SuperBird damaged by Hurricane Ian

[Dave Kanofsky]

Anybody on here?  Hope people are all OK, and then hope the car will get fixed

[hemi68charger]

 

Man, that sucks.. :-(

That is a freakin' lot of force to flip the car over.......

[tan top]

 Bummer      not good  hope every one ok

[Redbird]

As close to the ocean as Bonita Springs is, the car was likely rusting from the inside to the outside long before the hurricane came.

[hemi68charger]

As close to the ocean as Bonita Springs is, the car was likely rusting from the inside to the outside long before the hurricane came.

Doesn't mean it was a Florida car. originally...... If you keep them inside, they do ok.. I grew up in South Florida (West Palm Beach)... It is when they were one's daily rides and they were outside all the time when you had rust issues....

[RSI700VIPER]

Looks like the car was picked up and dropped on it's roof.  Hopefully the owner and his/her family is safe.  

[rainbow4jd]

WELL - I GUESS I WAS WRONG IN MY SUSPICION.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbf2LfBlqis

Something doesn't feel right about that photo.  I'm questioning whether it's real or not

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Something doesn't feel right about that photo.  I'm questioning whether it's real or not

I agree. However, if it is, the car is the least of their problems.

[hemi68charger]

Something doesn't feel right about that photo.  I'm questioning whether it's real or not

In hindsight and looking over some Facebook posts, I am starting to think the same....

[b5blue]

As close to the ocean as Bonita Springs is, the car was likely rusting from the inside to the outside long before the hurricane came.

I call bull on that. My 70 Charger has spent 99% of it's life within 15 miles of the beach and it's fine. 1 or 2 winters on salted roads up north kills cars.

[Sgt Superbird]

I'm calling BS too...IMO, the arch to the leaf spring doesn't look right; the axle should be pulled down (or up, cuz it's up-side-down) into the wheel well. Looks like a leaf spring arch when the rear of the car is jacked up and weight taken off the tires. 

I just took a screenshot of the car and rotated the picture. Yep, very likely fake. I wish I could figure out how to post a picture!

[Sgt Superbird]

Here it is...what say you?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Here's another. Doesn't look right to me.


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/09/29/21/62942623-11261707-image-a-78_1664481815464.jpg

[Dave Kanofsky]

"IMO, the arch to the leaf spring doesn't look right; the axle should be pulled down (or up, cuz it's up-side-down) into the wheel well. Looks like a leaf spring arch when the rear of the car is jacked up and weight taken off the tires"

I'm not defending it as I have no idea, just consider the springs normally have the weight of the car on them, and now only have the diff and wheels, I bet it would sit tall

[Pinballjim]

I'm calling BS too.   At least I hope so.   My phone has been blowing up all afternoon with my friends sending me that picture.   

[Pinballjim]

And ANOTHER thing.....    If your Superbird was in a storm strong enough to flip it over, wouldn't it be DIRTY?

To the knucklehead who photoshopped that pic:    You're a tool.   

[A383Wing]

 

[Sgt Superbird]

Good point, Dave K.

I still think it's probably photoshopped, and I really hope it is. Cars are too clean, the Bird wing cross member would be buried in sand, and most of all, who would NOT have moved those cars to high ground, prior to the storm? 

I'm sure we'll find out the truth in due time.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

It is real. Just saw an aerial shot of it on the news.

[Sgt Superbird]

Well, that blows!  I stand corrected.

To make matters worse, it looks like the Daytona now needs the impossible to find rear window.

[nascarxx29]

More than 2

[Sgt Superbird]

Well 

[426HemiChick]

Hi Folks,                29 September 2022

Looks like Crow is on the menu for supper this evening !!!

Kind of reminds us of an old saying: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

Feel sorry for the owner(s) and the cars. Going to be a bear to find a correct backlight for the Daytona.

Wishing all involved a good and happy outcome. Hope no one was injured.

Best Always

426 Hemi Chicks

[RSI700VIPER]

So very sad that 2 iconic cars would suffer such a fate.  A friend bought a 1971 Charger RT after Superstorm Sandy hit that was steering wheel deep in "brackish" water.  It was professionally cleaned with all soft parts replaced including wire harnesses.  After the car was completely gone through, the car looked great for about 6 months.  Unfortunately, the the salt water that entered every crevice, pinch weld, and seam eventually pushed out and the car started rusting everywhere.  Even under the paint.  I'm afraid these two winged warriors are history.                

[Golden-Arm]

i'm hearing these are clone cars. maybe, maybe not, sucks either way.