WEYMOUTH (WBZ) ― Several antique cars were destroyed in a heartbreaking fire in Weymouth on Wednesday. The fire at 899 Middle St. consumed the entire building.
The 89-year-old man who owns the cars was moving one of the cars when it sparked the fire, destroying his three-car collection and his barn where the cars were being stored in.
A 1929 Buick Roadmaster, which was used in movies like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Witches of Eastwick," was destroyed. A 1964 and a half Mustang convertable[sic] and a 1915 Dodge Phaeton -- one of only three in the U.S. -- were also destroyed.
The man escaped the fire but was so upset over the loss he had to be taken to the hospital. His condition is not yet known.
I'd wager his condition is "heavily medicated", because that's what I'd need to be if my prized car collection just went up in smoke...
Damn.
That is all.
4 comments:
Collectors like that are likely HEAVILY insured....but still what price can a car lover put on somthing irreplacible....
That was my first thought, that he'd better be insured.
Then I realized... Where do you get parts to replace a 1915 Phaeton?
The 1964½ Mustang is tough, too - that was my dad's first new car.
Jay,
My uncle had a 64 1/2 mustang. Back in late '63 or early '64 he went to his local Ford dealer with a spy photo from some magazine. Dealer didn't know what he was looking at. All this while trading in a '55 T-bird hard-top. These days Unc drives a benz.
Also, plse check email if'n you've got 5 minutes.
That's 3 miles from my dads house.
Oh and I wouldn't count on him being that heavily insured. It can be impossible to get insurance on unique and rare automobiles like that. Companies can't properly evaluate the value, or the risk, and thus set ridiculously high premiums.
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