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04-18-2005, 11:28 AM
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Jim,
Glad to hear that you and your passenger are ok. Cars can be replaced, people can't. In my way of thinking, things worked out just fine knowing that you guys are ok.
Glad to hear that you and your passenger are ok. Cars can be replaced, people can't. In my way of thinking, things worked out just fine knowing that you guys are ok.
04-18-2005, 11:30 AM
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If you don't have to give the car to the insurance company and the chassis is reasonably straight the convertable thing might be an option. Although perhaps not a great one if you live in the northwest. Anyway, if you actually become interested in that you are welcome to come down and make copies of all the convertable parts on my '79.
04-18-2005, 12:18 PM
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And I was upset about a little contact I made with the garage door frame a few days ago!
Jeez, Jim. We are all grieving along with you. The car took a beating, but you guys are OK except for some aches and bruises. Glad to hear that!
Take some time and look the car over. I don't want to say something heretical, but it looks like the big problem is the roof. The undercarriage looks like it's OK. This could be one hot cabriolet. Probably a few too many panels to be pracitcal, though.
My sincerest sympathies.
Jeez, Jim. We are all grieving along with you. The car took a beating, but you guys are OK except for some aches and bruises. Glad to hear that!
Take some time and look the car over. I don't want to say something heretical, but it looks like the big problem is the roof. The undercarriage looks like it's OK. This could be one hot cabriolet. Probably a few too many panels to be pracitcal, though.
My sincerest sympathies.
04-18-2005, 01:20 PM
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Jim;
Glad your fine, sorry about the car. You gotta take it easy on these GT's man.
Hope you enjoyed the SC while you could.
Hacker:
Too late on the GTS cab, there is one in Europe. But I don't have any GT Cabs in my database.
Scott
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Glad your fine, sorry about the car. You gotta take it easy on these GT's man.
Hope you enjoyed the SC while you could.Hacker:
Too late on the GTS cab, there is one in Europe. But I don't have any GT Cabs in my database.
Scott
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
Holy Cow! Once again we see how stong these cars are.
Chop the top off, have the only GTS convertable around.
Chop the top off, have the only GTS convertable around.
04-18-2005, 03:02 PM
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Very sorry over this, but glad you are OK. This is the first picture I have seen of a flipped 928. I just never thought they could flip over, but given your speed and the lie of the land, it makes sense. Seems the track should anticipate something like this and have these areas graded smooth.
Since many folks are strapping on major hp now, they are not familiar with the charactoristics of major power. This is why most of the muscle cars from the 60's got wrecked.
I think I will copy thew pic for my own file. I am sure the SOCAL guys will be interested in the pics as well.
Good luck and stay safe Jim!
Since many folks are strapping on major hp now, they are not familiar with the charactoristics of major power. This is why most of the muscle cars from the 60's got wrecked.
I think I will copy thew pic for my own file. I am sure the SOCAL guys will be interested in the pics as well.
Good luck and stay safe Jim!
04-18-2005, 03:02 PM
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Solid built machine... all pasenger safe... tis a good thing. My wife cried when I totaled my car.
and was aghast when my wrecked his.
She is a true car affocianado and knows how much we loves these cars.
I won't be telling her about this
Was the track slick at all.. just looks misty out to me.
Good Luck
Save that thing.
Chris
and was aghast when my wrecked his.
She is a true car affocianado and knows how much we loves these cars.
I won't be telling her about this
Was the track slick at all.. just looks misty out to me.
Good Luck
Save that thing.
Chris
04-18-2005, 03:08 PM
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Solid built machine... all pasenger safe... tis a good thing. My wife cried when I totaled my car.
and was aghast when my wrecked his.
She is a true car affocianado and knows how much we loves these cars.
I won't be telling her about this
Was the track slick at all.. just looks misty out to me.
Good Luck
Save that thing.
Chris
and was aghast when my wrecked his.
She is a true car affocianado and knows how much we loves these cars.
I won't be telling her about this
Was the track slick at all.. just looks misty out to me.
Good Luck
Save that thing.
Chris
04-18-2005, 03:25 PM
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That cannot suck enough...............!!!!! AaaaaaaaaRrrrrrrrrrGggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody catch it on tape?
Anybody catch it on tape?
04-18-2005, 03:51 PM
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that really bites!!! sorry to hear of the loss. what are you going to do? i think its easier to gut it and pound it out than transfer all that good stuff to another car. should be fixable, right?
sounds like some real bad luck that you slide for a while and then had to hit a slight rise in a normally wide open track (like our Thunderhill) and not hit anything, but roll. that really sucks!
Sorry to hear about it, but mostly glad you are ok
Mark
is that one strong chassis or what!!????
sounds like some real bad luck that you slide for a while and then had to hit a slight rise in a normally wide open track (like our Thunderhill) and not hit anything, but roll. that really sucks!
Sorry to hear about it, but mostly glad you are ok
Mark
is that one strong chassis or what!!????
Last edited by mark kibort; 04-18-2005 at 05:41 PM.
