Dodge popcorn maker?

• Jul 10, 2025

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I wasn’t aware Dodge made a popcorn maker…

I drove past this a couple of days ago and pulled over to have a look.
A member from our local fire department said these are some remains of a Dodge Charger that was stolen from a neighboring town and set fire here on the side of the road.
Nope, I didn't find any popped kernels as I hoped .

 

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All that’s left of them tires are the steel belts…

 

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All this melted metal, looks a bit like solder to me…

 

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Definitely some heat there…

 

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Body filler lead possibly.

 

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kiwigtx said:

Body filler lead possibly.

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I hadn't thought of that. Makes sense to me.

 

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Another possibility is aluminum alloy wheels.

 

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PlymCrazy said:

some remains of a Dodge Charger

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ICE Charger or BEV Charger?

 

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DeltaV said:

ICE Charger or BEV Charger?

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That wasn’t specified.
Our neighbors got the low down from the firefighter.
I did ask that question.
They couldn’t answer that.

 

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Maybe not popcorn, possible baked potato or a hot pocket wrapped in aluminum foil within the intake manifold area. Or go redneck and cook a roadkill squirrel. I'm going for hot pocket to be trendy lol

 

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what's left of it

 

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DeltaV said:

Another possibility is aluminum alloy wheels.

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Yup, that's what's left of one of the aluminum rims. I've seen that same thing from other car fires.

 

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DeltaV said:

Another possibility is aluminum alloy wheels.

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X2, I've seen them leave a 3 foot circle, a 1/2 inch thick of aluminum.

 

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kiwigtx said:

Body filler lead possibly.

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I haven't seen lead being used in years.

 

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Wrong kind of corn.

 

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A Dodge Charger?
On the country back roads?
And a fire?

That sounds familiar

 

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The "popcorn maker" comment was alluding to the fire being right next to a corn field, as you can see in the pics.
Just in case that detail got past some of you folks

 

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PlymCrazy said:

The "popcorn maker" comment was alluding to the fire being right next to a corn field, as you can see in the pics.
Just in case that detail got passed some of you folks

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It wasn't too hard to figure out.