Some sociopath torched this awesome Boss 302. According to the owner, the tires were slashed and the car set on fire for apparently no reason at all.

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I just don't understand people. No excuse whatsoever to destroy what someone else has worked so hard for.

 

Hope they find him

 

That is horrible. I feel for the owner. I would be sick,....literally sick. And VERY, VERY pissed off.
I hope they catch the scumbag(s) that did this!!

 

Something odd going on here. I’ve investigated and inspected a fair number of vehicle fires, both intentional and accidental, and the body damage and burn patterns don’t pass the smell test at first glance, at least from the description of what happened.

Usually an intentionally set fire would start in the interior, often with the aid of accelerants. The fire normally doesn’t make it past the firewall because it runs out of oxygen. When it does, typically the entire vehicle is consumed. Note the damage to the door which suggests it was pried open, ostensibly to access the interior so the fire can be extinguished. Emergency personnel don’t have time to do that in a fire, and it’s far too dangerous for them anyway. They’d simply break a window.

A big inconsistency is the scorch pattern on the center of the hood which suggests the point of origin was fuel related at the engine. If the fire started in the engine, the firewall would probably have prevented it from spreading to the interior.

My point is that there appears to be two different fires…one in the interior, the other in the engine compartment. It’s unusual to see both types caused by one event based on the burn patterns.

The article says the owner left it on a lot. I’d question why the door was left unlocked on a limited production car. How else could a vandal access the interior to set the fire? Also, the interior fire was very hot and that requires oxygen, and that means the windows were probably left open….again, why on such a car?

Admittedly anything is possible. I’ve seen more unusual things that were suspicious and turned out to be legitimate. But as an insurance investigator/adjuster (retired), there are several red flags I’d need to address before I wrote a check.

Regardless of circumstances, it’s sad to see one less Boss 302 in our world.

 

^^THIS!!

 

Also, why are both doors ripped off and why is there a huge dent in the left front fender?

 

Look carefully at the long vertical rectangular depression on the fender just ahead of the Boss 302 decal. It looks like the damage a 2X4 or other similarly shaped object would have caused by using the fender as a fulcrum to pry open the hood.

As to the doors, that makes no sense to me.

 

Perhaps this is the work of Abomination


Or the car was overexposed to gamma rays


*I just saw the license plate in another thread

 

Poor car. WHY!!!!!

 

Because it's green

 

Did someone say part out?

It's a shame nonetheless.

 

There is no way the fire dept would remove a door to put out the fire. Let alone both doors. I'm wondering if the car was the work of a pay back then set a blaze to cover up there work. The dents / damage to the fenders and hood sure look like it was there before the fire happened. That fire started in the cockpit from what I see.
If it looks rotten and smells rotten there's a dam good chance it's rotten.
however I really did like the Gamma Ray theory. I dont think there's a box on the adjusters claim report to check off.

R.I.P. HULK

 

I see insurance scam. And or burn it to prevent the other party getting it in a divorce maybe.

 

Yeah. None of it really adds up. Looks like the doors were kicked in, then when they got them opened, kicked until they bent back on the hinges. Which based on the burn patterns lining up, was done after it burnt. Not like anyone is going to torch a car in the street. Then wait till it burns down, then come back and smash it. Seems like it would draw attention.

Tragic for sure whatever the reason.