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Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Shame. I think there was a thread about this one when it caught fire. It had been a beautiful car.
MrMoparCHP
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Wheels and tires say it all.
Alan
Alan
MrMoparCHP
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Hood and nose was fine till the fire department got to it, often they cut a big triangle around the hood latch.
Alan
Alan
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MrMoparCHP
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Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
I saw this last night, would be a great sub-frame donor for my '73. But, uh... not to speak ill of the dead, $2800? Even at 1/2 off, what do you get? Not even a VIN tag, and it's already been "harvested"!
GJS
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That was an electrical fire, correct?
But by the grace of god. After I'd buttoned up the bottom end on my old 68, I was driving it down to CT from Montreal and it started stuttering and blowing smoke out the dash... I pulled over, popped the hood, pulled the battery wires and thankfully nothing got burnt but the harness.
That there however is a heartbreaker.
But by the grace of god. After I'd buttoned up the bottom end on my old 68, I was driving it down to CT from Montreal and it started stuttering and blowing smoke out the dash... I pulled over, popped the hood, pulled the battery wires and thankfully nothing got burnt but the harness.
That there however is a heartbreaker.
Beep Beep Dave
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It was priced at $2800 last night, so at least the guy is going in the right direction with the price.
I would think it would make someone a pretty good parts car, especially if you needed a drivetrain and a place to keep that indoors.
Dave
I would think it would make someone a pretty good parts car, especially if you needed a drivetrain and a place to keep that indoors.
Dave
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
Thanks, I was sure I saw it at $2800.
So what electrical problems can cause a fire like that to happen - someone on FCBO also had a 70 Newport (Bob?) catch fire under the dash? Ammeter related or possibly the a/c undersized wire that gets hot and melts the plastic connectors in the wiring connectors or ?
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I believe that was Gary
bluefury361
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I wonder if I could buy the right front tire.....
bluefury361
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While restoring Jazabelle I found a 69 T&T 300 convertible that had suffered a dash and under hood fire. It was a running driving car when it caught fire. Most of the front sheet metal was destroyed by the fire dept. It offered up a bunch of nice parts for my restro and what I sold went a long way in financing the project.
fury fan
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My 70 300 had a small meltdown under the dash about 10 years ago, went thru the firewall and out all the way to the alternator. No fire, but burned a lot of insulation on 1 wire and some neighbors. Was able to drive back home and stop it somehow (was 1/2mi from home).
I don't find out exactly where it shorted, but it was not related to the ammeter.
I don't remember all the details, but 2 things stand out in my memory:
The blue ign feed wire that runs thru the dash, out to the Vreg and alternator, has zero fusing on it.
There were a couple of errors in the FSM schematic also, or my car had been wired differently (but all looked very original).
I don't find out exactly where it shorted, but it was not related to the ammeter.
I don't remember all the details, but 2 things stand out in my memory:
The blue ign feed wire that runs thru the dash, out to the Vreg and alternator, has zero fusing on it.
There were a couple of errors in the FSM schematic also, or my car had been wired differently (but all looked very original).
commando1
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It's a miracle the classic car insurers haven't caught on yet that offering fire coverage on 65-73 C-bodies is a losing proposition.
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