Close one today! If you don't have a fire extinguisher in your car you need one!

[chichirone]

I took the car our to a local show this morning. After spending some time there I had to check out so I bolted and headed home. I pulled into my driveway about 30 mins later at which point I spotted smoke coming from the back of the car. Engine vitals were all good so I jumped out to see what it could be. To my surprise the car was on fire from the license plate area. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from inside the car and put the fire out. Of course I was pretty shaken and my heart was racing. I am aware many have not been so lucky but I did learn a pretty important lesson to always have an extinguisher in these old cars. You never know when you will need it. The damage could be a lot worse. The suspicion is an electrical short combined with a leaking gas cap was the cause. Still not 100% sure of the ignition source but man do I feel lucky to have been able to put the fire out without further damage.










The one item in the interior I thought I would never need but today this guy saved my butt!