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fatfords · 05-17-2004, 12:18 PM

Driving home on the freeway thursday a Porsche SUV stopped in front of me and I didn't get stopped in time. She had damage to her bumper and rear door, but the tail lights and rear glass were intact. The lady behind me didn't fair too well in her Acura. My truck is ...toast

No one was hurt, so I guess we were all pretty lucky.

dubie · 05-17-2004, 12:22 PM

Oh sh!t!!! glad nobody was hurt!! are you gonna strip it for parts now? or does it belong to insurance? any prospects for another truck yet?
Very glad to hear you are ok

Putter · 05-17-2004, 12:25 PM

Oh. I just had a moment of silence. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the power. Stronger, faster......

**'70_402** · 05-17-2004, 12:35 PM

is the insurance comp. going to total it??? Similar situation happened to me (not that serious) and they tryed to take my truck from me and tell me it was totaled....Bullsh!t i showed them the recipts of the $6,800 i put just in the motor! fight to keep your truck!~

**Yukon Jack** · 05-17-2004, 12:37 PM

Man, that is a shame to see. What a bummer, lucky no one was hurt.

Jeepster376 · 05-17-2004, 12:46 PM

Bummer. That's a sad sight to see. Glad your OK.

If they do total the truck, you always have first rights to buy it back for parts. It's usually very cheap. They pay you for the total loss, then you buy it from them for scrap value.

cdowns · 05-17-2004, 12:50 PM

too bad about the truck, just goes to show the value of defensive driving and not traveling on someones rear bumper

724x4a/cchevy · 05-17-2004, 01:13 PM

Ouch!! If thats what happened to a piece of american steel, i would hate to see how that foreign piece of plastic held up!!

**Palf70Step** · 05-17-2004, 01:36 PM

Wow. It sorta bent. Hope things will work out for you with the insurance. Glad you are OK.

**guyryan100** · 05-17-2004, 01:52 PM

awe, that's nothing a rubber mallot and a long afternoon won't fix!

fatfords · 05-17-2004, 02:01 PM

Thanks for all the kind words. The only injuries are my fat lip (from the steering wheel) and my deeply bruised heart and ego.

I haven't heard from the insurance company of the driver behind me, so I don't know what will happen there. My insurance company told me that they (the people behind me) would be responsible to fix the back of my truck and any damage to the front caused by the second impact. How the heck do you differentiate the damage of the first impact from the second?

The Porsche didn't look bad at all-just a bent in rear door and scratched up bumper cover. It drove away. The Acura that folded up my bumper and tow hitch and sent my spare sliding down the freeway didn't fair nearly as well. It looked fairly new, but no air bag deployment, so it must have been just well taken care of.
I dug out the sales tax reciept to document the price I paid for the truck when I bought it. Right now it's sitting in the barn waiting for it's fate to be determined.

68C15 · 05-17-2004, 02:16 PM

I agree with Putter. glad to hear you are not hurt (except for the pride)! I'll bet the porsche has major structural damage though. just doesnt show.

did it get the rad. support? looks cosmetic from pics. (I hope)
why did she stop so soon? drop the cell phone?

Bowtie67 · 05-17-2004, 02:25 PM

Ouch, sorry to see that and glad no one was seriously hurt, I have had vehicles totaled and bought them back from Insurance for real cheap money. Would make for goos starter truck.

busterwivell · 05-17-2004, 03:52 PM

That's fixable! Don't total it!

1969 GMC · 05-17-2004, 03:54 PM

sorry to hear of your loss...failure to maintain assured clear distance, right? Think positively, the ticket wont cost that much. Lets just hope the driver of the Acura has insurance and isn't driving on an expired and suspended license...which happened to me

fatfords · 05-17-2004, 04:29 PM

Well, the radiator core support was ripped from the mounts on the driver's side and the radiator pushed into the engine, breaking the alternator. The front fender is pushed back so that the door doesn't open and the bed hit the back of the cab on both sides. The tailgate is now bowed at the bottom. My insurance company told me not to touch anything until the other company came to look at it.

The officer said that everyone was properly licensed and insured. He also said that when the insurance claims are settled, the court date would be set and if the person that you hit didn't show up to testify, that the ticket would most likely be dismissed. That would help keep the insurance company from raising the rates too high.

dubie · 05-17-2004, 04:43 PM

OUCH!!! that hurst just to look at it. You were lucky to escape with the minor injuries that you have

Class of 69 · 05-17-2004, 04:43 PM

1st off, glad no one was hurt. It looks pretty bad. The damage in the front is all above the frame rail, which is why it took such a hit. Expensive, but easy fix. The box sandwiching the cab should be covered by the Acura's insurance. I think the cab is "toast" as you say. I wouldn't be surprised if the frame is bent from the rear impact. The box moved a long way forward to cause that much damage from just bolts streching or braking and the bed floor bending. Sad to see these old trucks go this way, just hold out for adaquate compensation. God knows we all pay plenty to the Insurance Co's at premium time !!!

walker · 05-17-2004, 09:25 PM

My condolences, can be fixed but is a pita. This happened to me in October, just about got her done.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 05-17-2004, 10:06 PM

Sorry to see such a nice truck get smashed but she can be fixed!!!!

