WHILE DRIVING CAR, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND PERFORMANCE; KEPT DRIVING. CAR ENGINE DYING AND COMING BACK TO LIFE OVER A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES; TRYING TO REACH HOME. SUDDENLY, CAR DIED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED. WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE FORWARD PORTION OF VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED. AFTERWARDS CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL BODY SHOP, A PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS. SUSPECT FAULT IN FUEL LINES/PUMP/INJECTION SYSTEM, HOWEVER, NO TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. EARLIER ON DAY OF OCCURRENCE CAR RAN NORMALLY, ENGINE RUNNING FINE.