F40 on fire in Monaco :(

[WF36]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMRPNNCrqjA

Edited by WF36 on Tuesday 18th February 16:22

[BobToc]

I'm not expert, but I'm not sure the garden hose is doing much?

[phil y]

They’d probably been watering the plants in the balcony when it happened.

[cgt2]

If that's the Portier corner on the seafront before the Houston Palace it's literally 100 yards from the Ferrari dealer. I wonder if it was a technician's f*** up with a fuel line or something and someone drove out of the dealership only for it to catch fire.

[The Surveyor]

That's awful to see, I hope they can save the chassis plate

[cgt2]

Seen a few more pics and it is literally a few paces from the Ferrari dealer (and Ayrton Senna's old flat).

[jtremlett]

cgt2 said:

Seen a few more pics and it is literally a few paces from the Ferrari dealer (and Ayrton Senna's old flat).

Everywhere in Monaco is a few paces from a Ferrari dealer!!

[lauda]

The Surveyor said:

That's awful to see, I hope they can save the chassis plate

[Gio G]

Such a shame, should be a prerequisite to carry a fire extinguisher in that sort of car.

G

[davek_964]

Gio G said:

Such a shame, should be a prerequisite to carry a fire extinguisher in that sort of car.

G

My 360 has a fire extinguisher - but unless I was able to catch it very very early, I wouldn't be using it!

[WCZ]

Especially a shame if it was a car that was driven

[Bunty Killa]

Is Ferrari the new Mclaren

[browngt3]

Always sad to see one of the greats ending its life

[WF36]

[DarrenKMC]

browngt3 said:

Always sad to see one of the greats ending its life

It's an F40... It certainly won't be the end!

I know of at least two UK based F40's that have burnt to a cinder and yet live on, rebuilt in times when values were far less than they are today - Look at the wider super-classic market and it's much more common than you could imagine.

[browngt3]

DarrenKMC said:

browngt3 said:

Always sad to see one of the greats ending its life

It's an F40... It certainly won't be the end!

I know of at least two UK based F40's that have burnt to a cinder and yet live on, rebuilt in times when values were far less than they are today - Look at the wider super-classic market and it's much more common than you could imagine.

Good point!

[MitchT]

WCZ said:

Especially a shame if it was a car that was driven

Well known and used daily by all accounts...

https://youtu.be/Q2wWVUyOPtk

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I was there for the GP in 2018 and the week after saw a guy driving one around town with his shopping on the passenger seat. Just another runabout.

[theRossatron]

Bunty Killa said:

Is Ferrari the new Mclaren

Ferrari is the new Ferrari.

Cars have been catching on fire since the dawn of time - 355s, 458s both had recalls to stop them catching on fire. 991 Porsche GT3s too, they told owners to stop driving their cars until they could find a fix. It's such an odd bandwagon people have jumped on with hating Mclaren. Haters gonna hate I guess.

Either way, such a sad sight to see any piece of automotive art in that state

[cgt2]

theRossatron said:

Ferrari is the new Ferrari.

Cars have been catching on fire since the dawn of time - 355s, 458s both had recalls to stop them catching on fire. 991 Porsche GT3s too, they told owners to stop driving their cars until they could find a fix. It's such an odd bandwagon people have jumped on with hating Mclaren. Haters gonna hate I guess.

Either way, such a sad sight to see any piece of automotive art in that state

Indeed, and most Italian cars of the 70's and 80's were prone to fire because of the often crap design that routed fuel lines near combustible or heat sensitive components and the poor quality of the parts themselves. I always used to get fuel and brake lines checked and replaced or upgraded on any old Ferrari I had. I vaguely recall a car that had lines in a perilous state when I got it checked. I guess MOT's were more lax in those days too.