HOLY CRAP.....

[69bronzeT5]

I wonder if the driver survived.....

[charger Downunder]

Thats bad.

[bear]

Ouch. Anymore pictures of that?

[69bronzeT5]

Couldn't find anymore.

[Mike DC]

That's pretty incredible. 


Whoever hit that car must have been really moving.  I can't imagine doing that to an early Camaro with any reasoable impact speed.  Probably not much less than 50-60 mph into a stationary car. 



Lookit the rear quarter skin above the RR wheel.  It looks like the panel skin was literally ripped in half, almost like the way you'd tear a sheet of paper down the middle. 

[Hemidog]

If anyone survived that crash, they sure are lucky!

[bear]

Well it appears that there is a large SUV in the corner of the picture and the possible driver of it in the picture because I highly doubt the driver of the Camaro would be standing there that calmly after that. Now I am not pointing the finger at anyone or am I?

[tan top]

   damn ..

[Mike DC]

Come to think of it I wonder if there was anyone actually in the Camaro at all. 

I don't think it's very likely that anyone in the Camaro could have just climbed out on their own after a hit like that.  But if the driver was still in the car when the paramedics arrived, they probably would have jaws'd the entire roof off the car first thing.   

[rt green]

wow. that had to hurt

[Ghoste]

Can anyone identify the white vehicle from the little bit that shows?  Could the young girl be involved?  I can't imagine them allowing just anybody to hang around the accident scene.

[69bronzeT5]

A first, it looked like a movie scene but the picture came from a local newspaper site in the US.

[WingCharger]

 

[FLG GF]

 

[bear]

Come to think of it I wonder if there was anyone actually in the Camaro at all. 

I don't think it's very likely that anyone in the Camaro could have just climbed out on their own after a hit like that.  But if the driver was still in the car when the paramedics arrived, they probably would have jaws'd the entire roof off the car first thing.   

If you look real closely you can see the glass from the drivers door sticking up so I am guessing that the door could have been blown open upon at impact.

[BlaineKaiser450]

damn! that thing got owned!

[69 OUR/TEA]

Hello,Dynacorn,please send me .............

[ChgrSteve67]

That will buff out.

[BigRed66]

The Camaro almost looks driveable. The wheels and tires still look reasonably intact...hmmm...

My first guess is that the white car looked like a Camry...friggin' thing must've been armored though...

I like the "it'll buff out" crack...classic. 

[Drache]

I think that white car has allot more damage than it seems, the front wheel looks like it's no longer a 90 degree angle with the ground! 

[Silver R/T]

that looks really bad, hope guy is ok and will live. I wouldnt think a passenger would survive if there was one.

[71_Charger_R/T]

Can anyone identify the white vehicle from the little bit that shows?  Could the young girl be involved?  I can't imagine them allowing just anybody to hang around the accident scene.

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I'm in agreement with "Big Red" The white car appears to be a Camry. I would think there was someone driving the Camaro  as some impact debris is between the two cars indicating the collision was in that lane. My guess is the Camaro got crossed up and entered the Camry's path, their traveling speed must have been  relatively close to the same for an impact of that magnitude to result in the cars ending up so close together.  
If the Camaro was parked and got hit that hard by the Camry, it would have jettisoned the Camaro  a lot farther down the road away from the Camry. Just my conjecture.  

[Ghoste]

Someone racing dads Camry against someone who wasn't going to let that late model ricer beat him maybe?

[Mike DC]

It could have been a crossed up Camaro.  Or it could have been the Camaro was making a left turn and got whacked in a similiar way. 

[rav440]

A first, it looked like a movie scene but the picture came from a local newspaper site in the US.

what is local newspaper site  maybe there is more info to be had than just a photo

[69bronzeT5]

I'll have to search for it again. I remember it was just a photo and a small caption.

[redrider]

if you look next to the windsheld it looks like the door is open so maybe someone was in the car 

[rav440]

if you look next to the windsheld it looks like the door is open so maybe someone was in the car 

mmreeally 

[The70RT]

Car that hit the Camaro looks like a full sized Buick to me 

[69bronzeT5]

Found some more info on it.


"The remains of a 1968 Camaro sits sideways in Poplar street just west of Parkview Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said the driver of the Camaro appeared to have lost control just before it slid into the path of an oncoming westbound vehicle."

[Mike DC]

Yep.  Makes sense. 

Too much motor, too little handling, and too little driver.  Sounds like he lost it on his own. 

[Tilar]

Clicky Link


TERRE HAUTE November 07, 2008 12:13 am

— Three people were taken to the hospital after a two-car accident Thursday afternoon.
A 16-year-old male was heading east on Poplar Street around 3:30 p.m. when, while trying to accelerate, he lost control of a 1968 Camaro and spun into the westbound lane, according to Terre Haute police.
His vehicle was hit on the passenger's side by a Toyota Camry driven by a female with a male passenger, according to police.
The pair were taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital with minor injuries while the 16-year-old was taken to Union Hospital before being transferred to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Both airbags in the Camry deployed. Police were unsure if the 16-year-old was wearing a seat belt.
No further details were available at presstime.

