Adrian Portelli has unveiled his latest luxury car after denying burnouts in his $400,000 Mercedes.
Portelli, 35, shared a series of photos on Instagram on Thursday of his latest acquisition: a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited.
While the sleek $84,000 4WD is much lighter on the wallet than the $400,000 Mercedes, it was the aftermarket care that baffled fans.
The Block billionaire’s Jeep was given the ‘Pimp My Ride’ treatment by YouTubers Patriot Games, run by twins Ashton and Christian Montesalvo, and he took to social media to share the results with fans.
The photo series started with a shot of Portelli’s newly purchased Jeep sitting at the dealership, complete with a red bow on the hood.
From there, the series showed the results of Ashton and Christian’s work, including the complete removal of the Jeep’s roof and doors.
Adrian Portelli has unveiled his latest luxury car after denying burnouts in his $400,000 Mercedes. Pictured
The chassis was also modified to accommodate a set of large truck tires that wouldn’t look out of place on a military off-road vehicle.
The car was also equipped with a large black bull bar and winch, indicating that Portelli was planning an off-road adventure in the near future.
The car’s interior had also undergone a significant makeover, with the seat upholstery replaced with green and black leather, while Portelli’s initials were also etched in green.
The dashboard was also expanded with striking green accents.
Portelli looked so happy as he stood proudly with the twins next to his creation.
“This is what happens when you give the Patriot boys the keys to your brand new Jeep and tell them to do whatever they want with it,” Portelli captioned the photos.
‘Absolutely blown away gentlemen. First time seeing it and couldn’t be happier. I wonder if there is still a warranty on a new car.’
Adrian’s followers were quick to fawn over the warmed-up Jeep with statements like: “hectic” and “so sick.”
The 35-year-old Portelli shared a series of photos on Instagram on Thursday of his latest acquisition: a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited
While the sleek $84,000 4WD is much lighter on the wallet than the nearly half-million dollar Mercedes, it was the aftermarket care that baffled fans
Portelli’s Jeep got the ‘Pimp My Ride’ treatment from YouTubers Patriot Games, run by twins Ashton and Christian Montesalvo, and he took to social media to share the results with fans
Another chimed in, suggesting the car was still missing a vital part.
“The turret on the roof is missing,” the fan noted.
One fan suggested Portelli’s impressive new vehicle was attracting unwanted attention.
“It is impossible for the police not to stop you,” they wrote.
Portelli’s latest ‘boy toy’ revelation comes after he denied allegations he had been doing donuts and burnouts in circle work while allegedly driving around Melbourne’s northwest.
He gaped in court last week as it was alleged he carelessly drove his gray Mercedes Benz C63 coupe around a roundabout at Digger’s Rest on a rainy afternoon.
Portelli is accused of driving like an idiot just before Christmas 2020, with police charging him with careless driving, failure to properly control a vehicle and driving in a manner that causes a vehicle to lose traction.
But his legal team claims police were too far away to determine if he had a burnout – and could not possibly see if his wheels were spinning in the rain.
The series showed the results of Ashton and Christian’s work, including the complete removal of the Jeep’s roof and doors.
The chassis was also modified to accommodate a set of large truck tires that wouldn’t look out of place on a military off-road vehicle
The car’s interior had also received a significant makeover, with the seat upholstery replaced with green and black leather, while Portelli’s initials were also etched in green.
The court heard Portelli was intercepted near the Silk Drive and Diggers Rest-Coimadai Rd intersection, while his Merc was seized at the scene.
Portelli was charged more than a month after the incident – which reportedly took place in an undeveloped section of Digger’s Rest – on January 30, 2021.
Senior Constable Glen Hutton told the court he witnessed Portelli doing ‘circle work’ – which the court heard was a term for hoon-style donut burnouts.
The highway patrol officer also said he saw Portelli’s $400,000 high-performance luxury sports car “drift” through the roundabout.
Portelli’s attorney Penny Marcou questioned the officer’s claims, saying, “You jumped the gun and made assumptions.”
‘You made the decision to take away the beautiful Mercedes-Benz… you said, “You have two houses” and you decided to take (the Merc) away from him.
“You told him, ‘You’re going to be left here in the rain if you don’t know someone is going to pick it up.'”
Another Highway Patrol officer told the court he had taken a ‘damn oath’ when Senior Constable Hutton asked if he thought they had witnessed Portelli’s luxury car losing traction.
The car was also equipped with a large black bull bar and winch, indicating that Portelli was planning an off-road adventure in the near future.
Portelli’s latest ‘boy toy’ revelation comes after he denied allegations he had been doing donuts and burnouts in circle work while allegedly driving around Melbourne’s northwest.
But Ms Marcou said there was “no way” police could make that claim from 255 meters away as she tried to discredit police evidence.
Ms Marcou suggested the officer “created a memory” because Portelli was “known in the community”.
The flamboyant billionaire playboy, known for his publicity stunts, had tried to keep his lawsuit secret before Ny Breaking Australia exclusively revealed his shock defamation charges in May last year.
Portelli’s former lawyer Angelika Yianoulatos tried to keep the details of his alleged offense out of public scrutiny.
While the court was closed to allow Portelli’s lawyer to argue her case, a magistrate rejected any idea of issuing a suppression order, opening the court and providing Portelli’s charges to Ny Breaking Australia.