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06-22-2009, 10:25 AM
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/06/Burned_Corvette.jpgIt's not just temperamental Lamborghinis (http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/hogan-knows-fire-wrestlers-lamborghini-burns-199867.php) and Ferraris (http://jalopnik.com/5278803/in-soviet-russia-half+hour+old-ferrari-fires-you) catching on fire; it looks like even the C6 Corvette (http://jalopnik.com/5046733/c6-corvette-convertible-uses-mercedes-e+class-to-explain-physics-of-wedge-shape)'s plastic body will burn. Allegedly, this one had a little help from Ukrainian class warfare. Gallery below.
According to English Russia, this symbol of ostentatious wealth - American cars are exponentially more expensive there thanks to taxes and import costs - was set on fire by Ukrainians unimpressed with the Vette's giant-slaying performance. [via English Russia (http://englishrussia.com/?p=2249)]
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According to English Russia, this symbol of ostentatious wealth - American cars are exponentially more expensive there thanks to taxes and import costs - was set on fire by Ukrainians unimpressed with the Vette's giant-slaying performance. [via English Russia (http://englishrussia.com/?p=2249)]
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