Another one bites the dust. Mclaren F1 goes up in flames.

[565]

What a shame.

http://jalopnik.com/5274562/2-million-mclaren-f1-self+immolates-in-sickening-conflagration

[sandertheshark]

[MX793]

Probably just a Fiero with a body kit.  Those things were prone to fires.

[S204STi]

I wonder what caused it.  Rotten fuel line seperated when pressure returned to system maybe?

Either way, a good case for inspecting a car thoroughly after letting it sit for months at a time.

[MX793]

I wonder what caused it.  Rotten fuel line seperated when pressure returned to system maybe?

Either way, a good case for inspecting a car thoroughly after letting it sit for months at a time.

Driver forgot to take the parking brake off (or maybe it hung up as a result of sitting for a long time)?

[S204STi]

Driver forgot to take the parking brake off (or maybe it hung up as a result of sitting for a long time)?

Yeah that seems plausible.  The fire could have spread from there.

[sportyaccordy]

Driver forgot to take the parking brake off (or maybe it hung up as a result of sitting for a long time)?

You're kidding...

A car like this, why wouldn't they program something into the ECU to prevent this from happening?

Shame.

[Tave]

 

[ChrisV]

But i thought only Fords burned down? (probably the same percentage of total production, tho...) Hahaha.

[SVT666]

[AltinD]

You're kidding...

A car like this, why wouldn't they program something into the ECU to prevent this from happening?

Shame.

A car like this was enginered almost 20 years ago.

[Payman]

[the Teuton]

There are only so many of them left.  I wonder whose it was.  This is why you drive cars -- not keep them for rolling art machines to be displayed every once in a blue moon.

[BimmerM3]

Either way, a good case for inspecting a car thoroughly after letting it sit for months at a time.

Especially when the car is worth $2,000,000 and is quite possibly the greatest production car ever made.

[Tave]

But i thought only Fords burned down? (probably the same percentage of total production, tho...) Hahaha.

Wat

[AltinD]

In Russia a 599GT was totally gutted just 30 minutes after leaving the showroom. The new owner couldn't even bring it home with her ... and it seams she has paid some $600k for it.

[SVT666]

There were only 100 F1's ever built including the racing versions.  If memory serves me right, it should now be on the world endangered species list with only like 75 or 80 left.

[Laconian]

In Russia a 599GT was totally gutted just 30 minutes after leaving the showroom. The new owner couldn't even bring it home with her ... and it seams she has paid some $600k for it.

What a cool place.