>
> Glad to hear that no one was injured Fred. You're right, your wife's
observation
> and clear thinking might have saved your home.
Yeah, but I still bet you won't let her out in the TR again ! (oooh, cry
women's lib!):-)
Seriously though, good no-one was hurt. Having just picked up a Turbo myself
I would be interested to know what caused the erm, incident.
Johnny
1969 Simca 1000
1970 Viterald wardrobe carrier
1980 camenbert mobile
1988 latin rocket-ship-cum-shopping trolley
>
> Fred Thomas wrote:
>
> > Well, the wife comes home from work, pulls the car in the garage, gets
out
> > smells smoke, gets back in the car and backs it into the driveway. Comes
in
> > the house, Fred the car is starting to smoke real bad, I jump-up run out
to
> > the drivway, and sure nuff, a big fire under the hood, my outside water
is
> > off for the winter, I open the car door, the hood release will not now
work,
> > fire is now getting pretty bad, 911, out of the house for everyone, and
the
> > complete under side just melted away, never did any real flaming, just
all
> > electrical. If she had not been so observant, the entire house and
> > everything in it would be lost, as it is, a Dodge Turbo Shadow, is
finished.
> > All is safe now and no injuries to anyone or anything, but, man what it
> > could have been inside the garage. No Idea what started it, it was under
> > hood (engine related). "FT"
>
> --
> George Richardson
> The Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559L -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
> The Hippogrif - '71 Triumph Stag MKI, LE8176E - soon to get a site of it's
own
> Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver (when running)
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