# 1979 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `690392` · 2008-09-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 1979
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DRIVER OF 1979 CHEVY CORVETTE HEARD A BANG UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD  ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT  A FIRE AND BURNED.  THE FIRE STARTED AFTER AN OIL HOSE BROKE AND SPRAYED OIL ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. THE CONCLUSION WAS MADE AFTER SEEING APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET OF OIL RESIDUE ON THE ROADWAY LEADING FROM THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CENTER LANE. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0361-89. *JB
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