Video: Man Desperately Trying to Protect Car from Hail

11 years, 8 months ago - 28 February 2013, Wheels News
Video: Man Desperately Trying to Protect Car from Hail
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine - How much do you love your car? Enough to use your body to shield it from harm? What would you do to protect it from the elements?

A car owner in Mar del Plata did his best to protect his ride during a hailstorm. A video uploaded to YouTube shows the man scrambling on to the roof of his car and flailing his arms around in a desperate attempt to shield his car from the battering ice.

It's a really touching moment for any petrol head as the human car cover does his best. In a short-lived triumph of the human spirit a passer-by lends a hand by placing a towel across the windscreen.

We're wondering whether the guy filming in the apartment above eventually helped...