Four-and-a-half hours after he was supposed to face court Sydney’s Salim Mehajer has pleaded not guilty to staging a car crash in 2017 and a raft of other charges.

Salim Mehajer pleads not guilty to plethora of offences

Salim Mehajer’s smashed up $300,000 Ferrari — which has been at the centre of a number of incidents involving the former high-flying property developer — has been left at the side of a road with its bonnet ripped off and the engine exposed.

The ruined luxury car has been in the limelight since the 32-year-old crashed it — injuring two women — in 2012.

Mehajer was also fined $200 after being caught driving the Ferrari in 2016 without his licence on him.

The former Auburn deputy mayor escaped conviction on charges of failing to register the luxury car before getting behind the wheel.

He also claimed the luxury car was only worth $34,000 to avoid paying thousands of dollars in stamp duty.

Overnight, pictures shared on social media show the car sitting outside a home in Lidcombe, with extensive damage to the wheels and it’s bonnet ripped clean off.

However, images from this morning show the sports car has been covered in a conspicuous red Ferrari cover.

Mehajer — who is expected to appear in Parramatta Local Court tomorrow — was released from prison in March after serving 11 months behind bars for electoral fraud.

He was found guilty in April 2018 of being part of an electoral fraud that helped him win a seat on Auburn City Council.

He is currently facing allegations he staged a crash in October 2017 — which wrote off his $100,000 4WD Mercedes — before he was due to appear in court.