Close call!

Troy · September 07, 2009, 10:32:40 AM

Heading home from a cruise last week...

I saw it (dove?) come out from the side of the road and swerve. Then I heard a thunk and the body came flipping over the car (I ducked but it missed the windshield too). I didn't even stop until I got home because I was sure I was missing a big chunk of grill. I guess it hit the bottom of the hood though.

Troy

jaak · September 07, 2009, 10:34:24 AM

Wow, your lucky you aren't posting a wanted ad looking for a 68 grille.

Jason

Rallyecharger · September 07, 2009, 10:52:39 AM

Very lucky indeed !!!

go buy a lottery ticket now !!

68X426 · September 07, 2009, 11:00:25 AM

You live right.

Are you sure that wasn't a Ford Falcon?

Troy · September 07, 2009, 11:19:40 AM

Quote from: jaak on September 07, 2009, 10:34:24 AM
Wow, your lucky you aren't posting a wanted ad looking for a 68 grille.

Jason

I have spares - I just didn't plan on using them right away!

Troy

BrianShaughnessy · September 07, 2009, 11:20:50 AM

Lucky! Maybe it hit the bumper.

tan top · September 07, 2009, 11:23:08 AM

Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on September 07, 2009, 11:20:50 AM
Lucky! Maybe it hit the bumper.

yeah thats what im thinking !! hit bumper first

, lucky it didn't take the grill out

MoparManJim · September 07, 2009, 11:51:16 AM

Man, went I saw the first photo I just

and the 2nd one was no better.

I'm glad to hear it didn't brake the grill though

But if you want to grill some food, don't use your charger grill for that, used the other kind of grill to grill the stuff though

Troy · September 07, 2009, 02:31:51 PM

I dunno if it hit the bumper because it would have had to bounce out/up to come over the car without getting stuck in the grill. I didn't find any blood in the grill or bumper either (it was all over the windshield and hood). Either way, it missed the grill and didn't bend or dent anything else.

Troy

Tilar · September 07, 2009, 02:44:12 PM

Oh great, Now I have more to worry about when I get mine running.

Glad it didn't hurt anything.

MoparManJim · September 07, 2009, 03:10:59 PM

You know Troy, it puzzles even me, how in the heck would the bird get from inside the open area to out an up over the hood tip to hit the windshield also $:-\$ $:-\$

You would think it would remain in the grill area presley if your driving down the road when it happen.

Steve P. · September 07, 2009, 03:27:31 PM

Glad you AND the car are good, buddy. A bunch of years ago while on my way to work I saw a very large flock of green "looked like parrots", dive bombing into two of the three lane road in front of me. I would have just blasted on through feeling bad, but the lady just ahead of me and in the left lane nailed the brakes and came into my lane crossing in front of me. No one was hurt and neither car connected, but we left many hungry and DEAD birds all over the road.
Once stopped and off the road she told me she has birds at home and she completely freaked when they dove in front of her. I asked her if she would like to be on her way to her own funeral.

Sometimes it's just best to pic a lane and drive through.

1969chargerrtse · September 07, 2009, 04:00:38 PM

What I wanna know is if it happened last week, why the delay.

You are one lucky guy, or your car is lucky.
I kid you not on this story I'm about to tell you. I was in my buddies 70 Olds Pace car conv. We were on a main highway cruising when he says to me, you're not gonna believe this but one time while I was on the highway just like now, a bird slammed into my hood scoops. Just as he said that, a bird slammed into the scoop while we were driving. We just stared at each other with our mouths open.

P.S I thought your grille had silver vertical lines?

472 R/T SE · September 07, 2009, 04:29:59 PM

Good thing it wasn't a '69.

Troy · September 07, 2009, 04:32:56 PM

Quote from: MoparManJim on September 07, 2009, 03:10:59 PM
You know Troy, it puzzles even me, how in the heck would the bird get from inside the open area to out an up over the hood tip to hit the windshield also $:-\$ $:-\$

You would think it would remain in the grill area presley if your driving down the road when it happen.

