by California often suffers from wildfires, but this year they have been particularly severe. The fire has already claimed 48 lives, and 250,000 California residents have been forced to leave their homes. 
Many expensive estates have already been destroyed by the fire. One of them was home to the unique 1949 Buick Streamliner, which was completely burned down. We once wrote about this masterpiece.
This elegant, streamlined roadster was built as a one-of-a-kind model by engineer Norman Timbs, who once worked on the famous Tucker 48. 
The Buick sports car features an unconventional layout with the cabin shifted backward. The reason for this is the Buick Fireball 8 straight-eight engine installed behind the seats. It reached 200 km/h and accelerated the one-ton car to 193 km/h. 
For a long time, the Buick Streamliner was considered lost but was discovered in a junkyard in 2000.
The car was restored and became a regular guest at retro shows. 
The fire also destroyed the home of ‘300 Spartans’ star Gerard Butler: his garage burned down with a 1969 Ford Bronco. However, firefighters managed to save a collectible 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. 
And here are some more photos of retro cars that were affected by the fire… 
