WhistlinDiesel’s YouTube shenanigan for 2023 has come to a climactic end. There will be no more durability testing of the Ferrari F8 or the Mercedes-AMG G63. That’s because both exotic cars, worth a combined $700,000, have been put through a shredder and turned into collectibles cubes of scrap metal.
Cody’s famous merchandise store, MONSTERMAX, has already sold out the 729 cubes containing metal from “$400,000 shiny bright red Italian V8 supercar.” But you can still buy 1-of-899 cubes of his “$300,000 red German luxury 4WD SUV.”
These names are as much a joke as they are a legal loophole. Ferrari famously sued people who wanted to associate their personal product with the supercar brand. So WD’s lawyers forbid him from saying the two brands, even though people know exactly what cars he’s talking about.
By selling the boxes of scrap, WhistlinDiesel is not only recuperating some of his money but also promoting his merch brand. The 729 cubes of Ferrari scrap have sold for $229, giving him $169,231. While the Mercedes G-Wagon is earning him $169,991 ($189 per box). So in total, he’s making $339,142.
Limited-edition scrap metal
Of course, that doesn’t include the money Cody spent making the boxes. The metal parts reportedly spent three weeks in a cement mixer, and they were sorted and cleaned after. Each of the boxes is supposed to represent good value, weighs at least 1 pound, and have been signed, sealed, and microchipped.
Our research indicates Cody’s stunt is real. We know that the G63 suffered a lot of abuse, but ultimately proved to be as durable as Mercedes claims. Meanwhile, the Ferrari F8 met an early end, burning down in a cornfield some months back.
Some of the parts can still be identified. For example, the pistons of a Mercedes-AMG 4.0-liter V8 have a very specific top surface, as do the forged rods of a Ferrari engine. Above all, we have the VINs of the two cars, which can never come up for sale again.
And that’s actually the most interesting part of the story for me. the Ferrari F8 has VIN number ZFF92LLA3L0255335, which reveals it was sold in November 2022 on BAT for $341,000, and it was used already, with 3,100 miles on the clock.
The G63’s VIN is W1NYC7HJ1MX391391, and according to one website, it belongs to a 2021 model which was listed for sale at $269,800. So it’s not exactly $300,000, but Cody always exaggerates prices.
$270,000 + 7% TN sales tax (same for IN btw) = $288,900.00
Add in dealer fees and liability insurance so he doesn’t have to trailer it everywhere, boom, $300k.
Just saying, yeah he exaggerates a bit, but not as much as one might be led to believe.