Wreckage of Las Vegas Bomber’s Tesla Cybertruck Briefly Offered for Sale

Posted on: March 10, 2025, 04:45h. 

Last updated on: March 17, 2025, 07:44h.

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The burned-out shell of the Tesla Cybertruck used in the Trump International Hotel bombing in Las Vegas was briefly offered for auction on the Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) website on Monday.

No auction was assigned to the vehicle, which was listed as “not ready for sale” before being removed from the auction site entirely.

Tesla For Sale, Used Only Once!

On New Year’s Day, 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, a Trump-supporting conspiracy theorist and ex-Special Forces soldier, shot himself to death with a handgun in the Cybertruck.

Dozens of fireworks mortars and gas canisters he placed in its bed then exploded in front of the front doors of President Trump’s off-Strip hotel.

The explosives were either pre-rigged with a very short delay or triggered by a mechanism Livelsbberger could activate just before taking his own life.

Only Livelsberger was killed, though seven bystanders suffered minor injuries.

Livelsberger, who resided in Colorado, reportedly tried explaining his suicide via a manifesto he sent to a retired US Army intelligence officer. The rambling note tied his action to the drones appearing on the East Coast at the time, which Livelsberger claimed were launched by China from submarines in the Atlantic.

The note also claimed Livelsberger was being followed by the FBI, or Homeland Security, for his knowledge of US war crimes committed against civilians.

Worst Carfax Ever

Though Livelsberger’s body was burned beyond recognition, the Cybertruck used for his final journey was not.

Much of its interior burned and/or melted, and firefighters likely used the jaws of life to remove its roof, which was not pictured as part of the sale, to fight the blaze. However, its stainless steel exoskeleton held together remarkably well, and its bed is in good shape. (The bed lid was most likely either retracted or removed prior to Livelsberger’s stunt.)

The vehicle’s condition prompted Elon Musk to post to X, only a day after the incident: “The battery pack never even caught fire and the tires are still inflated! Once we get this Cybertruck back to Tesla, we’ll buff out the scratches and get it back on the road.”

It is not known whether the billionaire owner of Tesla and X was being serious or not.

Who the Hell Would Buy It?

If it’s still for sale, and if the taker isn’t Elon, our money is on the truck staying in Las Vegas and finding its way to Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum.

The TV star and proven fraudster is known for purchasing and tastelessly displaying death-related vehicles such as Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s Death Van, cult leader David Koresh’s 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, and the tranaxle from the Porsche 550 Spyder in which movie star James Dean lost his life.