A $1 million vintage concept car was destroyed in a fire along with the trailer it was being towed in Sunday in Monterey, minutes after it had been on public display at a nearby car show.

Crews with the Monterey Fire Department responded to the vehicle fire at about 7 p.m. on the Munras Avenue off-ramp from northbound Highway 1, according to fire officials.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.