1969 Chevy Camaro SS Burns, Woman Asks Firefighters if it's their First Fire… [NSFW]

[xtravbx]

Yeah, come on, they can go to the Chevy dealership and place an order on a '69 Camaro with the money they get from the insurance... oh wait...

Actually wouldn't be that hard. Pick up a copy of the dupont registry, or heck even craigslist or autotrader and you'll find them all day long.

And you know they probably ove-rinsured the car.

[Air and water do mix]

I understand and yes I would be upset too if any of my things burned...I understand why you said give her a break, but from experience the best thing to do is let her scream and yell and go the other way. If you try to be retional with her she will only get louder.

And I am glad you understand the risk a lot to save a lot, risk little to save little.....LIVES are what is A LOT and more important than things....and trust me I hate looking at it that way, I believe I am getting my pay to save everything I can an possesions are part of what I should try and save. It is the new world firefighter they have been trying to makes us over the last 10 years or so that the only important thing is life. But in my heart I disagree, saving someones belongings are just as important to me. Sorry if I ranted a little but sometimes I get upset and offended at comments I hear geared towards firemen....

You're probably right that the firemen shouldn't really engage with her, but my point is that what she did wasn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things. It's not like she ran up to the firefighters and interfered with what they were doing, she simply yelled a bit from a distance while tens of thousands of dollars of hers burned up in a big inferno unexpectedly from the side of the road.

[Egz]

http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/201...rity-car-show/

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:42 p.m. Saturday to a report of a trailer on fire at Northwest Highway and Walnut Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find a 1969 Chevy Camaro inside a trailer on fire. Within minutes of the arrival of firefighters, the fire was blowing out the back door of the trailer. The trailer was a long race car/show car transport trailer being hauled by a white Chevy Silverado.

A witness driving behind the trailer said that the owner noticed possible smoke, but thought it was road dust at first, somewhere between Vail Avenue and Walnut/Ridge Avenue on westbound Northwest Highway. When the driver smelled smoke, he stopped and saw heavier white smoke coming out of the trailer. The back door of the trailer was open when firefighters arrived. The vehicle became fully-involved with flames as firefighters connected to the hydrant and charged the line. The fire was extinguished within about five minutes.

No injuries were reported.

The Chevy Camaro was being transported home to Palatine after it was on display at the Maine East High School Charity Car Show

The incident marks the second vintage Chevy Camaro destroyed in the northwest suburbs. On Sunday, July 15, 2012 a driver left the roadway while driving a 1967 Chevy Camaro, hit a boulder and a tree and rolled the vehicle over (The Cardinal Driver Destroys 1967 Chevy Camaro SS in Rollover Injury Crash on Estes Ave, Elk Grove Village)

At least no one was hurt. But like someone said before, by the time they stopped and called the FD, the car was already a complete loss.

[rpmk4]

i bought an 85 escort for $115 about 10 years ago. Drove it for 30 minutes, then it went up in flames. i loled!

[Mooosman]

Makes me think the ones against the Camaro owners don't have projects?

I've had plenty of project cars over the years, and that Camaro was beyond saving right from the beginning of that video. If I were the Camaro owners, I would've been disconnecting the trailer from the pickup to prevent that from burning up as well.


Once the fire consumes half the car like this one did, the car is done. At that point, the only concern is public safety and the safety of the firefighters. The car and trailer are insured, and while it sucks to watch something you've spent a lot of time and money on burn, it is just a car. A desirable car, yes, but a car nonetheless.

[wantacad]

The FD should have chainsawed that trailer open along with the car after that b!tch opened her mouth.

and why didn't the dip**** disconnect the truck?

[al@absolute]

The FD should have chainsawed that trailer open along with the car after that b!tch opened her mouth.

and why didn't the dip**** disconnect the truck?

i can't figure out why he had not unhooked the truck , i know that's the first thing i would do - unless i don't like the truck

[SoLo2pointO]

That will buff right out.

[ValveCoverGasket]

the nice thing about classic cars is you can get very generous insurance policies against them.

thats really sad to see something like that burn up, but im 10000% certain they could afford a good policy to cover whatever hard work and time they put into it.

[thisisdog]

The owner of the car and the woman

[eurotekms]

I think you guys are missing the point. A firefighter's #1 goal and priority is to save and preserve life. ...

It's just a car.

Yeah, and to not risk one (or more) life for another. Preservation.


It definitely sucks to see something you have a relationship with go up in flames, but it sure is an epic ****ing ending.




Always enjoyed this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUSNletwHW0

[likes2driveslow]

It definitely sucks to see something you have a relationship with go up in flames, but it sure is an epic ****ing ending.

epic ending is right. i'd much prefer all my hard work to go up in flames after years of enjoyment than see some tweaker sh*thead steal the car and crash into a pole.