**Canadian694x4** · 05-17-2004, 10:07 PM

Glad you weren't hurt...but as others have said hopefully the truck can be salvaged for even a new project at least....

toms68cst · 05-17-2004, 10:37 PM

I'm really sorry about your accident.

At least you can use Walkers truck as inspiration.

glock35ipsc · 05-17-2004, 11:44 PM

Wow, man I feel your pain. My damage isn't nearly that bad, but the fact that I only had her done and on the road for a week before being side swiped was enough to make me almost cry.

Don't send her to the grave too soon. I just ordered ALL brand new sheet metal for mine with the insurance funds, she will rise again!!!!!! Stand tall to the insurance company, make 'em pay what you know it's worth!

Good luck!!

Joe67 · 05-18-2004, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by fatfords

Driving home on the freeway thursday a Porsche SUV stopped in front of me and I didn't get stopped in time. She had damage to her bumper and rear door, but the tail lights and rear glass were intact. The lady behind me didn't fair too well in her Acura. My truck is ...toast

No one was hurt, so I guess we were all pretty lucky.

I feel your pain

At least you're OK...

Longhorn Man · 05-18-2004, 06:23 AM

Is your belly hurtin from the lap belt yet?
I've been there, done that, still have the nightmares...and my rig wasn't nearly that nice.

05-17-2004, 12:18 PM	#1
fatfords Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 350	I didn't think a Porsche could do this! Driving home on the freeway thursday a Porsche SUV stopped in front of me and I didn't get stopped in time. She had damage to her bumper and rear door, but the tail lights and rear glass were intact. The lady behind me didn't fair too well in her Acura. My truck is ...toast No one was hurt, so I guess we were all pretty lucky. Attached Images __________________ '56 F-100 (w/all GM stuff) Lookin' for another parts chaser! '05 GMC crew cab

05-17-2004, 12:22 PM	#2
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	Oh sh!t!!! glad nobody was hurt!! are you gonna strip it for parts now? or does it belong to insurance? any prospects for another truck yet? Very glad to hear you are ok __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

05-17-2004, 12:25 PM	#3
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Oh. I just had a moment of silence. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the power. Stronger, faster...... __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

05-17-2004, 12:35 PM	#4
'70_402 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pampa, Texas Posts: 1,554	is the insurance comp. going to total it??? Similar situation happened to me (not that serious) and they tryed to take my truck from me and tell me it was totaled....Bullsh!t i showed them the recipts of the $6,800 i put just in the motor! fight to keep your truck!~ __________________ https://www.ebay.com/itm/295742064443

05-17-2004, 12:37 PM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,683	Man, that is a shame to see. What a bummer, lucky no one was hurt. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

05-17-2004, 12:46 PM	#6
Jeepster376 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 269	Bummer. That's a sad sight to see. Glad your OK. If they do total the truck, you always have first rights to buy it back for parts. It's usually very cheap. They pay you for the total loss, then you buy it from them for scrap value. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 4x4 SWB

05-17-2004, 12:50 PM	#7
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	too bad about the truck, just goes to show the value of defensive driving and not traveling on someones rear bumper __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

05-17-2004, 01:13 PM	#8
724x4a/cchevy Self-proclaimed LED man Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrisburg, Missouri Posts: 1,021	Ouch!! If thats what happened to a piece of american steel, i would hate to see how that foreign piece of plastic held up!!

05-17-2004, 01:36 PM	#9
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,755	Wow. It sorta bent. Hope things will work out for you with the insurance. Glad you are OK. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

05-17-2004, 01:52 PM	#10
guyryan100 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 469	awe, that's nothing a rubber mallot and a long afternoon won't fix!

05-17-2004, 02:01 PM	#11
fatfords Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 350	Thanks for all the kind words. The only injuries are my fat lip (from the steering wheel) and my deeply bruised heart and ego. I haven't heard from the insurance company of the driver behind me, so I don't know what will happen there. My insurance company told me that they (the people behind me) would be responsible to fix the back of my truck and any damage to the front caused by the second impact. How the heck do you differentiate the damage of the first impact from the second? The Porsche didn't look bad at all-just a bent in rear door and scratched up bumper cover. It drove away. The Acura that folded up my bumper and tow hitch and sent my spare sliding down the freeway didn't fair nearly as well. It looked fairly new, but no air bag deployment, so it must have been just well taken care of. I dug out the sales tax reciept to document the price I paid for the truck when I bought it. Right now it's sitting in the barn waiting for it's fate to be determined. __________________ '56 F-100 (w/all GM stuff) Lookin' for another parts chaser! '05 GMC crew cab Last edited by fatfords; 05-17-2004 at 02:07 PM.