[69bronzeT5]

Wow.

[jackel440]

yeap good old Terre Haute.College town.When i took my sister-n-law down there a few years ago there freak'n idiot kids everywhere.Doesn't surprise me one bit.

[squeakfinder]

That's hard to take. My first car was a 68 Camaro. It had a strait 6 and a 3 speed stick and I had no problems getting sideways with it.

[TK73]

WHO THE F... would let that car go with a 16-year old by himself??   

[Mike DC]

Depends on the kid.  It really does. 

I had my first charger when I was 16 and I didn't kill it.  At the time everyone told my parents that the car wouldn't live three months in my hands.

[charger Downunder]

My first car was my 70 440 charger Rt and i still have it today i was 16 when i bought it and it wasnt cheap $6,500 aus dollars back in 1982.Mum and dad had no problems with me having such a car dad said its big and strong and you wont stuff it because you paid for it yourself.The only problem was when i was waiting to get my drivers license dad wouldnt leave my charger alone he was always driving it.I had many other friends, whos parents bought them new cars and they trashed them in no time.
Some young ones are level headed while others arnt.

[69bronzeT5]

I agree with Mike DC...it all depends on the person. I see kids doing powerslides and stuff with their tuners..and the cars are covered in dents. I'm looking at $15,000 for body and paint alone on my Charger, there is no way I'm gonna attempt to do bullsh*t things like that just to show off to other people.

For example, last week in the school parking lot (its gravel). A kid in his pickup attempted to do a powerslide. He lost control, drove up and over the concrete meridan seperating the parking lot sides and drove onto the front of some other kids car.

[Harlow]

I agree with Mike DC...it all depends on the person. I see kids doing powerslides and stuff with their tuners..and the cars are covered in dents. I'm looking at $15,000 for body and paint alone on my Charger, there is no way I'm gonna attempt to do bullsh*t things like that just to show off to other people.

For example, last week in the school parking lot (its gravel). A kid in his pickup attempted to do a powerslide. He lost control, drove up and over the concrete meridan seperating the parking lot sides and drove onto the front of some other kids car.

For 15k aren't you tempted to try to do it on your own? Thats a lot of money man, 15k will buy you a pretty decent charger these days.

[Charger_Fan]

Man, that kid will be feeling that crash for a while.
I tell ya, there are things I did at 16...17...18...that could have easily turned into that same sort of scene. Luckily, I didn't really start getting some decent power under my right foot until I was almost 18, but I still had quite a few self imposed 'physics lessons' during that time. Glad none of them were in the form of a crash.

[69bronzeT5]

I agree with Mike DC...it all depends on the person. I see kids doing powerslides and stuff with their tuners..and the cars are covered in dents. I'm looking at $15,000 for body and paint alone on my Charger, there is no way I'm gonna attempt to do bullsh*t things like that just to show off to other people.

For example, last week in the school parking lot (its gravel). A kid in his pickup attempted to do a powerslide. He lost control, drove up and over the concrete meridan seperating the parking lot sides and drove onto the front of some other kids car.

For 15k aren't you tempted to try to do it on your own? Thats a lot of money man, 15k will buy you a pretty decent charger these days.

Yeah, I have thought about it but it needs a frame rail and a torsion bar crossmember. Theres no way I can do it...let alone attempt it.

[squeakfinder]

Any chance you can start playing around with a wirefeed in school?

[Harlow]

I agree with Mike DC...it all depends on the person. I see kids doing powerslides and stuff with their tuners..and the cars are covered in dents. I'm looking at $15,000 for body and paint alone on my Charger, there is no way I'm gonna attempt to do bullsh*t things like that just to show off to other people.

For example, last week in the school parking lot (its gravel). A kid in his pickup attempted to do a powerslide. He lost control, drove up and over the concrete meridan seperating the parking lot sides and drove onto the front of some other kids car.

For 15k aren't you tempted to try to do it on your own? Thats a lot of money man, 15k will buy you a pretty decent charger these days.

Yeah, I have thought about it but it needs a frame rail and a torsion bar crossmember. Theres no way I can do it...let alone attempt it.

Man, 15k at 16 years old is a TON of money. Ever thought of selling the charger and putting the money into the Duster you just picked up? You could make yourself an awesome daily driver. Drop big money like that when your out of college and making some real money. Just a thought. I'm 18 and I'm pretty sure later on that you'll wish had something to have fun with while your in high school rather than spending all your time saving money.

[69bronzeT5]

Nope, never thought of selling it and never will.

[Mike DC]

I won't tell you to sell it. 

But I'll suggest that you maybe pay a real shop to replace the structural subframes and the maybe do an amateur job on the outer skin yourself.  They're right, $15K is a ton of money at your age.  It's not just the difficulty of getting it, it's all the other things you could be doing with it once you had it.