One more Vette gone :(
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The text below the video says:
"Boxing day 2010 , this happened on way home after 18 months in a workshop guy only got to drive it a total of 3 hours this 69 corvette died a slow painful death"
My guess is rubber fuel line- always the #1 cause of fires................
"Boxing day 2010 , this happened on way home after 18 months in a workshop guy only got to drive it a total of 3 hours this 69 corvette died a slow painful death"
My guess is rubber fuel line- always the #1 cause of fires................
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From: Canboro Ontario
I saw one catch on fire a couple of years ago, on the side of the hiway. It was totally gone, in a matter of minutes. It is always a sad thing to see one go like that. It actually gave me a sick feeling in my stomack.
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one more reason to carry a fire extinguisher. I never leave home with out one in my classic car.
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Poor taste Bruce 
As for fire extinguishers............remember to give them a good shake regularly as the vibrations of the car will settle the powder to the bottom of the extinguisher like concrete
and when you pull the trigger there will be no powder action
As for fire extinguishers............remember to give them a good shake regularly as the vibrations of the car will settle the powder to the bottom of the extinguisher like concrete
and when you pull the trigger there will be no powder action
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Whenever I drive across the Alligator Alley down here, I notice dozens of blackened spots on the right shoulder. Newer cars with fuel injection systems evidently can develop a leak and continue to push fuel from the tank, spraying it onto a hot engine. Few people carry a fire extinguisher, so they have no choice but to bail out and watch their car melt into a puddle. No fire stations for miles.
