Another one gone.

This car was part of this years 'Russefeiring', where our students celebrate the finishing of the equivalent to College. It involves heavy partying for the better part of a month. The vehicles varies from huge articulated buses to smaller vans like the one in the picture, it is however very rare the cars are as old as this one.

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That sucks, there are ways to make sure that doesn't happen.

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Kafertoys

Below is the Norwegian to English translation given by Google

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Here is the Russian celebration up in smoke.

Asker and Bærum Police were at 19.05 notification that a russebil were on fire on the E18 between Holmen and Slependen.

The vehicle must be over lit, and the emergency services on site. Everyone in the car is out, and E18 is temporarily closed, said operations manager John Kløvjan in Asker and Bærum Police District.

There were seven people in the Russian car when it started to burn, according to police operations manager. All were uninjured from the incident.

An eyewitness told tv2.no that she was a passenger in a bus that was driving past when traffic was stopped by the police.

It might look like the fire brigade struggled to gain control over the flames, says Janne Bjergli.

According to police operations manager started the car, a 1972-model, to cheat while driving. When the driver drove into side to check the error further, it began to burn from the engine, which is located in the rear

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Google is probably the best website translator, however some of the words and phrases in English do not make sense, such as "over lit", and "started the car ... to cheat while driving". Can you give a better translation of those two phrases? What does "russebil" mean? Did partying cause the vehicle to catch on fire? Were the occupants all Russians?

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Is that photo reversed? I've never seen a vanagon with the sliding door on the driver's side.

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meagain

On Thu, 03 May 2012 04:42:10 +0200, Randall wrote= :

Hi there Randall.

My apologies for this extremely slow response.

First, this has nothing what so ever to do with Russia or Russians :o)=

The term 'Russ' is what the students are called during the latter part o= f the last year of Gymnasiet/Handelskole et al(College).

The translation 'over lit' is not that bad, think 'light a fire' + over = =3D Engulfed in fire.

'Started the car to cheat while driving' =3D started to miss, as in ignition, whilst driving.

'Russebil' is the Norwegian word for 'Russ' + bil(car) =3D 'Russebil'.

The car caught fire by itself(old and crumbling fuel lines?), not as a result of partying, and the occupants where Norwegian. Hope this helps somewhat.

J=F8rn

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P.J.Berg

On Thu, 03 May 2012 04:42:10 +0200, Randall wrote= :

Hi there Randall.

My apologies for this extremely slow response.

First, this has nothing what so ever to do with Russia or Russians :o)=

The term 'Russ' is what the students are called during the latter part o= f the last year of Gymnasiet/Handelskole et al(College).

The translation 'over lit' is not that bad, think 'light a fire' + over = =3D Engulfed in fire.

'Started the car to cheat while driving' =3D started to miss, as in ignition, whilst driving.

'Russebil' is the Norwegian word for 'Russ' + bil(car) =3D 'Russebil'.

The car caught fire by itself(old and crumbling fuel lines?), not as a result of partying, and the occupants where Norwegian. Hope this helps somewhat.

J=F8rn

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P.J.Berg

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I am going to try to answer this again as I have server difficulties my ways, the I.s.p. no longer supports Usenet so I am dependent on the free server still accessible.

The photo is not reversed, there are plenty of 'Specials' about, think 'Options'. And that is not a vanagon, they came way later. ;)

P.J.

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