Gutted Or What
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:57 amDe Lorean EuroTec
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Gutted Or What
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:57 amRe: Gutted Or What
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:51 pm"Video removed by 'SaveTheRich'" 
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:53 pmRe: Gutted Or What
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:12 pmDangermouse wrote:"Video removed by 'SaveTheRich'"
huh. Back again now. How odd.
Sad sight.
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:02 pmHope the owner / driver is ok ??
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:27 pmAmazing, I wonder what happening to the car to burn like this 
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:02 pmDomi wrote:Amazing, I wonder what happening to the car to burn like this
I believe theres a design fault with the carburettor or something in which it can sometimes spit fuel onto the engine block, so it could be that.
Doesn't make this any less sad though
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:00 pmA sad sight, one of my favourite cars
They suffer from lack of use, with the V12 they have a bank of Twim Weber Carbs (IDL's, I think)on top of the engine. The floats stick down and flood the engine and overflow out the top of the carbs onto the manifold if they've not been run in a while. Early cars had no return, so flooded if sat at idle too long. The car in the film is an SV, so it should have the redesigned fuel return.
I bet, this is what happened. If you listen to the guy talking he says it's been running all morning but having trouble when he tried to pull away. This is classic over fueling of one or more cylinders.
Unfortunately it's a sad case of those having the money to own these cars with no basic car knowledge. It's a damn crime to allow these idiots loose with a Miura. I can't believe they didn't have a fire extinguisher or even make an attempt to find water or anything to put it out. Hell if it were mine I'd strip off and beat the flames out with my trousers if I didn't have an extinguisher, not just stand and film it like a prize muppet.
God it makes me so angry that morons have these cars
They suffer from lack of use, with the V12 they have a bank of Twim Weber Carbs (IDL's, I think)on top of the engine. The floats stick down and flood the engine and overflow out the top of the carbs onto the manifold if they've not been run in a while. Early cars had no return, so flooded if sat at idle too long. The car in the film is an SV, so it should have the redesigned fuel return.
I bet, this is what happened. If you listen to the guy talking he says it's been running all morning but having trouble when he tried to pull away. This is classic over fueling of one or more cylinders.
Unfortunately it's a sad case of those having the money to own these cars with no basic car knowledge. It's a damn crime to allow these idiots loose with a Miura. I can't believe they didn't have a fire extinguisher or even make an attempt to find water or anything to put it out. Hell if it were mine I'd strip off and beat the flames out with my trousers if I didn't have an extinguisher, not just stand and film it like a prize muppet.
God it makes me so angry that morons have these cars
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:25 amI read about that in the paper, the owner escaped unscathed and watched helplessly as the car burned until emergency services arrived, by then it was to late.................apparently, despite the colossal damage, because of the rarity of the car they reckon they will rebuild it???
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:37 amGee ... missed it was the owner filming it !
As you say Darren ..why oh why was he not saving the car instead of sticking it up on YouTube !!
As you say Darren ..why oh why was he not saving the car instead of sticking it up on YouTube !!