Burnt Superbird ?

[Dave Kanofsky]

I think I'm talking to @Dave Kanofsky?

Very possible!  I was wondering if that's my Daytona next to the blue car, but I think you can see the shadow of a right side mirror, which I don't have, but I was definitely there somewhere!

[1970Moparmann]

Here is the V0A170851 back in 2003 at the DSAC / Chicagoland Mopar Connection meet in Chicago.     It was in Park Ridge, just north of Rosemont back then.    So it does not appear to have strayed far, if it all. 

Oh no!  Now I know the car and the owner, that's too bad, it was a very decent car that was really never driven.

Dave, I just heard about this yesterday.....   This was the first Superbird that I saw as a kid at Fluky's in Niles.    This is why I own one today.   This is really sad.... I feel so bad for him!

[Aero426]

Here is the V0A170851 back in 2003 at the DSAC / Chicagoland Mopar Connection meet in Chicago.     It was in Park Ridge, just north of Rosemont back then.    So it does not appear to have strayed far, if it all.  

Oh no!  Now I know the car and the owner, that's too bad, it was a very decent car that was really never driven.

Dave,
Since you know the owner can you find out what happened?
It may be something that the rest of us should watch out for like a trickle charger!
MJ

John, I was talking to another Daytona owner a couple weeks ago.  He relayed a story about how a ballast on a modern neon Mopar sign failed and burnt.     We've all seen these; one of those cool looking signs you might leave on in the garage for atmosphere when you pass through to the house.    It didn't take anything with it, but it sure could have.    He's done with them.

The other thing I avoid in the car garage is charging any high energy power tool batteries.    Those scare me with the amount of energy they contain.    

Has anyone ever heard of a trickle charger (Battery Tender, Schumacher or similar) failing and causing a problem?     Those are such low amperage and are said to contain circuit protection.   But I wonder as I have three of them running.

[1970Moparmann]

""Lt. John Ortlund said the fire originated in the engine compartment of one of the cars and occurred when the owner of the car attempted to start the vehicle""

[Aero426]

""Lt. John Ortlund said the fire originated in the engine compartment of one of the cars and occurred when the owner of the car attempted to start the vehicle""

Well, that certainly narrows the possible causes down.   

[gtx6970]

Either way ashes to ashes , dust to dust
let it die graciously.


But Im sure someone out there will try to resurrect it . ,,,,,just because its a Superbird 

[Mopar John]

Here is the V0A170851 back in 2003 at the DSAC / Chicagoland Mopar Connection meet in Chicago.     It was in Park Ridge, just north of Rosemont back then.    So it does not appear to have strayed far, if it all. 

Oh no!  Now I know the car and the owner, that's too bad, it was a very decent car that was really never driven.

Dave,
Since you know the owner can you find out what happened?
It may be something that the rest of us should watch out for like a trickle charger!
MJ

John, I was talking to another Daytona owner a couple weeks ago.  He relayed a story about how a ballast on a modern neon Mopar sign failed and burnt.     We've all seen these; one of those cool looking signs you might leave on in the garage for atmosphere when you pass through to the house.    It didn't take anything with it, but it sure could have.    He's done with them.

The other thing I avoid in the car garage is charging any high energy power tool batteries.    Those scare me with the amount of energy they contain.     

Has anyone ever heard of a trickle charger (Battery Tender, Schumacher or similar) failing and causing a problem?     Those are such low amperage and are said to contain circuit protection.   But I wonder as I have three of them running.

Doug,
A fellow CMC member Jim Rhinehart had a garage fire a few years back.
I think that one had something to do with a battery charger?
MJ

[erndog]

thats terrible any way that it happened