Tesla Foe Or Fanatic? Anti-FSD Crusader Reveals Himself As Buyer Of Ultra-Rare, Original Roadsters For A Whopping $800K

Dan O’Dowd, a vocal critic of Tesla‘s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, has revealed himself as the buyer of three original Tesla Roadsters discovered in a shipping container at a Chinese port last year.

Unique find: These three Roadsters – two in orange and one in red – are unique as they have never been titled. They were originally purchased over 13 years ago and shipped to China, but the company that bought them went out of business, leading to the container being detained by Chinese authorities. At the time, each Roadster cost $160,000.

Dowd’s collection: O’Dowd bought the Roadsters for a combined price of $800,000, his spokesperson told Benzinga, which brings the price per vehicle close to $266,667 – more expensive than what one would pay for two top-end Cybertrucks.

He already owns two other red Roadsters nicknamed Candy and Mandy. One of the two was acquired when Tesla announced it was stopping production. In total, he now owns eight Teslas: five Roadsters, two Model 3 sedans, and an original Model S.

Background And Advocacy: O’Dowd is the CEO of Green Hills Software and founder of The Dawn Project, which aims to promote safer software across various applications, including in electric vehicles. However, he and The Dawn Project are most well-known within the electric vehicle community for their campaign advocating a ban on Tesla’s FSD software.