MY Charger smucked Sat evening....I feel sick!

[chgr500]

Got into a fender bender with rather elderly person Sat around 6:00 pm PDT....it's a long winded story and I'm tired...100% other driver at fault..got a 8:10 am appointment with the insurance company in the morning...this should prove interesting.....the old prune took out my NOS wheel lip molding and 1/4 fender bumper surround molding...dented and gouged rear bumper corner....and mostly took out my perfectly staight sheet metal on my 1/4....didn't even touch the rust...this car has never been in a bodyshop..notice no bondo in pics...nothing damaged is available...now what    try to update story tomorrow

[71charger_fan]

Mine was hit a whole lot worse than that in the driver's quarter panel and I found a body shop that could straighten it without replacing any metal.

On mine the left rear was driven forward and put a crease in the quarter starting just above the rear tire that went into the roof. Here it is after repair. Same quarter. I had to replace the trunk lid, but, fortunately, those were plentiful.

http://www.moparmuscle69.com/1971chargerterry.htm

Smucked?

[TruckDriver]

OUCH! That sucks The crome for around the wheels & bumper you can find. I see it on Ebay every so often.

[Charger_Croatia]

Man that sucks! 

[70charger_boy]

Sorry, about your smuck. 

[bull]

Nice. Thanks grandpa.

[471_Magnum]

That sucks, but hopefully you can turn it into a good opportunity for rust repair. Could be a real interesting discussion with the claims adjuster though.

[69bronzeT5]

Ouch, that sucks! Thats one thing that sucks about living in the Lower Mainland, we have too many elderly people with driver's licences. Ive seen numerous elders in New West who drive. Some can drive good but the others....accidents waiting to happen

[chgr500]

That sucks, but hopefully you can turn it into a good opportunity for rust repair. Could be a real interesting discussion with the claims adjuster though.

Exactly my first thought...I went through insurance this morning....just under 10 hrs allowance for 1/4 repair..2.5 hrs. for  paint refinish (lol just took one rattle can)....I need to resource all my own parts and give receipts....ie: ..NOS OEM wheel lip molding...NOS OEM r/r 1/4 trim molding...OEM NOS 15" Mopar wheel ring...NOS OEM side marker lense and bezel.....lotsa luck with this huh....bumper core will be sent out for dent repair and rechrome....so if any one has resource to any of these parts...top dollars will be paid...insurance

Sad part is I have an NOS rear wheel lip molding and an NOS bumper surround molding.....both pieces are for the left side...the wheel lip molding I bought 2 years ago and was supposed to be for the r/r but was described incorrectly..was actually l/r when it arrived...worked a deal with the seller and kept it as a spare....the left surround molding I bought 3 years ago and have kept and have been wathching for the  right side for years...never seen one...likely end up getting a decent used one and have rechromed...insurance will have to pay...

OUCH! That sucks The crome for around the wheels & bumper you can find. I see it on Ebay every so often.

Took me 2 1/2 years to buy 3 NOS wheel lip moldings about 3-4 years ago before repops were available...average $$ 150us + shipping per corner

Went the a reputable body shop afterward that is familiar with classic cars and rust repairs.....gave some very reasonable costs for 1/4 repairs with new metal welded in...both rear lower 1/4s and l/r inner wheel rust repairs...repair dents on both 1/4s from the doors back...1500 bucks...ya OK...this will complete the body work required for this car.....then it'll be paint...will go into the shop sometime in the new year...

Ouch, that sucks! Thats one thing that sucks about living in the Lower Mainland, we have too many elderly people with driver's licences. Ive seen numerous elders in New West who drive. Some can drive good but the others....accidents waiting to happen

Bronzy..I know what you mean..I thought it was one of those OOH I HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL stories I see on the local news stories all the time regarding Grama Grampa drivers....Again the whole accident story is long winded and I'm at work...heads up though..after the accident I went to his drivers window and seen a very old fellow with an oxygen bottle on the seat and air lines stuck up in his nostrils and thought to myself oh GREAT..and when I leaned into his truck to see if he's OK... the truck cab smelled heavily of alcohol...911 time

Hmm....maybe I should sell my mint '71 R/T hood insert to help pay for this...nah I'll find an insert bulge hood soon right...right??

[Charger_Fan]

That bites, Man. At least it wasn't a harder hit, could have been a lot worse.

[tan top]

That bites, Man. At least it wasn't a harder hit, could have been a lot worse.

sorry to see that      could of been worse , good oppertunity to fix the quarter rust

[Joshua]

That sucks......but a danger when our cars are DRIVEN.......

[dpm68]

Yea, my mom's gettin up there and she nearly smucked the facade of a business last year. She said she just kinda blanked out for a couple of seconds. She still drives pretty damn good though. Happy hunting for your parts.

[Khyron]

SO when is the old Timers Funeral? 


Seriously though, Glass half full man. Just get the insurance money and get the old girl fixed up, the fender can be fixed, The trim can be found, and your o.k. 

[70charginglizard]

Id be fumming.

What a bummer man

[dc69383]

I hope the adjuster has a soft spot for old Chargers....perfect time to fix that rust.

[71charger_fan]

I was lucky, the adjuster I was sent to was blown away by the overall condition of my car and gave me a very fair settlement. I was able to stretch it to not only damage repair, but a complete repaint. That was in 1989 though.

[blackcharger]

That sucks......but a danger when our cars are DRIVEN.......

mine burned uo, along with my uncles '69 300 vert when my garage burnrd. might as well get the enjoyment out of driving them