This is not my car, but to quote from the Anaconda Leader, July 30, 2010:
I was just passing by the next morning and viewed this non-Studebaker Avanti. I had seen it before in the building in the background and know the owner of the building, which houses several nice collector cars. He has several Packards in his yard. The car was in a trailer and was either on its way to a meet or to be delivered to a buyer. The owner plans to repair the car himself. He is quite handy with these cars and does most of his own work. This car was in almost-new condition, seldom driven by the owner and kept covered in a heated garage.
The fire started in the defroster and burned through the right side of the dashboard pad. The owner tried to extinguish the fire in the trailer, into which he had just driven the car. He was unsuccessful and his wife called the fire department, who removed the car from the trailer and controlled the fire. There was extensive smoke damage to the interior of the car and the right side of the dashboard and the cowl. The windshield was fragmented by the heat and the interior of the car was soaked with water. A small photo from the Anaconda Leader is attached.
Jack in Montana
"A car [owned by ___ ] caught fire inside a trailer Friday evening on the corner of Commercial and Ash streets. Dispatch received a call from [his] wife, at about 8:30 p.m. Firefighters removed the car from the trailer and doused the fire. Leader photo by [ _____ ]."
The fire started in the defroster and burned through the right side of the dashboard pad. The owner tried to extinguish the fire in the trailer, into which he had just driven the car. He was unsuccessful and his wife called the fire department, who removed the car from the trailer and controlled the fire. There was extensive smoke damage to the interior of the car and the right side of the dashboard and the cowl. The windshield was fragmented by the heat and the interior of the car was soaked with water. A small photo from the Anaconda Leader is attached.
Jack in Montana
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