A Week We Won't Forget · The LS & LT Swap Community

Apr 28 • General

A Week We Won't Forget

Here's a quick update on everything that's unfolded over the past week. To put it simply: it's been one of those hard stretches that suck to go through and see all the time spent, burned away in a matter of minutes.

It started last Monday when the transport company that hauls and sets up our show trailer picked it up for the run to Holley LS Fest Vegas. Tuesday evening, the call came in. Our driver was on the side of the highway, panicked with flames shooting out of the trailer. He tried to fight the fire to no avail. By the time the nearest town's fire department arrived, the entire contents of the trailer had been consumed.

Getting that news over the phone, hundreds of miles away and completely helpless, was gut wrenching.

The aftermath was no easier. Getting the salvage off the highway was a massive and expensive undertaking. The fire burned so intensely that the leaf springs separated from the frame and the wheel wells folded over. Every one of the six tires had to be replaced before the trailer could move again. All told it took seven hours just to get it rolling. We flew out to assess what was left. Being there in person made it real for us. Seeing so many of our memories, burned to crisp was tough. All that was left, is a handful of burnt engine and supercharger cores. To add insult to injury, insurance has denied the claim. We are not giving up on that fight, but the painful reality is we cannot touch the trailer contents until a later date. The problem is we need those engines to keep functioning as a company. We use them to mockup parts, test them and take photos with.

Meanwhile, LS Fest Texas is less than three weeks out, and we refuse to miss it.

So we bought some locked up engine cores that we currently are prepping so we have something to show in Texas. We are very fortunate that something actually bad didn't happen, such as someone getting hurt. This is a minor setback and will be back to full strength soon again.

We launched a limited edition smoke gray flag shirt for anyone who wants to some cool new gear to help us out, since we lost almost all our shirt inventory in the fire. We will keep you updated as things develop. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to offer your support. You guys are the best and it means so much for your support!!

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