It exploded in a ball of feathers. My guess is the rest landed on the highway somewhere but the ones that went into the grill stuck. That's why I think it hit the front edge of the hood - the body bounced up but the feathers went everywhere.

Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on September 07, 2009, 04:00:38 PM
What I wanna know is if it happened last week, why the delay.
You are one lucky guy, or your car is lucky.
P.S I thought your grille had silver vertical lines?

Delay in what? Posting? I hadn't resized the pictures yet - too busy. The grill does have silver vertical lines.

I have never hit a bird with a car - although I hit one on my motorcycle once. It deflected off the mirror and went over my shoulder. Usually I'm dodging deer, opossum, and raccoons.

Troy

Back N Black · September 07, 2009, 05:08:49 PM

Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on September 07, 2009, 04:00:38 PM
What I wanna know is if it happened last week, why the delay.
You are one lucky guy, or your car is lucky.
I kid you not on this story I'm about to tell you. I was in my buddies 70 Olds Pace car conv. We were on a main highway cruising when he says to me, you're not gonna believe this but one time while I was on the highway just like now, a bird slammed into my hood scoops. Just as he said that, a bird slammed into the scoop while we were driving. We just stared at each other with our mouths open.

P.S I thought your grille had silver vertical lines?

Troy was delayed in posting, because he has a life outside DC.com

mopar73 · September 07, 2009, 05:38:48 PM

Quote from: Rallyecharger on September 07, 2009, 10:52:39 AM
Very lucky indeed !!! go buy a lottery ticket now !!

Ghoste · September 07, 2009, 11:06:06 PM

Lucky that bulldozer blade grille had all that high air pressure trapped in front of it.

jar1292 · September 07, 2009, 11:18:02 PM

Troy in Utah the dove season starts on September 1st! you got your license? hope the DWR doesn't get word of this! lol sorry had to share some humor on this. I think you pulled the long straw and got lucky on this one!

moparsons · September 08, 2009, 12:39:50 AM

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I have spares - I just didn't plan on using them right away!

Troy

The first thing i thought was......"glad i sold him that grille."

451-74Charger · September 08, 2009, 10:49:50 AM

I would have sworn youd be at cruisapolusa at Coney this past weekend
But I guess there were NO (i feel let down) I repeat NO Chargers to be seen.
Whats up with that? dont want to catch something from those Chevys and Fords?

Troy · September 08, 2009, 11:11:15 AM

Quote from: moparsons on September 08, 2009, 12:39:50 AM
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I have spares - I just didn't plan on using them right away!

Troy

The first thing i thought was......"glad i sold him that grille."

There's one. I'll have to post some "after" pictures some day. The metal frame on that one was wasted! The rest was real nice though.

Quote from: 472 R/T SE on September 07, 2009, 04:29:59 PM
Good thing it wasn't a '69.

It probably would have dented that GTO trim huh?

Quote from: 451-74Charger on September 08, 2009, 10:49:50 AM
I would have sworn youd be at cruisapolusa at Coney this past weekend
But I guess there were NO (i feel let down) I repeat NO Chargers to be seen.
Whats up with that? dont want to catch something from those Chevys and Fords?

I had misplaced my car show calendar so I didn't know about it until Saturday. I've never been to that show though (probably never knew the dates). I was working on the cars in the morning then Dad and I went to the Frisch's cruise in Bethel Saturday evening. The day I hit the bird I had gone to Mugbee's over in N. KY but I was the only car there so I went to Milford for the Quaker Steak & Lube cruise. The next few weekends will be Felicity (13th?), then Norwalk (maybe), then Monster Mopar, then the Pumpkin Run, then Batavia (Sportsman's Club/Tri State Mopar). I've been hitting the Hamilton cruise-in on Saturdays but it's the same cars every week. I heard Milford had the most cars ever on Friday night but it's tough to make it over there unless I bail out of work real early.

