Sad day for a classic car dealership

[67tbird]

Drove by there a couple times to see a cousin, never stopped in. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/rural-illinois-town-mourns-after-major-fire-damages-classic-car/article_7aecc4d7-fcff-5163-9337-4c8fa2bde7dd.html

[BDF]

This is HORRIBLE!

[hemi-hampton]

Would be nice to see & read it. All I seen was spam garbage. LEON.

[Mike DC]

 
Every time there's a classic-car-destroying fire on that scale without a very clear cause . . .  I start thinking insurance fraud. 

A lot (but not all) of those cars looked pre-muscle-era and that stuff isn't holding value. 


But on the other hand, at least some of those burned cars were on consignment there with outside owners.  That would make it far less likely to be fraud.   

[RallyeMike]

I also looked through the inventory list. Mostly non-premium classics. Some good cars for the average guy or entry into car the hobby.

Shame to see that all go up in smoke   

[6bblgt]

But on the other hand, at least some of those burned cars were on consignment there with outside owners.  That would make it far less likely to be fraud.   

we could speculate thousands of scenarios ..... maybe someone's car wasn't selling fast enough 

[nvrbdn]

I have been to this lot several times through the years. there are several buildings with cars in various levels of completion. The building that burned was the one attached to the office area. The owner of the lot is a nice guy who would go look for something for you if he didn't have what you were looking for. Other than the buildings, There was a road that circled the entire property that had cars parked all around it. Lots of nice cars there.   http://www.carsaroundus.com/fire-damages-150-country-classic-cars/

[Aero426]

I also looked through the inventory list. Mostly non-premium classics. Some good cars for the average guy or entry into car the hobby.

Yes, they had a lot of lower end cars and not so in demand "more door" models.     When I was there, I thought most cars were in general priced pretty high.   As you can see, they were packed like sardines and not going anywhere for a while.       

[Baldwinvette77]

there was a 71/72 charger in there 

[Aero426]

there was a 71/72 charger in there 

Yep, one of the toasty cars. 

[TruckDriver]

there was a 71/72 charger in there 

I can't find it.

[Baldwinvette77]

 

[bakerhillpins]

This is HORRIBLE!

Could have been avoided with a sprinkler system.

[RallyeMike]

I agree - considering the inventory. Would have reduced insurance premiums too.

I hate to see any classic car go poof