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Ferrari Catches Fire, Rolls Away On Its Own From Gas Station in Martinez | NBC Bay Area

Glad no one hurt.

Art

 

Sad. Thanks God nobody was hurt..

 

Ferrari goes up in flames at Martinez gas station - SFGate
I think Al is a fellow FOGGER, but not sure. The CBS version I have shows some interesting intermittent 'burn outs'.

 

They stated a 308 GTS, Sad. Glad no one got hurt.

 

Yup that was me. Pumped gas in the car and filled up. When I put the nozzle back I noticed a spark or flame. I ran over and grabbed the fire extinguisher. Tried to put out the blaze. Ran out of chemical so I grabbed the second extinguisher. Ran out of chemical a second time. I told the attendant to run and shut off the pump. We both darted across the street. As I watched the car get engulfed by flames, and the smoke billowed out I heard a pop. Then suddenly the car began crawling out of the gas station. My relief was short lived as I realized it was heading into the street. I ran across to the other side to wave cars away from crossing the cars path. At one point it looked like a scene from back to the future. First the police arrived then shortly after that the fire fighters came and put out the blaze. Now I sit here without a Ferrari

 

Sorry to hear about this. Glad no one was hurt.

 

So sorry to hear about a fellow Norcal member having to go through this. Hope your insurance company is fair with the value.

 

Sorry to hear that norsemagni.

I was driving to work this morning and heard about your car on KCBS during the traffic report.

-stu

 

Holy crap...this is what all of us fear...I'm glad, just like everybody else, that no one was hurt. What year 308?...GTS?...I hope you will be able to get right back behind the seat of another F-car very soon...

 

Sorry for your loss...

 

Wow. Sorry to hear. Impressive how you focused on keeping people safe. Valor under pressure.

 

My wife gets pissed when I make her get out of the car to fill up, because she is usually dressed up in nice shoes.

My solution is to always go for a drive by myself, and fill up before we are taking one of the older F cars on a trip.

Not a bad solution....

 

Ouch. Glad nobody got hurt.

Kai

 

Truly sorry to hear this: Hopefully you can be on the road to a replacement after this is all done.

and not wanting to add salt or damage future salvage value [assuming you are handing over to salvage] can you let us know the VIN/SN ? then again, I would totally understand if you don't.

rik

 

I thought gas pumps were grounded to prevent that? Anybody know? This pump missing ground strap??

 

Saw this and was wondering if it was any member here. Sorry for the loss and glad no one got hurt.

Q) Can the E-brake get loose in that scenario?

 

The vin is 25429. That's all the numbers. 1978 GTS.

 

Sorry about the loss.

Assuming it is covered by insurance I'd get in touch with Spencer at Fantasy Junction and get some guidance on it's market value and ask for references for an appraiser that can provide documentation the insurance company will accept. I went through that process and it can get problematic. Especially in a market as volatile as this has been.

It is worth a few dollars to protect your interests.

 

Glad to hear that nobody was injured. Amazing video.

 

A 308 E-brake can get loose in any scenario. They are for the most part decorative.

 

Good to know. Thanks!