cobracarrera

Its a shame...A beautiful Carrera goes up in flames in Somerville NJ with flames coming out the back window...

My guess was it was related to an oil fire possibly....

Picture is in the Home News Tribune...



http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/...6220801&Ref=PH

Greg964

Looks to be a 997 turbo cab. That is going to cost the insurance co a few bucks.

ilko

Interesting. I'm really used to seeing Lambos in this position. Maybe it's the new ownership...

964russ

Nasty.
Seen a 996 c4s on fire on the m60 last year, flames 20ft high, scary!

kopo

Should have purchased an air cooled car…….. :-)

Rouxzy

Guy on cell phone, " Honey how about gillin something tonight for dinner?"

race911

The '92 Targa I've got sitting at my friend's for the taking was a baby version of a fire like that. Ended up figuring out it was the intake hard fuel line that was crimped and finally fatigued from a previous engine R&R. Up around the starter area.

Sad that it happened on my watch, but luckily I was going down a residential street where a guy who was working on his own car happened to see me go by with a small flame out of the decklid grille. Grabbed an extinguisher, and definitely prevented what could have been a total mess. But man did that dry chemical do a number on everything, so the car was totaled

Dad911

Damn, that's about 3 blocks from my office.....

mada1

seeing that always makes me a bit sick to my stomach. Wonder how much time you have to get out?

Wachuko

I thought this only happened to 944 Turbos... not 911...

NiteJav

Making fun of carfax ads. (For sale: 997 Turbo, this car is hot!)

Guys, the hot bits in the back.....

elbeee964

Water-cooled before the fire breaks out... and water-cooled after.

Seems pretty young to have one of the fuel components going south.
Likelier, some mechanic's malfeasance.

LastMezger

My first car, a 1984 Buick Electra Estate Wagon, burned to the ground in 1992. Not really the same I guess...

Paulie964

this will definitely ruin your weekend ...