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Ferrari F430 Catches Fire After Crash in Mexico

Ferrari F430 fire 1 photo
Photo: WreckedExotics
During World War 2, American soldiers nicknamed their Sherman tanks Ronson lighters because the “light the first time”, meaning they catch fire really easily. Does that remind you of any particular Italian car brand?
You really can’t have a Ferrari without worrying that somebody is either going to scratch it or let the air out of the tires... with a knife. But worse than all that is the fire problem, as every other week one lights up and goes up in smoke.

This one lost control on a rainy night (!!!) and crashed into a guardrail. As if that wasn’t enough, it also caught fire afterwards. Firefighting crews were soon on scene to put out the blaze, but this was no easy task, as the F430’s interior burned intensely.

This really isn’t a ‘safety first’ sort of car, is it?

Photo source: Agentia Optura via Wrecked Exotics
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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