Agent009 submitted on 9/8/2011 Auto Spies Photos Timestamp: 1:10:16 PM
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John Chapman's home on about 20 acres was only singed a little bit and had some smoke damage, but the vintage-car collector lost about 175 vehicles he kept in a garage or under pole barns. His losses included about a dozen Corvettes and a Shelby Cobra.As ashes swirled and tree stumps still spit flames, the 70-year-old Chapman pointed out the melted remains of a 1966 Pontiac GTO, a '57 Chevrolet pickup and a 1947 Studebaker pickup, and said: "You can either laugh or you can cry. You might as well laugh."Full Leaked Frankfurt Motor Show Guide Photo GalleryAston Martin Zagato V12 Photo Gallery2012 Jeep Wrangler PentaStar Photo Gallery2012 Toyota Camry Photo Gallery2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Photo GalleryConcours d'Elegance 2011 Photo Gallery2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Photo GalleryThe Quail Event 2011 Photo GalleryConcours d'Elegance Weekend 2011 Photo GalleryAutoSpies.com Photo GalleriesIf you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com Share on Facebook Read Article
John Chapman's home on about 20 acres was only singed a little bit and had some smoke damage, but the vintage-car collector lost about 175 vehicles he kept in a garage or under pole barns. His losses included about a dozen Corvettes and a Shelby Cobra.
As ashes swirled and tree stumps still spit flames, the 70-year-old Chapman pointed out the melted remains of a 1966 Pontiac GTO, a '57 Chevrolet pickup and a 1947 Studebaker pickup, and said: "You can either laugh or you can cry. You might as well laugh."Full Leaked Frankfurt Motor Show Guide Photo GalleryAston Martin Zagato V12 Photo Gallery2012 Jeep Wrangler PentaStar Photo Gallery2012 Toyota Camry Photo Gallery2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Photo GalleryConcours d'Elegance 2011 Photo Gallery2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Photo GalleryThe Quail Event 2011 Photo GalleryConcours d'Elegance Weekend 2011 Photo Gallery
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