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07-07-09, 08:12 PM
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IT goes from 0 to 60mph in four seconds — and from 195mph supercar to charred wreck in about four minutes.
This stunning Lamborghini Gallardo — one of fewer than 400 in the country — burst into flames as shocked clubbers looked on.
The 2005 model, believed to be on a test drive and valued at £75,000, pulled up outside offices and bars in Peterborough on Friday night with smoke billowing from its engine.
Two men jumped out of the car before dashing off to find a fire extinguisher and call 999.
But it was too late for the bright orange supercar which was devastated by the fireball.
Colin Jeffery, assistant manager of the nearby Solstice bar, said: "It was engulfed in flames and was there were loud popping noises all over the place as the windows and the tyres exploded.
"It's nothing new to see a car on fire but to see a Lamborghini in flames is something else altogether. It was an unbelievable sight, to be honest. Quite surreal."
Firefighters spent about 20 minutes bringing the blaze under control. Chief volunteer fire officer Tony De Matteis said: "It was a bit of an unusual one for us because it was quite different from the usual Fiestas or Escorts that we get called to.
"This one was made worse for us because there is so much carbon fibre and alloy construction with high-performance cars, which makes it more of an intense fire than a standard car."
Antony Hawkes, chairman of Lamborghini Club UK, said there are only 5,000 to 6,000 Gallardos in existence and only a few hundred on the road in Britain.
Mr Hawkes said: "It's heartbreaking for whoever owns it and looking of the pictures of it burned out is quite a distressing sight."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...d-by-fire.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...d-by-fire.html)
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00839/Lamborghini-682_839869a.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yreA3hoWtiQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreet%2Dstylers%2Dsouthwe st%2Eco%2Euk%2Fforum%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D3212 4&feature=player_embedded
IT goes from 0 to 60mph in four seconds — and from 195mph supercar to charred wreck in about four minutes.
This stunning Lamborghini Gallardo — one of fewer than 400 in the country — burst into flames as shocked clubbers looked on.
The 2005 model, believed to be on a test drive and valued at £75,000, pulled up outside offices and bars in Peterborough on Friday night with smoke billowing from its engine.
Two men jumped out of the car before dashing off to find a fire extinguisher and call 999.
But it was too late for the bright orange supercar which was devastated by the fireball.
Colin Jeffery, assistant manager of the nearby Solstice bar, said: "It was engulfed in flames and was there were loud popping noises all over the place as the windows and the tyres exploded.
"It's nothing new to see a car on fire but to see a Lamborghini in flames is something else altogether. It was an unbelievable sight, to be honest. Quite surreal."
Firefighters spent about 20 minutes bringing the blaze under control. Chief volunteer fire officer Tony De Matteis said: "It was a bit of an unusual one for us because it was quite different from the usual Fiestas or Escorts that we get called to.
"This one was made worse for us because there is so much carbon fibre and alloy construction with high-performance cars, which makes it more of an intense fire than a standard car."
Antony Hawkes, chairman of Lamborghini Club UK, said there are only 5,000 to 6,000 Gallardos in existence and only a few hundred on the road in Britain.
Mr Hawkes said: "It's heartbreaking for whoever owns it and looking of the pictures of it burned out is quite a distressing sight."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...d-by-fire.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...d-by-fire.html)
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00839/Lamborghini-682_839869a.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yreA3hoWtiQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreet%2Dstylers%2Dsouthwe st%2Eco%2Euk%2Fforum%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D3212 4&feature=player_embedded