read the article here. Turns out the guy who had this domain had a website that asked members of the public to donate money to buy him a Ferrari. Not a bad idea when you think it made him £212.12 - not entirely sure on the time frame for that though.

Autoblog

Autoblog also wrote an article about the site, however, they weren’t as nice as The Sun were. Really made me chuckle. Read the article here.

Club Scuderia

On the Club Scuderia message boards, there was also this discussion on the subject and a debate about how the guy planned to pay for insurance/fuel etc.

Lexus Owners Club

Another message board in on the discussion was that of Lexus Owners Club. They were along the same lines as the rest, basically having a go at the guy for the website. However, I think that T7RY B hit the nail on the head, he may be regarded as a fruit cake, but he still made some cash with it!

Day of Defeat Forums

Dear… the guy who had buymeaferrari.co.uk definitely did create a bit of a stir! Here’s another message board talking about it.

And the rest…

As there seems to be loads, here’s a few more following the same lines:

• Fastdrive Born To Ride Forum
• ScoobyNet
• Get A Freelancer <– Someone wants a clone of it
• Tyresmoke
• Neowin
• Pistonheads
• SpikedHumor

So, I am very surprised at the history that I didn’t even know existed!! Suppose it’s good to have some backlinks before I even start.

Right… where will I put the donate button hehe!