A hail storm hit a rare car auction, pummeling uncovered Ferraris and Lamborghinis, causing $3 million in damages

“Everything’s bigger in Texas” goes the saying, but that’s not always a good thing. Sometimes, in fact, it’s very, very bad.

John Clay Wolfe, founder of vehicle wholesaler GiveMeTheVIN.com, must certainly be thinking that after a hailstorm blew through the Dallas area at the end of last month, causing up to $3 million in damages (1) to cars that were on site for an upcoming auction.

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When the storm hit, some 800 cars were out and uncovered, including 80 collectors’ cars and 300 high-end sports or luxury vehicles. The damage was staggering.

One truck had 1,000 dents. The windshield of a Ferrari was cracked. A Subaru Impreza had a golf ball sized hole in its rear window. The list goes on…

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