Eddie,
30 miles and hour only? It sure looks like she caught some air (as in going
down a ravine) before impacting the tree. It looks like an awful lot of
damage for a 30 mph collision.
I am glad she made it. The car looks like might be a total loss. It looks
like it would take a lot of work to get it back to normal.
Edgar
----- Original Message -----
From: <eddie@ratdat.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: Well, crap!
> 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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had
> a name of winmail.dat]
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