Kitten survives Vette engine...
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Kitten survives Vette engine...
Unreal...I can hear that baby purring now...
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...191700716.html
One man's drive of his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette from New Orleans to Memphis took a turn for the strange a few days ago when he kept hearing a noise from his engine compartment. A stop at a Mississippi auto dealership revealed the source -- a 6-week-old kitten which had somehow wedged itself into the car's engine bay and ridden 180 miles. That's one lucky Vette pet.
According to WAPT-TV in Jackson, Miss., the kitten was found when mechanics opened the hood and door of the Vette and saw her peeking out. Workers at Howard Wilson Dodge in Flowood, Miss., had to remove the Corvette's front fender to get to the furry stowaway, who was suffering from dehydration but otherwise unharmed.
Animals often climb into engine compartments seeking a warm place to shelter; it's not the first time a feline has ridden a couple hundred miles in a car, although previous cases have involved trucks and SUVs with far more room to cozy up than a Corvette. Given how many such cases end in tragedy, some veterinarians recommend people living with outdoor cats and cars honk their horns before starting off.
After being rescued and re-assembling the car, the Vette's owner declined to take ownership of his smallest passenger, so the kitten was turned over to a nearby animal shelter. It's named her Gigi -- short for Gloria Gaynor, from the disco hit "I Will Survive." She does know from being petrified, and now has a few more lives to live:
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...191700716.html
One man's drive of his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette from New Orleans to Memphis took a turn for the strange a few days ago when he kept hearing a noise from his engine compartment. A stop at a Mississippi auto dealership revealed the source -- a 6-week-old kitten which had somehow wedged itself into the car's engine bay and ridden 180 miles. That's one lucky Vette pet.
According to WAPT-TV in Jackson, Miss., the kitten was found when mechanics opened the hood and door of the Vette and saw her peeking out. Workers at Howard Wilson Dodge in Flowood, Miss., had to remove the Corvette's front fender to get to the furry stowaway, who was suffering from dehydration but otherwise unharmed.
Animals often climb into engine compartments seeking a warm place to shelter; it's not the first time a feline has ridden a couple hundred miles in a car, although previous cases have involved trucks and SUVs with far more room to cozy up than a Corvette. Given how many such cases end in tragedy, some veterinarians recommend people living with outdoor cats and cars honk their horns before starting off.
After being rescued and re-assembling the car, the Vette's owner declined to take ownership of his smallest passenger, so the kitten was turned over to a nearby animal shelter. It's named her Gigi -- short for Gloria Gaynor, from the disco hit "I Will Survive." She does know from being petrified, and now has a few more lives to live:
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That is funny... My cat was found at 6 weeks hiding in my garage under my vette. I hate cats but I had to keep him because he obviously likes nice cars... and my fiance wouldn't let me give him away!
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I would have kept it as well.
My cats are too fat to fit in the engine bay....lol They are small at 13 and 14 pounds compared to my last monster of 21.
Glad the kitty is ok. It wont last long at the shelter.
My cats are too fat to fit in the engine bay....lol They are small at 13 and 14 pounds compared to my last monster of 21.
Glad the kitty is ok. It wont last long at the shelter.
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Years ago I was driving my truck, heard a thump, looked back and saw a cat cartwheeling down the highway behind me (it had fallen out from the engine area). It ran into the woods, so I stopped and tried to find it, but it was gone ... poor kitty ... 
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I rolled a skunk up in the front wheel well of my then-father-in-law's brand new 1970 Chevy Station wagon and splattered it's insides all over the car. I just pulled it in his garage, put the door down and went home. .......
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Unreal...I can hear that baby purring now...
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...191700716.html
One man's drive of his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette from New Orleans to Memphis took a turn for the strange a few days ago when he kept hearing a noise from his engine compartment. A stop at a Mississippi auto dealership revealed the source -- a 6-week-old kitten which had somehow wedged itself into the car's engine bay and ridden 180 miles. That's one lucky Vette pet.
According to WAPT-TV in Jackson, Miss., the kitten was found when mechanics opened the hood and door of the Vette and saw her peeking out. Workers at Howard Wilson Dodge in Flowood, Miss., had to remove the Corvette's front fender to get to the furry stowaway, who was suffering from dehydration but otherwise unharmed.
Animals often climb into engine compartments seeking a warm place to shelter; it's not the first time a feline has ridden a couple hundred miles in a car, although previous cases have involved trucks and SUVs with far more room to cozy up than a Corvette. Given how many such cases end in tragedy, some veterinarians recommend people living with outdoor cats and cars honk their horns before starting off.
After being rescued and re-assembling the car, the Vette's owner declined to take ownership of his smallest passenger, so the kitten was turned over to a nearby animal shelter. It's named her Gigi -- short for Gloria Gaynor, from the disco hit "I Will Survive." She does know from being petrified, and now has a few more lives to live:
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...191700716.html
One man's drive of his 2007 Chevrolet Corvette from New Orleans to Memphis took a turn for the strange a few days ago when he kept hearing a noise from his engine compartment. A stop at a Mississippi auto dealership revealed the source -- a 6-week-old kitten which had somehow wedged itself into the car's engine bay and ridden 180 miles. That's one lucky Vette pet.
According to WAPT-TV in Jackson, Miss., the kitten was found when mechanics opened the hood and door of the Vette and saw her peeking out. Workers at Howard Wilson Dodge in Flowood, Miss., had to remove the Corvette's front fender to get to the furry stowaway, who was suffering from dehydration but otherwise unharmed.
Animals often climb into engine compartments seeking a warm place to shelter; it's not the first time a feline has ridden a couple hundred miles in a car, although previous cases have involved trucks and SUVs with far more room to cozy up than a Corvette. Given how many such cases end in tragedy, some veterinarians recommend people living with outdoor cats and cars honk their horns before starting off.
After being rescued and re-assembling the car, the Vette's owner declined to take ownership of his smallest passenger, so the kitten was turned over to a nearby animal shelter. It's named her Gigi -- short for Gloria Gaynor, from the disco hit "I Will Survive." She does know from being petrified, and now has a few more lives to live:
I'm glad the kitty is ok...I have 2 cats myself. Also, the article says the car was a 2007, the picture shows a C5 engine compartment...
Just say'in...MT
