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Old 07-25-2009, 10:17 PM   #1
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FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...but the Chevy is safe!

Working on my 64 today, and my mom noticed a plume of smoke the street over from her house. Her boyfriend (ex fire captain) and I rushed over and were first on the scene. Family members were still in the home, so the mini cooper had to be sacrificed to the heat, but the 65 Chevy C10 which belonged to the family's recently deceased grandfather, is still salvageable thanks to my mom's boyfriend and the local fire dept. Here are some pics!

this one is when we first arrived.


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Old 07-25-2009, 10:21 PM   #2
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Hopefully everyone's OK?
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Old 07-25-2009, 10:22 PM   #3
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Hopefully everyone's OK?
oh yeah, forgot...everyone is ok...i lost my cellphone though, but i can't complain much...
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Old 07-25-2009, 10:25 PM   #4
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That's a great testimonial to a true truck enthusiast! Save the truck to hell with the car!
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That's a great testimonial to a true truck enthusiast! Save the truck to hell with the car!
http://jeepster.parsoli.net/wp-conte...e/img_7513.jpgthis pic explains it perfectly...
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Old 07-25-2009, 10:51 PM   #6
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Glad everybody is OK

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Old 07-25-2009, 11:29 PM   #7
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:21 AM   #8
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glad no one got hurt
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Saving the truck............Priceless Glad no one was hurt....Great pic's too !!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Old 07-26-2009, 01:22 AM   #10
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OMG... that is horrible, but I'm glad to hear that everyone is safe. Do they know what caused it?
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Old 07-26-2009, 03:03 AM   #11
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sad for those people, at least you were able to save them and thier truck.
this looks like a second gen camaro/firebird in the garage...
how did you lose the phone?
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Old 07-26-2009, 05:25 AM   #12
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Any picture of how the truck faired after the fire?
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:09 PM   #13
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sad for those people, at least you were able to save them and thier truck.
this looks like a second gen camaro/firebird in the garage...
how did you lose the phone?
i thought it looked like a camaro too, but came back later and it looked like a newer malibu....possibly a vw thing in the other garage bay. i lost my phone when we first arrived. i was with my mom's boyfriend and we were opening the gates to get the propane disconnected off of the trailer next to the house, and get everyone safe. someone has my phone because all of a sudden it just goes to voice mail, but oh well.
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:15 PM   #14
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I think you need to send that picture to the Mini Cooper people.
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:38 PM   #15
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Glad everyone is ok. Thats a good pic with the hose on the truck
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Old 07-26-2009, 02:08 PM   #16
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I think you need to send that picture to the Mini Cooper people.
I can see the rage on the mini forums when this picture makes it over there. Could you imagine the comments here if the vehicles were reversed?
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The Mini is easy to replace. The Truck not so easy.
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Id put money that the Mini had full coverage
As for the truck he might had been lucky enough to get anything for it from insurance...
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Heh...got my new desktop wallpaper
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So could that be called a MINI inferno.

That MINI COOPER was hot to trot.

Bet they got a smoking deal for that.

Since that was a Mini S. Does that stand for Scorched?



Sorry couldn't help my self.
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Heh...got my new desktop wallpaper
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Dude! That's heavy chit! Glad nobody was hurt and the classic was saved.

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Glad no-one was hurt as well.....

Cool pics, though .
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Crazy stuff! I'm with everyone else..

I'm glad no persons or old Chevy trucks were hurt...
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