hacker-pschorr

It was in the middle of this:

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/20...fornia/575461/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ed/1962141002/


Nov 10, 2018; Paradise, CA, USA; Melted aluminum that ran out of an abandoned car hardened in the roadway after the Camp Fire passed through Paradise, California



https://www.thedrive.com/news/24870/...-timbs-special
California Wildfire Claims Vintage Car Collection Including 1-of-1 1948 Norman Timbs Special

monkez

Damn. It really does put into perspective as to how intense these fires got. It *melted* the f******g engine. that is nuts.

drooman

The new version of the often lauded "California Car"

Randy V

Beat me to it!

FredR

Shocking as that image is it should come as no surprise given the vehicle was in the middle of a firestorm. The main accelerant for these fires is wood. Once the wood has been reduced to charcoal it burns at around 1000C very much like gasoline and the howling winds generated support nigh on perfect combustion. Nothing much any fire department can do about these things apart from get people out of there. This is exactly what happened to Hamburg and Dresden during WW2 only they were not induced by nature.

The "interesting bit" is how the insulating top section of both coils survived. They must be made of Bakelite or more likely a modern equivalent of such.

hlee96

@Mark Anderson What are you doing with the car? Are you really looking for any parts off of it?

Man, I almost spit out coffee when I was reading some of your comments.

Mark Anderson

i am not getting this car. A customer just sent me the picture

Wisconsin Joe

Oh.

I was hoping it had sport seats.

mit Wasser

I got dibs on the brake booster!

Tony

I would cut the crank off at the back and keep the assembly. Pretty amazing story and something you wouldn't believe unless you saw it.

Wisconsin Joe

I think this would have been a good pic to save for today.

BC

I think people are so removed from nature they forget how hot a fire stove can burn with a good draft. Just think of an endless supply of live trees and undergrowth. Unstoppable.

Captain_Slow

Lots of information about western wildfire conditions - from research publications to digested versions in media like this one: Why the wildfire (the Camp fire/Paradise) was so severe CLICK

IcemanG17

WOW.....living only 90 miles away from the fires, the smoke was oppressive....but that poor 928....it had to get stupid hot for a very long time....I'd guess nothing in it is salvageable.... I also vote for an 85-86.5 USA 5 speed....