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Love That '69
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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I killed Bambi....
I had the worst night of my life last night on my way back home after dropping my girlfriend off. I was coming down an off-ramp from baseline road onto highway 216, when outta nowhere a deer came right infront me out of the ditch!! The front drivers side of the '69 Chevy is damaged because of it. I'm ok, considering the truck flipped the deer right into the drivers side of the windshield, it almost came through it too!! The windshield shattered and broken glass went all over me and the inside of the cab. The drivers side of the hood is smashed in and the passengers side is bent upwards, there's a dent in the top drivers side of the front grill, the front drivers side fender is dented in a few places, the drivers side mirror is broken, the flamed rear view mirror broke, the drivers side of the windshield is shattered and fell partially out into the cab, the roof is scratched up and has blood/guts all over it, and there is a scrape along the middle of the drivers side door. The hood is bent shut so I couldn't open it up to see if there was any damage under the hood.
Got it towed to a storage yard in town near 3 collision repair shops. I spoke with my insurance agent this morning and explained everything. They faxed it all over to my insurance company and I should hear back from them within the next day or two. They're gonna have an appraiser take a look at it and access the damage. Then we'll go from there.
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I AM CANADIAN!!!!!  1969 Chevy C/10 Truck - SBC V8, TH-350, 3.73 Posi, 1000W Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, B&M Megashifter, GT Grant Steering Wheel, Dual Magnaflow Exhaust System, Dynomax Headers, Lowered 1" Front & 3" Rear, Front/Rear Sway Bars, Racing Seats, 6000K HID Headlights 2008 Chevy Colorado LT - 3.7L I5, 4 Speed Automatic, Crew Cab, 4X4, Z71 Off-Road Package, "Ground Effects" Package, K&N Cold Air Intake, Supermod PTB, Magnaflow Exhaust w/ Resonator, 500W Kenwood / Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, Custom LED Lighting, 6000K HID Low's / High's, Blackcat Customs Gauges / Needles, Carbon Fiber Interior Accents, KrFabs 2" Lift Shackles / Torsion Bar Crank with Rancho RS5000 Shocks, Superskids Skid Plates Last edited by Classic69; 09-04-2008 at 01:36 PM. |
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06-02-2008, 03:55 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Glad to hear you are ok!
Best of luck getting her put back together-
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06-02-2008, 04:04 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
You're extremely lucky, man. My uncle suffered permanent brain/nerve damage from a deer going through the windshielf of his delivery truck...
Vehicles can be repaired a lot easier than we can. Hope you get your wheels back soon. |
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06-02-2008, 10:45 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Sorry to hear about the accident, but glad to hear that you weren't hurt.
Good luck putting the '69 back together!
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06-02-2008, 11:05 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
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It's probably a good thing that you had already dropped your girlfriend off. Sorry about the misfortune and I hope your insurance company comes through for you... LockDoc
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06-02-2008, 11:15 PM
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Phone's ringin Dude.
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Re: I killed Bambi....
You didn't kill Bambi, Bambi killed your truck!
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06-02-2008, 11:30 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Glad you both were not hurt. Sounds like there wasn't enough of that deer to warrant using this cookbook
 http://www.amazon.com/Original-Road-Kill-Cookbook/...
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06-03-2008, 03:11 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
The important thing is you're okay.
The truck is wrinkled, but repairable. Those are all that matter; especially, the "you're okay" part.
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06-03-2008, 03:48 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Sorry about your truck. Glad your ok. I have hit two deers and one deer hit me. Two vehicles I really didnt gave to much about...75 Toyota Corrolla and a 78 Dodge van...The deer that ran into me...my 76 Olds 442. That really ticked me of! Ran right into my left door...broke my mirror, Window, and took my door handle right off! Dented up the original door that still had the 442 stripping on it.
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06-03-2008, 10:14 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Did that happen right on the overpass? I noticed some marks on the highway and was wondering what was hit.
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06-03-2008, 10:35 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Sorry to hear that your truck is damaged. Glad to hear that you are OK.
Hopefully you will be back on the road before the summer is over. Still hoping to meet with you again at a Wednesday night Millwoods.
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06-03-2008, 10:38 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
ouch,, happened to me a few years ago,,my truck only had liability, and I'm still working on it. (well havent in awhile) I need to get it done... these trucks are tough, I doubt my DD would have been repariable
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06-03-2008, 11:03 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Hitting the deer was the best thing you could have done. Had you swerved and hit a telephone pole or something, the accident would have been your fault.
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06-03-2008, 11:09 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
make sure you tell the insurance guys the deer hit you i know a guy in the interior of bc and he hit a deer when he went to the insurance company the guy said did you hit the deer or did the deer hit you "wink wink" so that insuance would cover it
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06-03-2008, 11:20 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
RIP Bambi
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06-03-2008, 02:04 PM
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06-03-2008, 02:52 PM
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06-03-2008, 05:42 PM
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Love That '69
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Got a few pictures today, I'll try and post them up within the next day or two.
Spoke with my insurance company, they sent an appraiser out this morning to take a look at the damages. He said it's repairable and that it shouldn't be a write-off. Just waiting for the go-ahead from my insurance compnay to take it to a body shop to get fixed. By the sound of it, they're gonna cover the costs to repair the '69. In my opinion, it's gonna cost about $5000 in parts/labour. All I gotta pay is a $250 deductible.
