A Strange Transformation of my car, with Photos

My Toyota Corolla changed from red to black to silver, all in one week!

It’s been red for the last 12 years since Bert and I purchased it, and I
assumed it would stay that way for the next six years.

But no… After driving eight uneventful miles to a routine medical
appointment, as soon as I stepped out, I smelled and saw smoke escaping
from the hood. With my “Oh, I gotta fix it” instinct, I reached into the
driver’s side to open the hood latch. Two women yelled to me from a
distance, ‘Get away from that car, lady, get away fast.”

Backing away from the car, I stood with them, very grateful. Black smoke
was pouring out. Opening the hood was the stupidest idea I almost did.

We called both police and fire dept. Within three minutes the police
arrived. They were able to move an adjacent car away but had no fire
fighting equipment. They kept people away from getting close but just
stood there, watching as the wind blew the smoke higher. Under the car
frame we could now see sparks and drips of fire.

It was maybe eight minutes from the time we called before the fire dept
arrived. Probably pretty fast, considering the station wasn’t close. By
then the front of the car was completely involved in flames.

See the pictures attached. The fire photos were taken by one of the
women with her phone. The ones in the salvage yard I took days later.

But no one was hurt. I bought a nice silver 07 Toyota Corolla as a
replacement within a week. (I do miss the red)  And I did get a good story.

Much love from me.