CJ1971 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 You're cruising around town, after spending a few dollars hiring a super-cool Supercar, like a McLaren 12C, when all of a sudden it spontaneously combusts?? McLaren, the insurance company & the hire company are all investigating why this 12C decided to "light-up" & burn to the ground... Cheers...
Rob Hall Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Interesting..thought Ferrari had market exclusivity on self-combusting sports cars.
Danno Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 That's not spontaneous combustion. It is likely accidental ignition, or possibly even intentional, incendiary. But definitely not spontaneous heating resulting in combustion. Shockingly surprising, definitely!!
Dr. Cranky Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 These are great reference pictures for anyone yearning to duplicate such effects in scale. The military builders are doing this with their vehicles all the time now. It's a nice way to bring building variety to the bench.
Mooneyzs Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I take it there was no fire extinguisher in the car??
Tom Geiger Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Maybe it's Karma? Hope the poor little rich boy got out okay. But no worries, daddy will get him another super car!
Eshaver Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 These are great reference pictures for anyone yearning to duplicate such effects in scale. The military builders are doing this with their vehicles all the time now. It's a nice way to bring building variety to the bench. Hey, another GREAT DIORAMA- waiting to happen !
sjordan2 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Hire company? You mean this was a leased or rented car?
martinfan5 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Hire company? You mean this was a leased or rented car? Yes, it was not owned by the driver, I believe in a lot of country's, they say hire instead of renting. I bet this will be on wrecked exotics soon http://www.wreckedexotics.com/ Edited May 22, 2013 by martinfan5
Danno Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 That's not spontaneous combustion. It is likely accidental ignition, or possibly even intentional, incendiary. But definitely not spontaneous heating resulting in combustion. How do you know this for certain Danno? My guess is a fuel line broke. Because I am a court-qualified expert in fire cause determination, fire and arson investigation with decades of experience, thousands of complex fire investigations, and too many hours of education, training, and certifications in the field. 'Spontaneous combustion' is a condition in which certain organic materials with low ignition temperatures self-heat (an internal exothermic reaction) within a balanced containment that both permits adequate oxygen supply while preventing sufficient escape of the heat being generated. Eventually the material heats enough to reach its ignition temperature and self-ignites or combusts. Most common examples are hay fires or peat fires or the world-famous "oily" rag fires (which are actually linseed oil fires). Vehicles cannot spontaneously combust. Particularly not vehicles being driven. You mentioned your guess of a broken fuel line. Very likely. That is a common 'mechanical fault or failure' causation that allows volatile fuel (petroleum distillate not cable of spontaneously heating or combusting) to come in contact with hot components (exhaust manifold or engine block) in an oxygenated atmosphere which supports vaporization of the raw fuel, allowing it to reach its ignition temperature. However, there are so many variables at work that a thorough examination of the vehicle would be required to reach an accurate conclusion. But spontaneous combustion is not one of the probabilities.
Danno Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 PS: Probably much more of an answer than anybody wanted.
Greg Myers Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 PS: Probably much more of an answer than anybody wanted. I'm impressed. I did that for the post office.
martinfan5 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I'm impressed. I did that for the post office. As am I
mikemodeler Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 PS: Probably much more of an answer than anybody wanted. Actually Danno, the explanation was done tastefully and you were able to enlighten some of us so I thank you!
Danno Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Actually Danno, the explanation was done tastefully and you were able to enlighten some of us so I thank you! Thanks. I learn something new every day. It's a pure delight to maybe add to someone else's learning curve once in a while.
JamesW Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 The purpose is simple, because they can build them, and there are people to buy them, and if I ever become stupid wealthy, I will have a garage full of them. Agreed. I will have a Koenig Countach and an Aventador.
martinfan5 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Agreed. I will have a Koenig Countach and an Aventador. I dont have all night to list the cars that I would buy , but you named a few I would have
JamesW Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I don't care about any others, I just want those 2. Oh, and an 06 GTO for a daily.
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