A classic luxury car valued at an estimated $2 million was destroyed by fire after being shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Monterey firefighters said Friday.
The 1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Vanvooren Cabriolet had placed second in its division at the prestigious car show, firefighters said.
The historic car was being towed in a vehicle trailer when the fire was reported about 5:36 p.m. Wednesday on eastbound state Highway 68 (Monterey-Salinas Highway), west of York Road, firefighters said. The trailer was fully involved in flames when crews arrived.
The driver, who suffered minor injuries, successfully detached the tow vehicle from the trailer and it was not damaged, the fire department said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but is not considered suspicious, firefighters said.
The incident marked the second time in less than a month that a vehicle valued at seven figures perished in flames after being exhibited in Pebble Beach.
On Aug. 18, a 1979 Ford Ghia Probe 1 concept car worth approximately $1 million was destroyed along with its trailer when the vehicle towing it was involved in an accident on Highway 1 near the Munras Avenue off-ramp as it was being transported home from the Pebble Beach event.
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