Gordon,
What crummy luck. More than likely the bozos that smacked into you
didn't hae a clue about the damage they did to such a primo classic.
The good news...you didn't get hurt. The roadster is damaged but at
least repairable. Did you keep your cool? The urge to grab a 12 gague
and administer some frontier justice would have been very strong indeed.
Where is dirty Harry when you need him?
Guy
Tempe, AZ
Gordon Glasgow wrote:
>Yesterday afternoon I was going to drive the roadster down to Portland to watch
>some of our club members race at PIR. Just south of Tacoma on I-5, the traffic
>was really bogged down, like 5-25 mph with occasional stops. I was just about
>stopped when WHUMP! a Jetta hits me from behind and BAM! bounces me into a Ford
>F-150 in front of me. Damn!
>
>The good news on the car is that it missed the front bumpers and the Marchal
>lights. The bad news is that it took out the Hella halogen backup lights (which
>I haven't seen available for years) and it may have gotten into the rear
>crossmember.
>
>Nobody hurt, mostly sheet metal damage, and the car still runs, but I think
>that's it for this summer. Fortunately she has insurance. We'll see how good it
>is.
>
>The very odd part is that I was ambivalent about going, right up to the last
>minute. I was late making hotel reservations, I was rushed packing, everything
>just felt wrong. I told Joanne, "I shouldn't say this, but I feel like this
>trip
>is jinxed." Two hours later, I found out I was right.
>
>Pics are at:
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage1.jpg
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage2.jpg
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage3.jpg
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage1.jpg
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage2.jpg
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage3.jpg
>
>Gordon Glasgow
>Renton, WA
>
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