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04-09-2015, 08:26 AM
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A MECHANIC got more than he bargained for when the $15,000 classic car he was servicing went up in flames during a test drive at Thebarton.
Metropolitan Fire Service crews were called to Walsh St, about 5.55pm on Thursday, after reports the 1985 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray had caught fire on the road. A MFS spokeswoman said a mechanic was taking the car for a test drive when the engine caught fire. The spokeswoman said eight firefighters extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes but that the car was all but destroyed. No one was injured in the incident.
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04-09-2015, 09:34 AM
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Ouch , poor bugger, and poor owner, hope it was insured.
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04-09-2015, 10:02 AM
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04-09-2015, 11:11 AM
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I thought $15k was a little low but a quick search suggests thats about right for mid80s vettes
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04-09-2015, 11:54 AM
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Where to next??
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04-09-2015, 12:21 PM
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This is why I fit a fire extinguisher to all of my cars, you just never know when it could happen.
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04-09-2015, 03:18 PM
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Maybe mechanic did not fit a fuel fitting correctly
maybe a 30 year old fuel hose cracked and started leaking? so many possibilities
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Opps, explain that again
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