That's something I always dread... in fact the number one reason that I no
longer use any of my old Datsuns every day. I decided to keep one of my
Roadsters as a parts car just in case of a disaster like this because they
are a little hard to find parts for here. Many condolences, Gordon. It
fortunate that it can be repaired and you weren't hurt.
One of the guys here recently finished a very thorough restoration of a
Datsun 810 and on the way back from the first show he took it to his wife
(he was driving another old Datsun) lost control on a slippy road caused by
spilled diesel and hit a tree. Here's the result...
http://www.datsunworld.com/discus/messages/4/51.jpg
Unfortunatelty she was hurt in the accident but is recovering. She was only
doing around 30mph! The impact was so hard that it pushed the motor back
about 8 inches,ripping the transmission crossmember from the floor and
folded the tailshaft at 90 degrees. Nasty. Needless to say it's not
repairable.
Eddie Rattley
www.ratdat.com
1969 - Datsun 2000
1969 - Datsun 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 11:45 PM
Subject: Well, crap!
> 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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