Troy

451-74Charger · September 08, 2009, 11:58:33 AM

Too funny,
I Left Florence to go to Amelia and then upto Jeffersonville, and came back down (past the 1000 cops alll writing tickets) on Sunday, stopping at Red Robin in Milford. still didnt see any Chargers.

Yesterday was spent taking pictures for a wedding and just happened to get about 30 images of Navy1

and Air Force1

and a certain passenger disembarking as I was driving home

bull · September 08, 2009, 12:01:11 PM

I was always worried about the grill in my old 70 getting smashed, and that was back in the mid 80s.

Road Dog · September 08, 2009, 12:04:04 PM

I never worry about it.

BROCK · September 08, 2009, 06:02:25 PM

A friend had a Hawk fly into the grille of his company truck. That grill did NOT survive.

Glad this grille DID

twodko · September 08, 2009, 06:12:39 PM

I glad your grill, windshield etc survived without damage. It could have been worse if you had had to ditch your Charger in the Hudson River. hahahahaha

Tom

BMOTOXSTAR · September 08, 2009, 06:14:13 PM

Glad the Charger & you are OK.
How have ya' been Troy?
Thanks again for helping me out a few years back with all them 3rd gen parts.I will never forget all the help you gave me loading those parts up, you spent an entire afternoon helping me.

472 R/T SE · September 08, 2009, 06:15:49 PM

Maybe those Genny Lee folks are on to something.

Dans 68 · September 08, 2009, 06:22:59 PM

Geez, no one has any concerns for the poor bird??? Hopefully he got up, flew away and told all his bird buddies about his encounter with the scariest looking thing on the road....

Dan

PocketThunder · September 08, 2009, 06:30:15 PM

Quote from: 472 R/T SE on September 08, 2009, 06:15:49 PM
Maybe those Genny Lee folks are on to something.

Just 6T9 CHGR · September 08, 2009, 07:35:38 PM

Quote from: Troy on September 08, 2009, 11:11:15 AM

It probably would have dented that GTO trim huh?

WTF bro?

Steve P. · September 08, 2009, 08:22:57 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.............. Troy busted one on ya... HAHAHA....

68 RT · October 13, 2009, 02:11:12 PM

Quote from: 451-74Charger on September 08, 2009, 10:49:50 AM
I would have sworn youd be at cruisapolusa at Coney this past weekend
But I guess there were NO (i feel let down) I repeat NO Chargers to be seen.
Whats up with that? dont want to catch something from those Chevys and Fords?

I was at Coney that weekend in my 68 r/t. Was parked ack by the bumper cars.

451-74Charger · October 13, 2009, 02:19:40 PM

QuoteI was at Coney that weekend in my 68 r/t. Was parked ack by the bumper cars.

I didnt see ya anywhere
i walked up past the Runner, and looked to the left (where you were last year) and didnt see ya

aussiemuscle · October 15, 2009, 12:46:50 AM

i understand your relief. i hit a bird in my last dd. (2002 ford falcon). it was a crow, so the whole grille was toast

so was the bird

451-74Charger · October 15, 2009, 08:36:25 AM

T%ry hitting a rabbit in a mini (not the BMW one either)
Thud.....rabbit stew for a week

Martian R/T · October 15, 2009, 10:33:40 AM

When I was in High School I was driving my 65 Mustang Fastback and a flock of sparrows flew out of a field and I plowed right through the middle of them, I heard multiple thuds and figured the worst for the front end, luckily the grill and horse are actually metal so no damage, but I did have to go home and clean bird carcass out of the grill, nailed 8 of the little suckers.

b5blue · October 15, 2009, 11:55:16 AM

Years ago a pair of sparrows smacked into the grill of my Nova. I pulled over and got out...they were stuck in the grill hanging by their little heads. I popped them out and set them in the grass on the side of the road and said: "sorry little guys!". As I turned to go back to my car I heard a "tweet tweet" and looking back saw both jump up and fly (wobbly) away!

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