Bird wrecked

[Mytur Binsdirti]

               
How did the orange 'Bird pull out into oncoming traffic (making a left I guess?) and end up being hit almost squarely head-on like that?  That seems like a strange way to wreck. 

She pulled out of the gas station and (I guess) misjudged the lanes & started driving in the oncoming left turn lane. 

[ply64post]

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[Mopar Nut]

I'm glad to see nobody was hurt.

[Aero426]

Depending on how familiar you are with the surroundings, this is probably a lot easier to do than some would think.   

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Depending on how familiar you are with the surroundings, this is probably a lot easier to do than some would think.   

That is definately true.

[Speedfreak]

Depending on how familiar you are with the surroundings, this is probably a lot easier to do than some would think.   

That is definately true.

Definitely, around here some lady went the wrong way on the expressway, she was wasted and had a van full of kids, all died.

[odcics2]

Even happens to pro drivers....

[70moparman]

Poor Bird!!!     That would of made me sick...     And I probably would of beat the other driver with part of the nosecone...

[Aero426]

Poor Bird!!!     That would of made me sick...    And I probably would of beat the other driver with part of the nosecone...

Was. Not. The. Other. Driver's. Fault.  

Bad deal all the way around for everyone involved.    Poor Bird indeed. 

[Aero426]

Cotton would have liked to have beaten Buddy with part of the nose cone.   

[RTDaddy]

Even happens to pro drivers....

Buddy ran into the back of James Hylton while leading under caution trying to read the pit board.  1969 Texas 500.

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH."

[hemi68charger]

Even happens to pro drivers....

Buddy ran into the back of James Hylton while leading under caution trying to read the pit board.  1969 Texas 500.

"IF YOU'RE UNDER CONTROL, YOU AIN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH."

The race Bobby Issac won, no? First race at Texas World Speedway.......

[70moparman]

Poor Bird!!!     That would of made me sick...    And I probably would of beat the other driver with part of the nosecone...

Was. Not. The. Other. Driver's. Fault.  

Bad deal all the way around for everyone involved.    Poor Bird indeed. 

Whoops ~ Sorry about that... I ASSUMED anyone behind the wheel of a Superbird to be a car guy, and naturally thought some bone-head in a Honda caused the wreck...  I guess instead of beating the other driver with part of the nosecone, I would take out a home equity line of credit on my house and start looking for a front-end... (after i was done throwing up for a few hours first)

*Forget the high cost of the replacement parts, you would be lucky to even locate them at this point in time, yet alone find somoene willing to sell what they have...  It will be like a long, painful scavenger hunt for parts...  Ahhhhhhhh!
I cant immage a more expensive muscle car front end to replace, except a Daytona of course... Man what a bummer

[GOTWING]

$60,000 IN DAMAGE EASY.. 

[FJ5WING]

 

[6PakBee]

Never fixed parted it out

Build a clone to drive instead

I agree.  How much fun is driving a wing car in public when you are in constant fear of it being in an accident?  Or stolen?  Or vandalized? 

[held1823]

Build a clone to drive instead

I agree.  How much fun is driving a wing car in public when you are in constant fear of it being in an accident?  Or stolen?  Or vandalized?  

i'd say the owner was having a hell of a lot of fun

[Aero426]

I agree.  How much fun is driving a wing car in public when you are in constant fear of it being in an accident?  Or stolen?  Or vandalized? 

It is a ridiculous amount of fun to have these cars out, especially on the open road.   The only things that really concern me out there are real heavy traffic at speed, and weather.   But mostly weather.

Clone or not,  you cannot foresee every circumstance.  Cars burn down in locked garages too.   You can only do your best to try and protect yourself by driving defensively.    Hopefully the owner of the Bird has the right insurance.

If you live in fear, perhaps the 1/18 ERTL version is the right car to own. 

[maxwellwedge]

 

[GOTWING]

 

[nascarxx29]

A pleasure to own and drive a wingcar I did it 7 days a week as a regular driver comuter car .But you do got to keep your guard up because of the attention it draws and distractions it can create
I used to breathe a sigh of relief pulling up my friends driveway returning his car back to Maryland after I was done maintence.
And still look behind me while sitting at a light after being severly rear ended in the old superbird

[Dave Kanofsky]

Me too, X 1,000,000,000

[62 Max]

I drive mine and enjoy it,if I would have to worry about something happening I would just as soon not own it.Two weeks ago it got over 400 mi in one day,central PA to front Royal,VA,over the Skyline Drive to Rock Fish Gap and home,never worried for one minute,been doing it since I finished it 20 yrs ago and ten yrs before that and it's still in one piece !!

[Redbird]

So much as no one appears to have been hurt, life is fine.

The idea that cars like these are worth too much to drive, and therefore folks would worry too much when they drive them is just absurd. Real cars are not worth that much. If it is metal or plastic it can be fixed, if someone has the kind of personality where they wouldn't drive a car there are 1/18 scale models-as someone else has said. If folks just want to keep a bookend in the garage that is fine too.

The idea of causing bodily harm to someone after the fact of a fender bender is well..... how do people even respond to that? It is just a car.

[6PakBee]

I agree.  How much fun is driving a wing car in public when you are in constant fear of it being in an accident?  Or stolen?  Or vandalized? 

It is a ridiculous amount of fun to have these cars out, especially on the open road.   The only things that really concern me out there are real heavy traffic at speed, and weather.   But mostly weather.

Clone or not,  you cannot foresee every circumstance.  Cars burn down in locked garages too.   You can only do your best to try and protect yourself by driving defensively.    Hopefully the owner of the Bird has the right insurance.

If you live in fear, perhaps the 1/18 ERTL version is the right car to own. 

Yuk, yuk, yuk, boy was that a funny one there    Getting serious again, apparently you have no problem driving your original wing car like a daily driver.  If it gets wrecked, so what.  If it costs $40,000-$60,000 to get it repaired, so what.  You my friend, apparently have more money than I will ever have.  And don't mention the 'I' word, insurance.  They don't give policies with that kind of coverage away for nothing.