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Fire destroys vintage cars, causes $1 million in damage
A fire destroyed several vintage cars Monday after in a South Austin fire, and several more were damaged, according to Austin Battalion Chief Thayer Smith.
The Fire Department got the call about 2:40 p.m. Monday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming out of a warehouse building at 2056 West Stassney Lane, Smith said.
Damage estimates are about $1 million for the cars and about $100,000 to the building, according to the fire department. The cause has not been determined.
Smith said there were 22 cars and eight motorcycles inside the warehouse. The cars dated back to the 1920s and at least four of them were destroyed, Smith said. He said several more suffered smoke and soot damage.
Smith said the owner of the warehouse reported that one of the destroyed vintage motorcycles in the warehouse was driven by Peter Fonda in the movie “Easy Rider.”
