Romans Ferrari 599 on fire.

[Silver993tt]

Italian electrics

[misternomer]

I saw the photographer at the scene. He looked like a bit of a simpleton so I assumed he had to be from the Sun. What was far more amusing was the conversation that went on betweenthe emergency services and the Romans employee driving the thing before it shot up in flames.

As the fire crew arrived they asked the driver who's car it was.
"My boss" He answered
"Is he still inside?" asked the fireman.
"Unfortunately not...." He replied.

I've attached some more photos I took at the time!

Click on this link for photos:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/richardlack/FlamingF...

Edited by misternomer on Monday 19th May 12:33

[big_rob_sydney]

misternomer said:

What was far more amusing was the conversation that went on betweenthe emergency services and the Romans employee driving the thing before it shot up in flames.

As the fire crew arrived they asked the driver who's car it was.
"My boss" He answered
"Is he still inside?" asked the fireman.
"Unfortunately not...." He replied.

Emm, why would there be emergency services personnel present before it shot up in flames?

[johnnywb]

big_rob_sydney said:

misternomer said:

What was far more amusing was the conversation that went on betweenthe emergency services and the Romans employee driving the thing before it shot up in flames.

As the fire crew arrived they asked the driver who's car it was.
"My boss" He answered
"Is he still inside?" asked the fireman.
"Unfortunately not...." He replied.

Emm, why would there be emergency services personnel present before it shot up in flames?

??

I think it's meant to read that the conversation was between the Romans' employee who was driving the car before it caught fire and the emergency services? (which is how i read it!)

[misternomer]

I was there for the duration, so the conversation happened long after it shot up in flames. I think the firecrew arrived about 10 mins after smoke first started to appear.

[misternomer]

But hey - thanks for ruining a perfectly amusing anecdote with your pedantic observation regarding possible ambiguity.

Next time I have something to share I'll do it within another less grammatically discerning forum.

[dxb335d]

Who is ''Romans'' ?

[kambites]

dxb335d said:

Who is ''Romans'' ?

It's a Supercar dealer.

[dxb335d]

misternomer said:

I saw the photographer at the scene. He looked like a bit of a simpleton so I assumed he had to be from the Sun. What was far more amusing was the conversation that went on betweenthe emergency services and the Romans employee driving the thing before it shot up in flames.

As the fire crew arrived they asked the driver who's car it was.
"My boss" He answered
"Is he still inside?" asked the fireman.
"Unfortunately not...." He replied.

I've attached some more photos I took at the time!

Click on this link for photos:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/richardlack/FlamingF...

Edited by misternomer on Monday 19th May 12:33

why on earth would they ask whose car it is?

kambites said:

dxb335d said:

Who is ''Romans'' ?

It's a Supercar dealer.

They sell used or brand new?

[okgo]

Both I think. From looking at the forecourt earlier.

Edited by okgo on Monday 19th May 16:47

[misternomer]

Edited by misternomer on Monday 19th May 12:33

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why on earth would they ask whose car it is?


Because they wanted to let the owner know before filling it with water? Because they wanted to enquire what sort of fire it was etc etc...... I have no idea.

[dxb335d]

misternomer said:

Edited by misternomer on Monday 19th May 12:33

why on earth would they ask whose car it is?


Because they wanted to let the owner know before filling it with water? Because they wanted to enquire what sort of fire it was etc etc...... I have no idea.

prob the chap standing next to it, one would presume.... (Whether he actually was or not does not matter, he was the occupant when it decided to go up in smoke)

[okgo]

dxb335d said:

misternomer said:

Edited by misternomer on Monday 19th May 12:33

why on earth would they ask whose car it is?


Because they wanted to let the owner know before filling it with water? Because they wanted to enquire what sort of fire it was etc etc...... I have no idea.

prob the chap standing next to it, one would presume.... (Whether he actually was or not does not matter, he was the occupant when it decided to go up in smoke)

Arguing for the sake of arguing.

[blueyes]

Silver993tt said:

Italian electrics

Delphi, I believe.

Americans.

[MrKipling43]

flattotheboards said:

That's a surprisingly upsetting photo... a Ferrari doesn't deserve that sort of death.

[RDE]

daveco said:

does anyone know the cause?

If I remember my Yr9 chemistry correctly, it's caused by a combination of fuel, oxygen and heat.

Edited by RDE on Monday 19th May 17:08

[cesc]

That photo is now my PC wallpaper.

There's something mesmerising about a Ferrari on fire. I can't stop staring at it!

[Tony*T3]

I know its trendy to have smoked glass on a black sports car, but i'm pretty sure thats taking it too far.


Looks better than my car even after its been toasted.

Edited by Tony*T3 on Monday 19th May 17:16

[LukeBird]

Can't believe the indicator was left on, that must have confused people at the junction for ages!
;)

[NobleGuy]

I read somewhere about a girl who survived a Ferrari smash because she was thrown from the car. Think her dad died in the accident from burns - a lot/some of the car was apparently made from Magnesium which I remember from my dim past at school, burns very well.