A Vancouver-area man was sent to jail on Monday for apparently losing track of an expensive sports car his son leased from a Richmond company.

Jasvir Virdi was sentenced in Supreme Court of British Columbia by Justice Grant D. Burnyeat to 45 days in jail for contempt of court after he failed to say where his son's leased car could be found.

The Ferrari was leased by Jaspal Singh Virdi from Transportaction Lease Systems in 2004. On October of that year, the company demanded the car back, after Virdi failed to make his payments.

In an ex-parte application, Jasvir Virdi was brought into the legal dispute a short time later. The court ordered him to say where the car was, and ordered it be returned it immediately.

The father was found to be in contempt of court after he did not comply. However, the judge delayed imposing jail time, to give him another chance to say where the Ferrari was.

Instead, Jasvir Virdi brought in an affidavit puportedly explaining that a third and fourth party were involved in some offsite storage of the car, renting it and removing it. Ultimately, Virdi's testimony was that he had no idea where the vehicle could be.

In his ruling, Burnyeat dismissed the story as implausible, and said he "suspected Mr. Vinder was attempting to avoid taking responsibility."

Ultimately the judge decided against a fine, saying it likely wouldn't be paid and also decided against house arrest, saying Virdi is a poor candidate since it relies heavily on the honour system.

The Ferrari's whereabouts remain unclear.