Quite a sad sight - vixen
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I remember a thread on this car from maybe 4 years ago. I think the chap had just completed a restoration on it. Purely from memory I think it was the fuel lines, I really felt so sorry for the guy. Spending months or even years getting it back to its former glory and then watching it go up in flames.
Hope some of the parts put another car on the road.
Hope some of the parts put another car on the road.
indeed, heart breaking and frightening how quick it can happen,
I remember a few years ago I pulled a rather nice old 1931 cadillac out of 12 months storage as I had sold it unseen to a guy from europe.
Unbeknown to me the old rubber fuel pipe to the carb had a small leak.
I started the car up and left it running for a few moments, as I got out to open the unit doors to drive out I noticed flames under the bonnet so turned off the ignition... this was followed by 5 moments of sheer terror as I realised that I had taken the fire extinguisher out of the car and then unsuccessfully attempted to get a hose pipe on the wall to reach...
as a last ditch attempt to put out the flames which by now looked as if they were going to engulf the whole engine bay I threw a 500ml bottle of diet coke over it...
and it went out !
To my amazement the only damage was the rubber section of fule pipe that had been leaking had gone rather crispy...I changed the old rubber fuel pipe and 15 minates later drove the car out of the garage and delivered it to the docks.Where i met the buyer and gave him a test drive around the docks before recieving payment. It left me thinking how easily that not insignificant payment would have gone up in smoke as the car was not insured whilst in storage...
I remember a few years ago I pulled a rather nice old 1931 cadillac out of 12 months storage as I had sold it unseen to a guy from europe.
Unbeknown to me the old rubber fuel pipe to the carb had a small leak.
I started the car up and left it running for a few moments, as I got out to open the unit doors to drive out I noticed flames under the bonnet so turned off the ignition... this was followed by 5 moments of sheer terror as I realised that I had taken the fire extinguisher out of the car and then unsuccessfully attempted to get a hose pipe on the wall to reach...
as a last ditch attempt to put out the flames which by now looked as if they were going to engulf the whole engine bay I threw a 500ml bottle of diet coke over it...
and it went out !
To my amazement the only damage was the rubber section of fule pipe that had been leaking had gone rather crispy...I changed the old rubber fuel pipe and 15 minates later drove the car out of the garage and delivered it to the docks.Where i met the buyer and gave him a test drive around the docks before recieving payment. It left me thinking how easily that not insignificant payment would have gone up in smoke as the car was not insured whilst in storage...
hedgefinder said:
indeed, heart breaking and frightening how quick it can happen,
I remember a few years ago I pulled a rather nice old 1931 cadillac out of 12 months storage as I had sold it unseen to a guy from europe.
Unbeknown to me the old rubber fuel pipe to the carb had a small leak.
I started the car up and left it running for a few moments, as I got out to open the unit doors to drive out I noticed flames under the bonnet so turned off the ignition... this was followed by 5 moments of sheer terror as I realised that I had taken the fire extinguisher out of the car and then unsuccessfully attempted to get a hose pipe on the wall to reach...
as a last ditch attempt to put out the flames which by now looked as if they were going to engulf the whole engine bay I threw a 500ml bottle of diet coke over it...
and it went out !
To my amazement the only damage was the rubber section of fule pipe that had been leaking had gone rather crispy...I changed the old rubber fuel pipe and 15 minates later drove the car out of the garage and delivered it to the docks.Where i met the buyer and gave him a test drive around the docks before recieving payment. It left me thinking how easily that not insignificant payment would have gone up in smoke as the car was not insured whilst in storage...
Sorry, but I think you forgot a few steps in your story!? Where is the bit about you changing out you knickers and standing looking at what had just transpired before your eyes, and???I remember a few years ago I pulled a rather nice old 1931 cadillac out of 12 months storage as I had sold it unseen to a guy from europe.
Unbeknown to me the old rubber fuel pipe to the carb had a small leak.
I started the car up and left it running for a few moments, as I got out to open the unit doors to drive out I noticed flames under the bonnet so turned off the ignition... this was followed by 5 moments of sheer terror as I realised that I had taken the fire extinguisher out of the car and then unsuccessfully attempted to get a hose pipe on the wall to reach...
as a last ditch attempt to put out the flames which by now looked as if they were going to engulf the whole engine bay I threw a 500ml bottle of diet coke over it...
and it went out !
To my amazement the only damage was the rubber section of fule pipe that had been leaking had gone rather crispy...I changed the old rubber fuel pipe and 15 minates later drove the car out of the garage and delivered it to the docks.Where i met the buyer and gave him a test drive around the docks before recieving payment. It left me thinking how easily that not insignificant payment would have gone up in smoke as the car was not insured whilst in storage...
Glad you came out of it smelling like a rose!
D.
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