January 28, 201214 yr Well, it sucks because failblog absorbed all the car fails... and they seem to post fewer car fails overall.
January 28, 201214 yr Wow in my own backyard and I don't remember this at all. He were awfully lucky to live through this I wonder how full a recovery he made? I think that piece of spoiler and lower ground FX could be salvaged though . All I could think of was The Dukes of Hazard & Smokey & the Bandit.
January 28, 201214 yr The JGC driver is being very courteous, stacking his vehicle vertically so more folks could squeeze in and such. Sadly, I see a white Cutlass Supreme G-body with a tan landau roof in the pileup photo... Edited January 28, 201214 yr by ocnblu
January 29, 201214 yr Was that a Smart 4/two? That sure was a weak front axle I don't remember them that thin and spindly.
January 29, 201214 yr Definately not a Smart. A Smart would have bounced off the truck... sure everyone would have had terrible injuries, but the cage would have stayed intact. That looks very Asian to me, but it could be a whole host of tiny, not-for-NA cars...
January 29, 201214 yr Definately not a Smart. A Smart would have bounced off the truck... sure everyone would have had terrible injuries, but the cage would have stayed intact. That looks very Asian to me, but it could be a whole host of tiny, not-for-NA cars... At first I thought it was a Smart in the US (since there is a Ford Super Duty in the background), but the license plates look odd...may be Central or South America since the Super Duty is sold there..not a Toyota iQ either. The spare mounted on the back makes me think it's a small CUV of some sort. Edited January 29, 201214 yr by Cubical-aka-Moltar
January 29, 201214 yr Like the new commercial sez... "Is it safe*? Oh Yeah, It's a Volkswagon!" * - Safe only applies in certain situations that make VW look superior. Crossfox not evaluated for Safe claim.
January 29, 201214 yr Oops, guess I missed that. Not a recognizable piece left on that thing that says "Charger" in any way.
January 29, 201214 yr Agreed; I'm pretty good at ID'ing partial/smashed vehicles, especially in this era, but I would not have pegged it.
January 29, 201214 yr Black bumblebee stripe still visible on the Charger... I would not want to be near any of those, so sickening.
January 29, 201214 yr Camaro? mirrors & roofline look like one supposedly the first "all five stars" under the new crash test standards, wonder how fast you'd have to get going for results like that...
January 29, 201214 yr Camaro? mirrors & roofline look like one supposedly the first "all five stars" under the new crash test standards, wonder how fast you'd have to get going for results like that... Yeah, it's a Camaro. I wonder how the driver got going fast enough to do that on that street.
January 30, 201214 yr Author That must be one hell of a strong pole to not even be bent by nearly 4,000 lbs of Camaro traveling at that rate of speed.
January 30, 201214 yr The Camaro one was posted on here a couple years ago when it happened, IIRC. Those old-time power poles need to be replaced w/ underground wiring or breakaway ones.
January 30, 201214 yr Camaro had to be really moving for that sort of destruction to happen. This is the old 2x4 stuck in a tree by hurricane sort of thing.
January 30, 201214 yr The pole hit the outside of the Camaro's frame... and simply sheared off everything outboard of the frame member. Since no one object is heavy enough to stop the energy, it just snapped its way through a lot of material that didn't put up a fight... likely until it hit the firewall... and even then, it probably stopped at one of the underbody crossbraces. The other split open Camaro was similar... so perhaps it wasn't going as fast as we think... still fast, but not crazy fast... had the pole hit 3 inches closer to the centerline, the accident would have likely been no where as extreme.
January 30, 201214 yr That's what happened to my Fiesta, outboard of the frame rail, things were sheared. Not a good memory.
January 31, 201214 yr The pole hit the outside of the Camaro's frame... and simply sheared off everything outboard of the frame member. Since no one object is heavy enough to stop the energy, it just snapped its way through a lot of material that didn't put up a fight... likely until it hit the firewall... and even then, it probably stopped at one of the underbody crossbraces. The other split open Camaro was similar... so perhaps it wasn't going as fast as we think... still fast, but not crazy fast... had the pole hit 3 inches closer to the centerline, the accident would have likely been no where as extreme. you would think that there would be more protection on frame members that are in front of the seats rather than the centerline of the car itself. If that car had a front passenger, there'd likely be nothing left of them.
January 31, 201214 yr you would think that there would be more protection on frame members that are in front of the seats rather than the centerline of the car itself. If that car had a front passenger, there'd likely be nothing left of them. Well, I wonder if in the battle to reduce/limit weight if parts of the car that are not touched in the usual crash tests are being skimped on... I would expect the firewall to have more strength than the two split Camaros have exhibited.
June 4, 201213 yr That's what happened to my Fiesta, outboard of the frame rail, things were sheared. Not a good memory. Glad it saved your life, though!
June 5, 201213 yr I'd love to know the story behind this. tornado? It would probably be mangled if it were a result of a tornado. I would say advertising for a business (I've seen cars on a pole for a junkyard), but I don't see any advertising on it...strange.
June 5, 201213 yr I'd love to know the story behind this. tornado? It would probably be mangled if it were a result of a tornado. I would say advertising for a business (I've seen cars on a pole for a junkyard), but I don't see any advertising on it...strange. I dunno, I've heard tornados do some wierd things. Like your neighbor's house gets levelled, but you just got a window busted out; that sort of thing. although my first thought was "practical joke," which would be freaking hilarious.
June 5, 201213 yr Mayhaps the tree grew around it and elevated it as it grew. And thanks, Chris. I had fun in that little car right up until that moment. And today I was almost in a head-on collision in my Jeep. Some Spainish kids in a clapped-out Civic went to pass a Jeep Liberty that was turning right heading toward me on a two-lane. They pulled out blind directly into my path. I had to slam on the brakes and came within 3 feet of hitting them head-on.
June 5, 201213 yr clapped out? it had gonnorhea? sorry...really bad joke. Edited June 6, 201213 yr by Turbojett
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