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Attrition is defined by car collectors as natural circumstances which are slowly but surely eating away at America’s collection of classic cars. So just about anything, from accidents, to theft, to sheer neglect will eventually consume most, if not all, of the classic cars on the road today, despite the best efforts of car collectors to preserve them. And in some cases it isn’t even human nature to blame for automotive attrition, but rather mother nature.
Such is the case of this burned-out hulk of a Mustang found by Mustang Evolution. This car was one of the many automotive victims of the massive wildfires spreading across Arizona and New Mexico this month, a sore reminder that every day, there are fewer and fewer classic Mustangs in the world.
The photo comes courtesy of the Arizona Republic Newspaper, and was taken by David Kadlubowski who has been covering the damage wrought by three huge wildfires spreading across Arizona. Right now there are still three fires burning; the Wallow Fire, near Sierra Vista, the Monument Fire, and the Horseshoe Two fire. The Wallow Fire is by far the biggest, engulfing over 800 square miles of forest and destroying dozens of homes.
This classic Mustang was one of the many automotive victims of the Wallow Fire. The car belong to Stephanie Jaco’s mother, pictured her taking a picture of the damage, probably to send to insurance companies who will hopefully cut her a check. Rack up another lost Mustang for the scrap heap. At the end of the day though, it is still just a car, and nothing can replace the happy memories we hope this Mustang harbored. Still, we can’t imagine leaving our classic ‘Stang in the path of an all-engulfing fire. Can you?
