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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:45 am    Post subject: Burnt thing?? Reply with quote

Just saw this in the gallery!!
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Anyone have the story?? Shocked
Looks like a July 4th celebration gone bad...... Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a bummer. If we don't hear about it on this post wait a few months and I am sure we will see it on Spike TV's, Worlds Dumbest..........
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Calling out Memphisthing73 (author of the photos in question) to report. Wink

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 4:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Judging by the empty firework containers on the rear of the car, I'm assuming something stupid happened here.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bashr52 wrote:
Judging by the empty firework containers on the rear of the car, I'm assuming something stupid happened here.

Or at a minimum, something very very unfortunate. Crying or Very sad

You can be as cautious as you want on the 4th, and none of it matters if you have crazy neighbors. Shocked


It certainly looks fixable. But man, what a bummer. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My vote is solidly for "stupid." At least they managed not to set the fuel system or engine case on fire.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:37 pm    Post subject: that sucks Reply with quote

This makes me wonder if it started with a "hey yall watch this" kinda moment.

Usually when that gets stated somebody/somthing unplanned always happens.

Sure glad it didn't all go up in smoke.

Still a bummer tho.

Hope it gets fixed.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geeez, y'all are brutal..... Embarassed Give the fella a chance to tell the story first, at least... Rolling Eyes

Clearly fireworks involved, decor on the car screams 4th of July weekend... Photos posted on the 6th July...

I brought this up out of curiosity, not to kick a guy while he's down....
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GI Joe wrote:
Geeez, y'all are brutal..... Embarassed Give the fella a chance to tell the story first, at least... Rolling Eyes

Clearly fireworks involved, decor on the car screams 4th of July weekend... Photos posted on the 6th July...

I brought this up out of curiosity, not to kick a guy while he's down....


Agreed.

No one knows if the car was torched, either, or had a fire due to a bad fuel line or the incorrect placement of a fuel filter.

In any event, if the owner of this Thing wants to contact me about selling it,
I am seriosly interested.

I was interested in one in Tennessee that needed a title, since I found out that only costs 12.00 to do, but he never got back to me, so I am broadening my search.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

strelnik wrote:
No one knows if the car was torched, either, or had a fire due to a bad fuel line or the incorrect placement of a fuel filter.

It's very clear that the fire wasn't in the engine compartment:

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Did you miss the spent fireworks on top? My guess is that something failed to gain altitude, and exploded inside the car, lighting the interior.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A low break on an aerial shell is always a bad thing. As a professional Pyro we mostly hate low breaks and always hate flower pots.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flush_Gordon337 wrote:
A low break on an aerial shell is always a bad thing. As a professional Pyro we mostly hate low breaks and always hate flower pots.


Did you notice how none of the fireworks containers or patriotic decorations are singed, yet everything else is burned, including all materials from the seats?

Maybe these were placed inside the THing after the fire.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My guess would be that he had a stock of fireworks stashed under the seats and was setting off some kind of rockets that sent a shower of sparks back into the old bucket, which thereby ignited the stash under the seat.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No roof on the car... or structure... and the side windows are on the ground, near the car... looking good.
Something fall inside of the car (that was without the roof at the time) and started burning on the seats? And they try to extinguish the fire with water... no foam from the fire men looks to be there... The flag looks intact of fire... and I bet the neigbor theory... because of the "police line"... Rolling Eyes

All assumptions...
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

man , thats a heart breaker ...................... mine was in the garage when all the stuff was going off in the "hood" , on the 3rd , 4th & 5th . Shocked
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any one ever tried burning the stock seat material before? It really looks like this fire took off and roared for a bit. I would not have thought the seat material by itself would burn that hot.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I sent "Memphisthing73" a PM asking him/her to reply to this thread with (Paul Harvey voice on) the rest of the story. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even the sun visors burned... Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shoyrtt wrote:
I sent "Memphisthing73" a PM asking him/her to reply to this thread with (Paul Harvey voice on) the rest of the story. Laughing


Me too, at the start.... No responses either way... Confused
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