I was at work last night and a guy that had just left calls and says "dude your car is on fire". As always I said "ya right, bull****", how often do people say that something has happened to your car to get a rise out of you. So he says again "dude your car is REALLY on fire". I run out and sure enough my car is smoldering with flames licking up the seats and on cloth top. As I run back into the hospital where I work and grab a fire extinguisher I am thinking how the hell did this start. I was able to put it out with ease. Then suddenly the fire starts again on the passenger floor and it is a strange red color, but I put it out again. It was then I noticed that where the strange red flame was is a half burnt hazard flare as I looked further it looks like someone cut the top and threw a flare on each seat and the one on the floor. So damage is both seats, the top, jockey box between seats, and some burn marks on the carpet. I guess I should add the fire extinguisher powder is everywhere. So the fire department showed up after it was out, the police came and took a report. There was nothing stolen so it just became a arson case. I am sure the car would run all the lights came on when I opened the door and the doors unlocked with the fob. But the arson investigator could not get himself out to see the car so they impounded it for investigation. I fly out of town on Tuesday for the holiday so I will have to try and coordinate this via phone until I get back a week from Monday. I don't have pictures so I will post when I can get some.
I am torn on what I want the insurance company to do. On one side if they fix it they will never get the burn smell out of it, on the other hand if they were to total it then I lose all the mods I have put into it. So I guess all I can do is see.
Jeffy'

Pictures of damage on page 4 of thread
How it use to look: see vert in sig

 

your right that does suck good luck with ins.co

 

Suck doesn't begin to describe it. Some people really suck. Sorry about yer ride.

 

so sorry to hear this such AZZHATS to do this to your vette. i hope everything works out for you!!!

 

Wow, too bad you were not able to shoot the person that did it

 

Any security cameras in the hospital parking lot?

 

strange, 3 flares... someone really wanted your car to burn....

 

Sounds like this wasn't a random act of vandalism. Is there anyone who's been angry at you lately? Ex-GF/Wife, Ex-friends, coworker? I'd start looking there first.

 

Sorry to hear that. Good luck with the repair

Chuck

 

That is BEYOND suck!!

 

Man that sucks bad...sorry for you.

 

Wow, that sucks.

 

The burn smell should be able to be removed from the car. You just need to find someone with a prortable ozone generating machine. If you need help location a company let me know. btw that sure does suck.

 

Sorry to hear that about your ride!

 

Just terrible.

But it did sound very deliberate, and at your work place too. I hope you can find out who did it.

 

Sme people must hate Coevettes.. i sold my 1993 to my son in Ft lauderdale..since he uses it as a daily driver it has been damaged three times...in an airport parking garage,in a speed shop parking lot and some where else (unknown when or where ) also he parks out of the way and is careful of how he parks and the vehicles near or next to him...they cannot all be accidents .i think some peole just don't care and if it's a Corvette they are happy to bang it up a bit.At the speed shop I was with him and no one was parked nealater r us and 15 minutes the mirror was smashed and the door panel scraped... ?????

 

I'm no expert on the subject, but it sure sounds like they picked you out in advance. I hope there were some surveillance cameras to catch the act, or someone steps forward to say they saw who did it.

 

Bummer

 

does the hospital have cameras?

 

What a bummer and if they are caught hang em by the *****