31. What is the likely outcome of this suit?

A is correct. UCC § 2-613 provides that where goods, identified at the time the contract was made, are totally destroyed before the risk of their loss has passed to the buyer and without the fault of either party, the contract is void and each party is relieved of its respective obligation to perform. Under UCC § 2-501, the goods were identified at the time of contract formation since the parties agreed to the delivery of a specific automobile. In addition, the facts state that the car was destroyed without the fault of either party and before the risk of loss had passed. Therefore the contract is void. The avoidance of the contract excused both parties' performance obligation. Since each party's performance is discharged, neither party can assert a valid claim against the other.

B is incorrect. Because the goods were identified at the time of the sale, and because the car was destroyed without any fault by either party, the seller cannot prevail over the buyer.

C is incorrect. As explained above, the buyer will also not prevail because the car was identified at the time of the contract's formation and was destroyed without fault on either party.

D is incorrect. Both the seller and the buyer cannot prevail, because the contract is void due to the destruction of the identified good.