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Old 4/10/07, 03:36 PM
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I had a weekend i will not forget. i left work friday about 3:30 so that i could go by the shop and take a few pics in progress. (i'm in the process of restoring 71' vert grabber blue with white top/interior... adding 429)
After a few pics i head home. The doctor from whom i purchased the car called my at 5am. He was on vacation in orlando and had received a call about a fire at the shop... he asked me to go find out what was damaged. Seeing that my car was in this shop, i made haste.

You know that feeling you get when you see blue lights ...
Well i got the same feeling seeing red ones


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....wow....
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Owe!
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OH MY GOD!!!!

That is ABSOLUTELY terrible!

I am so sorry my friend
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Sorry for the loss,

Where "was" this shop, in the B'ham area?

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That is terrible. I am sorry.
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def sickens the heart
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sorry.

that's absolutely horrible.
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man..i feel terrible
i understand if you cried, i almost am now
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Awe dude, that is friggin hanus, I am sooooo sorry. What the hell happened? Do you know if any of it is salvagable yet? I'm sure they had insurance on the place. Why was the PO called? Is the car still in his name? Thanks god you have very recent pics of what was done for the insurance at least.
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that is terrible man!
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Ok I'm a grown man & I cried ! I am soo sorry for your loss , is there or was there any sort of coverage on it ! and NoBody was hurt Correct !
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Man that's terrible. Sorry for your loss.
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oh my....that is bad...I would most definatly cry...
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That SUCKS sorry for the loss
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and you know what...I bet a paint shop goes up fast...that was a hot burn.
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I think I'm going to be sick.

TDS, the shop was in Fairfield. MCM member Kevin Kennedy, who lost 8-10 1971-1973 convertibles in a house fire about 5 years ago lost 8 more in this fire.
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Thanks guys for the tears

No one hurt...in body,my mine is a different story....

here's the count
1-dodge stealth(2000?)
1-camaro(pace car approx 1996)
2-71' mustang verts(grabber blue-mine)(red)
2-72' mustang verts(red)(panther pink)
2-73'mustang verts(copper)(color?)
1-Boss429 (color?)
1-71' mustang fastback 429(blue)

This past weekend ,rented a bobcat to dig out and salvage.
My car still on rotisserie, also found my engine.
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The panther pink



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