Description from a 3rd Gen I found for sale on Ebay:

I am shocked, today my father started a fire under the dash in my car today while trying to replace a fuel pump. The interior is destroyed and the fire department broken trunk and rear bumper. The doors, front clip, V6 3000 engine, transmission, everything firewall forward, wheels and tires are in good shape. It was a good daily driver. The car is for sale complete and not as individual parts.

How would one do this? The only thing you'd need to be messing with under the dash is the fuse panel when you remove the fuse...Can't say I've ever started a fire trying to remove a fuse...

 

Maybe he was using a lighter to illuminate the fuse label? Or the wiring was degraded and started a fire somehow?

 

There's a reason you don't let old men work on Jap cars....

 

It's for sale in Houston, no less!

 

Tell that to Doug!

 

Doug grew up working on Jap cars though. different story.
He learned from teh Mastah Grasshoppah.

 

link to car
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...3A1|240%3A1318

 

Nice of him not to take pics of any of the damage.

 

lol@ starting bid..

 

Here? We only allow water into cars here, no fire.

 

its got the custom smoked windows look, lol

 

seller doesn't sound too bright by the description. he brokeded my car.

 

Maybe it was a back burn to keep a possible fuel tank fire from destroying the engine.

 

then again maybe the fire didn't start under dash but in the backseat where the access cover is.