Fire destroys classic cars
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 3, 2008
WEYMOUTH, Mass.—A two-alarm fire in a Weymouth garage destroyed three rare classic cars, including one reportedly used in “The Great Gatsby.“
Firefighters responded to the fire Wednesday after an apparent explosion in a 1929 Buick Roadmaster owned by retired machinist Ray Bean.
According to his son, Ray Bean Jr., the 89-year-old man escaped the fire while it devoured the three vehicles.
The younger Bean told The Boston Globe that the Roadmaster had been used as a prop in the films “The Great Gatsby and “The Witches of Eastwick.“
Bean said the fire also claimed a 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang convertible and a 1915 Dodge Phaeton, one of only three remaining in the United States.
Bean said his father wasn’t hurt by the fire but that he is heartbroken.
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