In the middle of the night, Harry’s Chevrolet catches fire: “They look good”

In the middle of the night, Harry’s Chevrolet catches fire: “They look good”


“Five years,” he says, his voice shaking. “Five years into this.” Harry – a large man, an impressive beard, several rings in his right ear – is spoiled by the sad view of his Chevrolet, which was used as a camper.

“It was perfect, we turned it into a camper. It could carry mattresses, it had a small kitchen. Two years ago I repainted it and replaced the universal joint last week. Next year we’re taking it to Normandy for vacation.”

“Aah, your child..”

All that happiness ended suddenly. A driving neighbor opens his car window on the Uiverstraat in Medemblik with an alarm. He puts his hand over his mouth and widens his eyes: “What happened here?!” He cannot believe that such a fire has happened in his neighborhood. “We heard a crash last night, but it was quiet again. Oh, your child…”

“Burning,” says Harry. By decision, of course. “I saw the pictures from last night at my neighbors, you can see the car going back and forth a few times and then two people get out, they started on the right rear wheel and soon everything was on fire. It started at 2 o’clock last night. The pictures are also being sent to the police.

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