Lamborghini Gallardo Destroyed in Fort William

[Terzo123]

I saw in the Sunday Mail today a story about a Gallardo going up in smoke in Fort William yesterday. Not good.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlx7cTPCjoY

[sjabrown]

I was there (work and live in the hospital in the background). We couldn't get extinguishers onto it quickly enough - started as a lick of flame but within a very short time it was engulfed.

[foz01]

Terzo123 said:

I saw in the Sunday Mail today a story about a Gallardo going up in smoke in Fort William yesterday. Not good.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlx7cTPCjoY

That's friend of a friends car, actually been out in it, gutted

Edited by foz01 on Monday 25th July 09:40

[corvettedave]

how on earth did it catch fire?

[foz01]

Not sure, although it ain't the first to go up in flames...

[Pondered Scrotum]

corvettedave said:

how on earth did it catch fire?

Something to do with it's 'soul' probably...

Shame to hear about a nice motor going up though.

[paulqv]

Sob!!
One less for the Italian car and bike day!!
Sob
xx

[Mr Trophy]

How do cars like these go on fire so often?

[OlberJ]

Really big engines produce a lot of heat. Normally something simple just gets too hot.

That or an electrical fire.

[shambolic]

Another one let go yesterday too. Need to dig out story. Was waiting at drive through. Overheated went on fire!!
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&a...
On here.

[corvettedave]

If newish cars are catching fire, there is fundamentally something very wrong with its design or build quality its not acceptable, especially being such a expensive car aswell

[monthefish]

OlberJ said:

Really big engines produce a lot of heat. Normally something simple just gets too hot.

And mid-engined cars, by definition, have the engine in the middle where it is quite well insulated, and they also don't have the [direct] benefit of the cooling air from the front of the vehicle.

[shambolic]

So your 100k car can't sit idling in traffic or outside a takeaway shop in case it gets toastie?

[S2red]

Maybe they had same glue supplier as Ferari

[grumpyscot]

Funny how another thread is looking for B&B in Fort William - does it have to be one for distraught Lambo drivers?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...