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Burnt '08 612 on IAAI...

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  1. 4re Nut

    4re Nut F1 World Champ

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  2. PSk

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    That won't just buff out!

    Pete
     
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  3. Argento839

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    Dude, my dad is a TV repairman.... :)
     
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    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    I el oh elled! This is the new "that'll buff right out."
     
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  5. donv

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    Very early OTO, I think?

    I wonder how it happened?
     
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    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Don- Aluminum burns like a match when you get it hot enough. That is why the fire extinguishers in our cars (some of them) are pretty much a joke.

    No clue how it initially started, except I would guess it was due to a nasty front end collision. Got pretty hot in there.
     
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    +1.
    Extinguisher only takes space and gets in the way.
    When your Ferrari (a new one in particular) starts burning,reducing the damage is the last thing you want....
     
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  9. 166&456

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    Interesting how the whole roof melted/burned. Somehow I prefer steel for cars. Crumples nicer, too.
     
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  10. 4re Nut

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    She sure was pretty. :(
     
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    If it was an OTO, the roof was glass.

    I wonder if they used some sort of "jaws of life" thing on it?

     
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  12. ghardt

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    What a horrible sight to behold. Only video of it burning could be worse.
     
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  13. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    Why is this? Seems like only Ferraris burn, suffering from spontaneous combustion. Really, show me where any other limited production (so to speak) car that burns as often? Or is it just that we don't care when other cars burn?
     
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  14. tazandjan

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    Juan- Very few aluminum cars out there. I have seen Corvettes burn like that.

    In the Falklands War, the Royal Navy had a bunch of ships with new fangled aluminum superstructure used to lower center of gravity. When hit by HE, the superstructure burned like a match.

    Naturally, the US Navy has started putting aluminum superstructure on ships, too. Great stuff as long as you are not in a shooting war. Or in a burning car.
     
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  15. Nicofr

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    It is not a good thing to see a nice car to burn like that. I would not see that for mine or another!
     
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