The one-off Ferrari Modulo concept owned by James Glickenhaus was damaged by fire late last week while driving around in Monaco.
Images shared online by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus show that much of the car’s rear end was damaged by the fire, including parts of its decklid. Twitter postings reval the fire was triggered by the car’s muffler and that Glickenhaus is no longer associated with the company responsible for making the mufflers.
Glickenhaus says he triggered the onboard fire suppression system shortly after the flames appeared and was able to quickly extinguish the fire.
. Firm we are no longer involved with designed a muffler that caught fire. I followed procedure slowed to keep fire behind car and activated on board system which extinguished fire. No serious damage. I checked car and set off. We’ll drive her tomorrow thru Casino Square. pic.twitter.com/mhI2rlHmO4
— Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (@Glickenhaus) June 28, 2019
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While many exotic car owners would have immediately trucked off their cars for repairs after experiencing a fire like this, Glickenhaus decided against that and continued to drive the car around the principality.
James Glickenhaus purchased the Modulo concept from Ferrari back in September 2014 with the intention of making it operational. After years of work, the car was shown driving around for the first time in mid-2018.
Powering the Modulo is a twelve-cylinder engine. Its output has not been disclosed, but that’s not overly important as simply seeing a concept car as wild as this actually moving under its own power is all that matters. Glickenhaus hasn’t said when the car will be repaired, though we don’t expect it to remain in its sad, charred state for too long. Hopefully, it will also be fitted with an improved muffler to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future.
Continuing up the mountain after the fire pic.twitter.com/3EU4ky8hYa
— Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (@Glickenhaus) June 28, 2019
Could be worse pic.twitter.com/BKOKL0XiHZ
— Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (@Glickenhaus) June 28, 2019