Wreaked and Burned SLC

[Bob Winn]

Anyone know who's it is? Looks like a really hard front end collision.

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[Brian Kissel]

That I can't answer. BUT, I don't think that will buff out. I hope whoever was driving got out safely.

Regards Brian

 

[Bob Winn]

i know, it looks really bad. it looks like it had the carbon fiber seats and maybe a supercharger. The declared value is crazy high, so i suspect it was very high end one. The rear rims look wider than stock too, but its hard to tell from the photos. Someone has to know who built it.

 

[Brian Kissel]

Not too many of them out there that had actual headers on them that I'm aware of. Had front end lift also, looks like a LS9 engine (I think).

Regards Brian

 

[Neil]

Notice that the front roll cage attachment plates are pulled through.

 

[Ron Earp]

Wow, I sure hope the folks made it out.

 

[Kurt Hoffman]

That was one HOT fire, it appears to have melted the front tub!! I too hope everyone got out OK.

 

[Scott]

Notice that the front roll cage attachment plates are pulled through.

The roll cage bolts didn't pull through. In fact, the roll cage appears to be completely intact. As Kurt points out the, entire top of the aluminum front tub is melted... which left the roll cage attachment plates hanging in open space.

 

[Neil]

I did not realize that it was bolted to aluminum.

 

[Scott]

It bolts through a large aluminum tube which is part of the monocoque. While not required, a steel backer plate is a good idea.

 

[Allan]

Good news, this was not the result of a crash. The SL-C was at a shop when a nearby building caught fire. All the surrounding buildings then caught fire and the SL-C was consumed by the very large fire.
It was one of my builds with a LS9 and headers that I made.

 

[Bob Winn]

I thought it might be one of yours Allan. Did the building come down on top of the car?

 

[Howard Jones]

Its possible that some of the internal gearbox parts and maybe some of the internal engine parts could be reused, but I don't believe that I see anything worth the time and effort it would take to clean, disassemble, inspect, and then potentially reuse. IMHO that is a total write-off and would only cost money pretty much no matter what you could get it for. I don't think it is worth the shipping cost.

SO...…………..……………..does everybody have a fire system in their car? 500-600 bucks could prevent that if it was to start from a small fuel leak on the side of the highway.

 

[Roger Reid]

Hope it was covered by insurance.

 

[Neil]

Howard, I watched my Porsche 911 burn up from that very thing.

 

[Alex]

sad way to go

 

[Frank Clark]

…..does everybody have a fire system in their car?

I do and have used it in the SLC when the car was still burning after parked when a motor blew.

We also have them in our Sprint cars. Have given enough time to get out of a car in flames.

 

[Neil]

Yes, it is required at Bonneville. I have two 10lb automatic extinguishers for the engine compartment and 10lb and 5lb manual-pull extinguishers for the cockpit. Some are Halon FE-36 and the others are Halon 1201. Overkill but, like a parachute, when it is needed, you need badly!

 

[Frank Clark]

About 8 years ago I had a house fire. Leveled the garage end of the house. Lost a C3 Vette (hot rod), BMW and Viper. Fire was hot enough it damaged the garage floor.

I kept the motor/trans out of the Vette. My son pulled that motor out of storage last year. Replaced the melted valve covers/intake/distributor. Stuck it in one of the Sprint cars and it’s still running. Makes about 600hp@7200 rpm.

 

[Kim Haun]

Its possible that some of the internal gearbox parts and maybe some of the internal engine parts could be reused, but I don't believe that I see anything worth the time and effort it would take to clean, disassemble, inspect, and then potentially reuse. IMHO that is a total write-off and would only cost money pretty much no matter what you could get it for. I don't think it is worth the shipping cost.

SO...…………..……………..does everybody have a fire system in their car? 500-600 bucks could prevent that if it was to start from a small fuel leak on the side of the highway.

Coincidentally, I just finished putting a system in today!