1967 gt 500 tragedy

[67 GT350]

Still no picture?

[Bill]

I'm reminded of one of Jim Osborne's cars, a white GT500KR convertible, if my memory doesn't fail me, that caught fire while his son was driving it on the way to a show back in the '90's.  Seems the electric top motor shorted out and, before it was discovered, the car became engulfed in flames.  It was a total loss but they brought it back from the "dead" to full concours condition. It can be done!

Jim's was a 69, there was however a red 68 GT500KR convertible with a similar story. I believe sold at auction if memory serves me correctly and then properly treated, then restored several years ago. May even had an article in the SAAC quarterly....

Bill

[65KGT]

Before and after of Jim and Sue's '69 GT500.

[67 GT350]

OK, now that we have a different car with the exception of where is the car now, straightened out.....
back to the car of topic, we still have no pictures? Is the car of topic already "Fixed"? Or re-bodied?
If I remember correctly a burned up metal car weakens and thins out the metal, would you really want to drive a car like that?

[J_Speegle]

OK, now that we have a different car with the exception of where is the car now, straightened out.....
back to the car of topic, we still have no pictures? Is the car of topic already "Fixed"? Or re-bodied?
If I remember correctly a burned up metal car weakens and thins out the metal, would you really want to drive a car like that?

Additional damage to the metal is often done when quenching of the metal quickly by the application of water at the scene. As I understand it makes the metal more brittle.

On the other issue. Would not expect pictures to be shared by the owner publicly. Why would they and how would that benefit them?

[67 GT350]

OK, now that we have a different car with the exception of where is the car now, straightened out.....
back to the car of topic, we still have no pictures? Is the car of topic already "Fixed"? Or re-bodied?
If I remember correctly a burned up metal car weakens and thins out the metal, would you really want to drive a car like that?

Additional damage to the metal is often done when quenching of the metal quickly by the application of water at the scene. As I understand it makes the metal more brittle.

On the other issue. Would not expect pictures to be shared by the owner publicly. Why would they and how would that benefit them?

True about sharing pictures.....I am just wondering why even open up this forum? It can open up a can of worms.

[Bigfoot]

Show us...

[557]

Pics would document this stage of the cars history,so....

[stephen_becker]

Before and after of Jim and Sue's '69 GT500.

I sold Jim Osborn's car. It went to a guy in Michigan. This was back when Osborn was alive and he owned the car. My understanding was that it caught fire on the way to an MCA national show in Tennessee years prior.

[557]

OK, now that we have a different car with the exception of where is the car now, straightened out.....
back to the car of topic, we still have no pictures? Is the car of topic already "Fixed"? Or re-bodied?
If I remember correctly a burned up metal car weakens and thins out the metal, would you really want to drive a car like that?

Additional damage to the metal is often done when quenching of the metal quickly by the application of water at the scene. As I understand it makes the metal more brittle.

On the other issue. Would not expect pictures to be shared by the owner publicly. Why would they and how would that benefit them?

True about sharing pictures.....I am just wondering why even open up this forum? It can open up a can of worms.

.       "Opening up a can of worms"would only be an issue if you were trying to conceal this part of the cars history as far as I can see,which would be a bad thing.....

[roddster]

  You might want to do an internet "search" for "Graveyard cars".  They do a lot of U-tube stuff. They rebuilt a big block 'cuda that was in a fire.  Yep', they specialize in Mopars but the information would be the same.
  Really depends on how bad the fire was.

[69mach351w]

I'm reminded of one of Jim Osborne's cars, a white GT500KR convertible, if my memory doesn't fail me, that caught fire while his son was driving it on the way to a show back in the '90's.  Seems the electric top motor shorted out and, before it was discovered, the car became engulfed in flames.  It was a total loss but they brought it back from the "dead" to full concours condition. It can be done!

That exactly entered my mind as well. Being from the south here, I remember that very well.