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A Novato homeowner was doing what countless classic car owners do on a weekend — trying to coax a long-dormant engine back to life in his garage. A strange chemical smell on the first attempt should have been a warning sign. Instead, a second try on the ignition ended in an engine bay explosion, a spreading hillside fire, and a two-alarm response from local firefighters. Here’s what actually happened, and why old muscle cars carry this exact risk.
With more than 5.6 million views and not a word of description to explain it, this viral clip has traveled far beyond the usual muscle-car crowd. There’s no famous car and no big-name channel here — just a few seconds that people can’t seem to stop replaying and arguing about. The Russian title hints, cryptically, that money is somehow involved. Watch and decide for yourself what all the fuss is about.
Barefoot Ronnie Pace’s Nova backfires through its nitrous system mid-race against Flacco’s Tuning, sending a fireball out of the engine bay close enough that a nearby bystander’s lit cigarette becomes its own punchline in the comments. One viewer corrects the record on nitrous chemistry; another questions whether the car is really a genuine Yenko. Watch to see just how dramatic the explosion really gets.