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Old 08-06-2005, 10:56 PM
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Default Look what I found on my way to the gym today...

Beautiful car, apparently run off road by illegal in a old pickup truck with no insurance. Sunset and Beverly Glen at the entrance to Bel Air. The car looks so out of place wrapped around the pole. Driver and passenger were fine as air bags deployed. Car is a tip w/71k miles, and will no doubt be totalled. Anyone need a 3.6 motor or parts? Pics taken with new Sony Ericsson K750i w/ 2 meg camera.
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Old 08-06-2005, 10:59 PM
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John, let me know the peoples contact info.Or give them mine(You have the cell) May buy the whole car actually.
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John, let me know the peoples contact info.Or give them mine(You have the cell) May buy the whole car actually.
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Glen I didn't get to talk to the drivers as they were tied up withthe police report. I'll stop by the local station tomorrow and see if I can get some info.....
What would you do with a tip?
Old 08-06-2005, 11:15 PM
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Throw a 6spd and LF corner on it and drive it. How is the"project" coming along?
Hope this finds You well!
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Old 08-06-2005, 11:16 PM
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Aren't those poles supposed to give? Glad everyone was OK. Dang illegals with no insurance. We all pay for that.
Old 08-06-2005, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
Notice the oil cooler wrapped around the pole and remarkably intact without leaking a drop!
Pics taken with new Sony Ericsson K750i w/ 2 meg camera.
John, I would be willing to bet You won't find any oil leaking from the"cooler" but I bet there is no freon left...
Old 08-06-2005, 11:52 PM
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John, I would be willing to bet You won't find any oil leaking from the"cooler" but I bet there is no freon left...
SMARTASS!

Oopsy, my mistake. I have an auxillary Cargraphic on that side in my TT....
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someone last week was concerned about the safety of a 993.... someone should point him to this thread! The passenger compartment does not appear to be "wrinkled"
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i would be interested in those turbo twist. Well three of them actually..
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BTW, those are nice quality pics from your cell phone!
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I see it has/had a euro turbo nose. I bet if he had kept his bumperettes the front end would have been fine.
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Kelley I think it did have bumperettes; look at the passenger side in the first pic. The fog light housing jumped out of it's brackets though, and I found the front license plate with bracket across the street! He hit harder than it looks I think.

Texas 911, yea I was pretty surprised at the pics too. If I had known they would be that good I would have taken more......
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Originally Posted by jrgordonsenior
Kelley I think it did have bumperettes; look at the passenger side in the first pic.
Don't understand it then... car should have come out unscathed as thats what the bumperettes were designed for, right?

Kidding, of course.

Yes, it does look like it hit a lot harder than one would first think, judging by the pictures... thanks for posting. And I agree, those are great pics for a camera phone.
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Wasn't there some discussion awhile back on the functionality of older air bags in P-cars? Well it's worth noting that these air bags did deploy in this 8-10 year old car....
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Fill,
that was me last week, thanks! It's always painful to look at a wrecked 911, but I"m glad the driver was unharmed and the car took the punishment.


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