From: owner-61-79-list@ford-trucks.com [mailto:owner-61-79-list@ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of Kiernan, Denny Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 9:04 PM To: 61-79-list@ford-trucks.com Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - Update - fire

John LaGrone wrote:

> 88 and 89 Towncars were recalled for shorts in the ignition switch. Symptom:
> the car catches on fire while unattended. On eguy in our town lost his 89
> Towncar and half his house when it ignited in the garage one day.

There's a taxi in San Francisco that is famous for having spontaneously combusted one day while unattended. The reason for the notariety is that the number of the cab was 666, and it was parked in front of Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill. In fact I think it was on Easter Sunday (or am I possibly embellishing the story, due to my faulty memory?)

In any case, you all have probably debunked the story now with this business about ignition switches. The cab was a Crown Vic, I presume, but I'm not sure of the year -- possibly early '90's.

Denny
'72 F-100 360 2WD Manual everything, 140K

-----Original Message----- From: owner-61-79-list@ford-trucks.com [mailto:owner-61-79-list@ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of Mike Sealey Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 1:49 AM To: 61-79-list@ford-trucks.com Subject: Re: FTE 61-79 - Update - fire

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:03:35 Kiernan, Denny wrote:

>There's a taxi in San Francisco that is famous for having spontaneously
>combusted one day while unattended. The reason for the notariety is that
>the number of the cab was 666, and it was parked in front of Grace
>Cathedral on Nob Hill. In fact I think it was on Easter Sunday (or am I
>possibly embellishing the story, due to my faulty memory?)

Very close indeed, Denny. It was in front of Grace Cathedral in the early evening of Good Friday. IIRC it was a '90 or '91 Crown Vic, one of the last of the boxy ones with the 302.

Mike Sealey
'75 F-150, 390/C-6 ("Redneck Continental")
'99 Windstar (Yellow Cab 9033, San Francisco)
and multiple non-FoMoCo vehicles...