Sienfeld And the Vintage Fiat

As a lot of Jerry Sienfeld fans know, his passion is old cars. But the last one almost put his life to an end. Jerry was cruising in the Hamptons this past Saturday when the brakes on his vintage Fiat failed and the car flipped over.

East Hampton Police Chief Todd Sarris reports:

“The brakes went bad,” Sarris said. “He had to pull the emergency brake,” which Sarris said still failed to halt the two-door vehicle as it headed into traffic on the highway. Seinfeld then cut the wheel to the right and “the car rolled over” and stopped yards from the intersection - just short of other vehicles.

The 1967 Fiat BTM rolled onto the passenger side, then the roof, and finally came to rest on the driver’s side.

“His actions probably avoided a very serious accident,” Sarris said. “I think he was a little shaken up, with justification.”

Jerry commented it in his own style:

“Because I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something I recommend, unless you have professional clown training or a comedy background, as I do. It is not something I plan to make a habit of.”

Be careful!