Aw CRAP Gordon... really sorry to hear. Isn't it funny how sometimes our inner
voices know better.
Well, about the only good thing is that you can probably get the car completely
repainted. Glad to
know that you are OK and that the car is not toast. Keep us posted on the
repair progress!
Greg Burrows (Gordon's Roadster was the first one I ever saw other than mine,
and mine was a basket
case. Seeing his car was an inspiration to put mine together no matter what).
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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