Neil Young owned company LincVolt LLC is being sued in connection with a 2010 fire in the San Francisco Bay Area, which police says was caused by a vintage car the legendary Canuck singer - songwriter had converted into a hybrid vehicle.
According to an article posted yesterday (1/20/12) at Pollstar.com, Unigard Insurance Co filed suit against the Young-founded company for negligence in converting the 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on electricity and a biodiesel-powered generator.
The complainants are claiming close to a half million dollars in damages, that they allegedly paid to the owner of the building damaged in the in the San Carlo blaze.
A malfunction that occurred while the car, dubbed the “LinVolt,” was charging, set off a 3-alarm blaze, causing about $1 million in damage.
The majority of the damage was to the “Heart of Gold” hitmaker’s cherished collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, that included instruments, photos and film footage as well as to the one-of-kind car itself, which was left a burnt out shell.
Young has since had the LincVolt rebuilt, and it is currently in the road test stages of completion.
Did you know? Neil Young is currently putting the finishing touches on his autobiography titled Waging Heavy Peace, which will be published by Penguin subsidiary Blue Rider Press and released sometime in Fall 2012.
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