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Old 02-03-2017, 08:36 PM
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Freakin OUCH!

Found this on the interweb. Not mine, don't know whose, and don't know the story. But dang that sux...

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...0/1912534.html
 
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Old 02-03-2017, 08:53 PM
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Wow !!!! That's a shame. Hopefully they survived
 
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Sobering.......

I used to work at a body shop that had a fleet of tow trucks....once in a while they would haul in a car that had been in a fatal wreck. Makes you re think your priorities and drive a bit safer.......
 
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Old 02-04-2017, 01:56 AM
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Wow that's pretty much totaled. Looks almost like one of those big wheeled monster trucks worked it over. Or a frontend loader. A crash and extreme rollover, and a couple end over end would leave behind more salvageable parts. Just my thoughts.

 
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Old 02-04-2017, 06:44 AM
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Sobering.......

I used to work at a body shop that had a fleet of tow trucks....once in a while they would haul in a car that had been in a fatal wreck. Makes you re think your priorities and drive a bit safer.......
I worked in a wrecking yard for 25 years and saw quite a few wrecks that were probably fatalities.
 
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Old 02-04-2017, 10:27 AM
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Didn't see any signs of seatbelts
The way that looks I wouldn't trust any part on that wreck - Too much strain and stress
 
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Old 02-04-2017, 08:02 PM
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It looks like the air cleaner might still be good, but that's all.
 
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Old 02-06-2017, 12:26 AM
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You could not get enough parts off of it to recoup your 1300.00 dollar investment, besides that it has a Chevy engine. No wonder it could not get out of the way of what hit it.
 
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Old 02-06-2017, 05:38 AM
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No seat belts - ouch, that must have been painful. Not mach left to use on that car - what a pity
 
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Old 02-06-2017, 01:26 PM
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From the looks of it, it rolled, and no seat belts, and the way the doors appear to have popped open, I'd bet the driver was probably ejected.
Just a lesson, no matter what, seat belts should be added, especially in our trucks. Sadly, our trucks were not built to handle collisions very well.
 
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Old 02-06-2017, 07:43 PM
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That's too bad. Hate to see people get hurt and that looks pretty nasty.
 
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