Hurricane Milton has made landfall in the US state of Florida, and residents have gone out of their way to ensure their expensive vehicles are safe from the destruction.
Dubbed the “storm of the century”, Milton has lashed Florida with 200km/h winds and heavy rainfall, with widespread flooding expected and multiple deaths already reported.
Anticipating the disaster, Floridian supercar owners have gotten creative in their attempts to protect exotic vehicles such as Ferraris and Lamborghinis.
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For example, one Corvette owner took to TikTok to share their attempt to separate floodwaters from their C8 by wrapping it in a plastic bag.
Others sought higher ground by parking their flamboyant machines in multi-storey carparks, turning shopping centres into storage facilities for dozens of supercars with a combined value in the millions of dollars.
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Posted below, a Porsche owner went the whole hog by strapping floatation devices to their 996 911, which was also snapped in a public carpark by Reddit user lordrestrepo.
Bridges have also become a popular temporary solution, with cars parked on usually bustling raised thoroughfares.
While many cars made it to a safe haven, some weren’t so lucky.
YouTuber Samcrac published a video yesterday showing his expansive collection of high-end cars parked in an open field ahead of the hurricane’s arrival.
Without access to indoor storage, the only measure he could take was parking the fleet in the open away from hazardous falling trees.
