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Rhiannon12866

(223,337 posts)
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:02 AM Nov 2018

Firefighters push classic Mustang Shelby GT350 from burning California home

Firefighters may have saved a piece of American automotive history. A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer on Friday showed firefighters pushing what looks to be a 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 fastback from the garage of a burning home in Malibu, California.

Taken by photographer Ringo H.W. Chu near Malibu Lake, the photo went viral over the weekend. It was posted in numerous car forums and on social media as people praised the actions of the firefighters, which may have spared the fastback from the raging Woolsey Fire.

It’s possible the car is one of 1,400 Shelby GT350 fastbacks made in 1966. Should it be an actual production model, it would likely be worth six figures.

Why the car was pushed away from the home remains in question. Some publications guessed the car was moved to prevent the fuel tank from exploding and worsening the fire, while others theorized the firefighters were simply trying to protect property.

Still others wondered if the firefighters are car people who wanted to save a piece of American automotive history.


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/firefighters-push-classic-mustang-shelby-gt350-from-burning-california-home/ar-BBPDol7



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Firefighters push classic Mustang Shelby GT350 from burning California home (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 OP
God bless our firefighters! calimary Nov 2018 #1
I thought that was a very cool story, and this rare bright spot has really taken off Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #3
YAY!!! Dennis Donovan Nov 2018 #2
If you read through the article, they haven't been able to follow up on the car yet Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #4
Aww! Dennis Donovan Nov 2018 #5

Rhiannon12866

(223,337 posts)
3. I thought that was a very cool story, and this rare bright spot has really taken off
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 08:04 AM
Nov 2018

Not much good news coming out of this and their effort was uplifting, whatever the reason.

Rhiannon12866

(223,337 posts)
4. If you read through the article, they haven't been able to follow up on the car yet
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 08:06 AM
Nov 2018

But the story went viral that the firefighters made the effort!

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