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I AM CANADIAN!!!!! 1969 Chevy C/10 Truck - SBC V8, TH-350, 3.73 Posi, 1000W Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, B&M Megashifter, GT Grant Steering Wheel, Dual Magnaflow Exhaust System, Dynomax Headers, Lowered 1" Front & 3" Rear, Front/Rear Sway Bars, Racing Seats, 6000K HID Headlights 2008 Chevy Colorado LT - 3.7L I5, 4 Speed Automatic, Crew Cab, 4X4, Z71 Off-Road Package, "Ground Effects" Package, K&N Cold Air Intake, Supermod PTB, Magnaflow Exhaust w/ Resonator, 500W Kenwood / Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, Custom LED Lighting, 6000K HID Low's / High's, Blackcat Customs Gauges / Needles, Carbon Fiber Interior Accents, KrFabs 2" Lift Shackles / Torsion Bar Crank with Rancho RS5000 Shocks, Superskids Skid Plates |
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06-03-2008, 05:44 PM
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I AM CANADIAN!!!!! 1969 Chevy C/10 Truck - SBC V8, TH-350, 3.73 Posi, 1000W Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, B&M Megashifter, GT Grant Steering Wheel, Dual Magnaflow Exhaust System, Dynomax Headers, Lowered 1" Front & 3" Rear, Front/Rear Sway Bars, Racing Seats, 6000K HID Headlights 2008 Chevy Colorado LT - 3.7L I5, 4 Speed Automatic, Crew Cab, 4X4, Z71 Off-Road Package, "Ground Effects" Package, K&N Cold Air Intake, Supermod PTB, Magnaflow Exhaust w/ Resonator, 500W Kenwood / Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, Custom LED Lighting, 6000K HID Low's / High's, Blackcat Customs Gauges / Needles, Carbon Fiber Interior Accents, KrFabs 2" Lift Shackles / Torsion Bar Crank with Rancho RS5000 Shocks, Superskids Skid Plates Last edited by Classic69; 06-03-2008 at 05:46 PM. |
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06-03-2008, 05:49 PM
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Love That '69
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Thank you to everyone who has wished me all the best in this really hard situation...A lot of people go through this and it sucks!!
But again, thanks!!  I really appreciate it!!
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I AM CANADIAN!!!!! 1969 Chevy C/10 Truck - SBC V8, TH-350, 3.73 Posi, 1000W Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, B&M Megashifter, GT Grant Steering Wheel, Dual Magnaflow Exhaust System, Dynomax Headers, Lowered 1" Front & 3" Rear, Front/Rear Sway Bars, Racing Seats, 6000K HID Headlights 2008 Chevy Colorado LT - 3.7L I5, 4 Speed Automatic, Crew Cab, 4X4, Z71 Off-Road Package, "Ground Effects" Package, K&N Cold Air Intake, Supermod PTB, Magnaflow Exhaust w/ Resonator, 500W Kenwood / Rockford Fosgate Stereo System, Custom LED Lighting, 6000K HID Low's / High's, Blackcat Customs Gauges / Needles, Carbon Fiber Interior Accents, KrFabs 2" Lift Shackles / Torsion Bar Crank with Rancho RS5000 Shocks, Superskids Skid Plates Last edited by Classic69; 06-03-2008 at 05:49 PM. |
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06-04-2008, 09:07 AM
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By the way, you have a great looking truck-
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06-04-2008, 10:13 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Oh Dear! Still the main thing is the truck's survived.
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06-04-2008, 11:33 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
You need to come on down here to Tx. where the deer are smaller. They don't do nearly as much damage, most of the time. I hit two in 7 days while driving in the Hill Country to go....Deer Hunting! Both times. I was driving a company truck, '90 F-150, and neither one did a dime's worth of damage. I was very lucky.
Just about everyone in deer country down here runs "ranch hand" bumper replacements on their newer trucks. The saying is, "once it's inevitable, CENTER UP!" So as not to damage the sides of the truck. I know one rancher that hit seven in one round trip from San Angelo to Abilene (80-85 miles one way) in the same night. My bro-in-law put a bumper replacement on his F-350, and two months later had one run into the side of his truck. It ripped the dually fender right off his truck. Irony at it's best right there. It's good that you're OK though, and really good your pregnant GF wasn't in the truck. Sounds like the ins company is going to work with you too. Another good thing. Sux for the deer though, huh? Ah well, there's plenty of them. Jay
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06-04-2008, 11:48 PM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
Wow, baseline and hwy 216, I didn't even know there is dear in that area. At least your safe is all that matters.
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06-05-2008, 01:30 AM
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Re: I killed Bambi....
I completely agree with taking the hit over any other options. vehicles are repairable (most of the time). last fall some "stoners" from my school were driving on a highway that has a solid 50-60 ft shear drop into a ravine on either side. they swerved off the road and landed in the bottom of one. 6 people in a saturn, mind you. none of them were hurt, and i don't know what happened with insurance, but honestly, i sure as hell am not willing to risk that kind of guilt to avoid an accident, only to set myself up for another...
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