05-17-2004, 02:16 PM	#12
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	I agree with Putter. glad to hear you are not hurt (except for the pride)! I'll bet the porsche has major structural damage though. just doesnt show. did it get the rad. support? looks cosmetic from pics. (I hope) why did she stop so soon? drop the cell phone? __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

05-17-2004, 02:25 PM	#13
Bowtie67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,266	Ouch, sorry to see that and glad no one was seriously hurt, I have had vehicles totaled and bought them back from Insurance for real cheap money. Would make for goos starter truck. __________________ 1967 C10 - SWBSS Pro Street 427sbc, 700R4 & 4.10 Gears 1948 Chevy FleetMaster Coupe, LS1, (almost done) 1950 Chevy StyleLine Coupe 250/6 3x2 Dueces 2009 Toyota Tundra 1996 Harley RoadKing "I maybe getting old, but I can still burn rubber with the best of them"

05-17-2004, 03:52 PM	#14
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	That's fixable! Don't total it! __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

05-17-2004, 03:54 PM	#15
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	sorry to hear of your loss...failure to maintain assured clear distance, right? Think positively, the ticket wont cost that much. Lets just hope the driver of the Acura has insurance and isn't driving on an expired and suspended license...which happened to me __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650



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05-17-2004, 04:29 PM	#16
fatfords Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 350	Well, the radiator core support was ripped from the mounts on the driver's side and the radiator pushed into the engine, breaking the alternator. The front fender is pushed back so that the door doesn't open and the bed hit the back of the cab on both sides. The tailgate is now bowed at the bottom. My insurance company told me not to touch anything until the other company came to look at it. The officer said that everyone was properly licensed and insured. He also said that when the insurance claims are settled, the court date would be set and if the person that you hit didn't show up to testify, that the ticket would most likely be dismissed. That would help keep the insurance company from raising the rates too high. Attached Images __________________ '56 F-100 (w/all GM stuff) Lookin' for another parts chaser! '05 GMC crew cab

05-17-2004, 04:43 PM	#17
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	OUCH!!! that hurst just to look at it. You were lucky to escape with the minor injuries that you have __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

05-17-2004, 04:43 PM	#18
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	1st off, glad no one was hurt. It looks pretty bad. The damage in the front is all above the frame rail, which is why it took such a hit. Expensive, but easy fix. The box sandwiching the cab should be covered by the Acura's insurance. I think the cab is "toast" as you say. I wouldn't be surprised if the frame is bent from the rear impact. The box moved a long way forward to cause that much damage from just bolts streching or braking and the bed floor bending. Sad to see these old trucks go this way, just hold out for adaquate compensation. God knows we all pay plenty to the Insurance Co's at premium time !!! __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..

05-17-2004, 09:25 PM	#19
walker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Phx AZ about 30 miles Posts: 698	My condolences, can be fixed but is a pita. This happened to me in October, just about got her done. Attached Images __________________ Andy,Phx AZ '67 C-10 (Ahhh, done at last. Well there is that disk front end I want to put in and...) "23 C-Cab-sold '48 Ford 8N tractor(still working) '67 Scout(Now on the road) '70 MG B.-sold

05-17-2004, 10:06 PM	#20
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,591	Sorry to see such a nice truck get smashed but she can be fixed!!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-17-2004, 10:07 PM	#21
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Glad you weren't hurt...but as others have said hopefully the truck can be salvaged for even a new project at least.... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

05-17-2004, 10:37 PM	#22
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,281	I'm really sorry about your accident. At least you can use Walkers truck as inspiration. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

05-17-2004, 11:44 PM	#23
glock35ipsc Next project: 1970 K10 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colo 80524 Posts: 6,685	Wow, man I feel your pain. My damage isn't nearly that bad, but the fact that I only had her done and on the road for a week before being side swiped was enough to make me almost cry. Don't send her to the grave too soon. I just ordered ALL brand new sheet metal for mine with the insurance funds, she will rise again!!!!!! Stand tall to the insurance company, make 'em pay what you know it's worth! Good luck!! __________________ *Bob* 1970 Chevy K10 LWB "Goldie" 350/TH350 *next project!!* 1981 Chevy C10 LWB 355/TH350 - My son's truck LS SWAP FORUM! Tons of LS swap info here! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST BOARD ON THE NET! CLICK HERE FOR THE FAQ INDEX by KRUE

05-18-2004, 06:23 AM	#25
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Is your belly hurtin from the lap belt yet? I've been there, done that, still have the nightmares...and my rig wasn't nearly that nice.

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