The Ferrari Modulo, a stunning concept car revealed at the 1970 Turin Motor Show and recently converted into a running, driving vehicle by James Glickenhaus, caught on fire earlier today while on the road in Europe. There wasn't any serious damage, but judging by this picture shared by Glickenhaus on Twitter, the car was far from unscathed.

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. Firm we are no longer involved with designed a muffler that caught fire. I followed procedure slowed to keep fire behind car and activated on board system which extinguished fire. No serious damage. I checked car and set off. We’ll drive her tomorrow thru Casino Square. pic.twitter.com/mhI2rlHmO4 — Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (@Glickenhaus) June 28, 2019

Glickenhaus says the custom exhaust muffler, the design of which he outsourced to an unnamed firm, was the cause of the fire. Thankfully when converting the car to a running vehicle, he had an onboard fire suppression system installed. It worked as intended, extinguishing the flames. The bodywork surrounding the muffler, as well as some sections of the right rear fender, suffered damage. Despite that, the car is still perfectly drivable, as evidenced by this picture shared by Glickenhaus just 30 minutes later:

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Continuing up the mountain after the fire pic.twitter.com/3EU4ky8hYa — Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (@Glickenhaus) June 28, 2019

The Modulo, which was penned by Italian design house Pininfarina, is a one-off concept that was sold to Glickenhaus in 2014. After four years of trying to source the car's original Ferrari 512 S chassis and V-12 engine, he and his team finally got it running. Currently, the car is on tour in Europe, and the above tweet is to be believed, it should make an appearance in Monaco sometime tomorrow, fire damage and all.

Fixing the Modulo is an entirely different story—it's not like you can open up a parts catalog and order a new bumper, exhaust, and fender. This thing is a one-off, after all. But knowing Glickenhaus, we're sure we'll see it looking good as new in no time.

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