Chimaera on Fire?

[Silgo]

I know this is not the YouTube thread, but at 7:52-8:02, this looks suspiciously like a Chimaera...

Moto Madness



Edit - just carried on playing the video, it definitely is.

Edited by Silgo on Thursday 1st February 19:16

[UKAuto]

Sad for the owner; think I have seen the registration in a photo before (P2NPG), but don't know the car.

[QBee]

Possibly a split fuel pipe. They perish right above the number 8 spark plug and hot exhaust....
Something like this

[Silgo]

Hopefully the insurance company pay out promptly, and fairly, as I guess there's no rebuilding that?

Although I did notice a griff body on eBay the other day

[UKAuto]

QBee said:

Something like this...

Yipes!!!

I had an XJS back in the early 80s. My brother wanted to drive it, and when I finally let him he got in, turned the key, and it burst in to flames. One little hose from the fuel rail to injector. He didn't even get it out of the parking spot.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

QBee said:

Possibly a split fuel pipe. They perish right above the number 8 spark plug and hot exhaust....
Something like this

...and sometimes they crack from the inside out, so there's no prior warning. (mine did....whilst the car was being motd, it was scary as hell!)