76olds

Here are some pictures of what a wild turkey can do to a car travelling 60MPH head on haha. Couldn't dodge it in my 76 olds ya know.. so I rammed it damit!!
Insurance will cover painting the hood,roof, and replace the windshield, less my $500. deductible
The wife and I pulled glass out of each our arms and face for about a half hour!! That sucked, never thought a windshield would shatter and project shrapnel glass at the driver and passenger!!
Not a shot of Wild Turkey in sight during that deal, I tellin'ya .
Didn't take long to pour the Jack ' n' ice , in case of infection ya'know. Put-e-r-ther!
Cheers
Eric

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68conv455

Wow!
Important thing is you both walked away.
Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Koda

Damn. Hoist that glass for that endeavor.

svnt442

The roof needs to be straightened out...wow. Stupid bird.

76olds

Yes, good thing we walked away. The rear view mirror landed in the back seat with the glass still in tack around the glue. You can see the hole in the windshield where the mirror was.
I never knew windshields couldn't withstand that type of impact.
The roof rail is pushed back about 3" outside bulged about the same inside , how crazy is that . The body shop say's they can fix it.
I can only hope the next windshield will have much better inner safety plastic.

Koda

If that's the original glass, the plastic might have given it up over time.

76olds

I'm not sure if the glass was original, It hasn't been replaced since I purchased the car in 1997, but I get what you sayin' Koda.
Maybe windshields should have an expiry date on them.

CRUZN 66

Sorry to hear... Fortunately you are both okay... I guess you would say you literally "Got The Bird"...

76olds

Thanks John! Were fine, probably going to be picking small glass splinters out of our skin for years to come . Got the dam bird alrite haha.

coppercutlass

Car can be fixed. The important thing is you and your wife are alright.

Fun71

So are you gonna fry it or smoke it? I'm guessing it's well tenderized.

76olds

I looked around couldn't find the tenderised part believe it or not, the bugger only left me with a few of its feathers. You may be onto something here thou, If I get really fried one night, I may try smokin' em.

76olds

Thanks copper, were good to go and yes the car can be fixed. The repair will likely cost more than what the car is worth LOL.

2blu442

Birds, deer, all kinds of things can appear in a heartbeat! Glad your OK and that the car can be fixed.

Jamesbo

Ouch,

At 1st I thought you had one too many shots of bourbon

oldcutlass

X???? what everyone else said. I was thinking a different type of shot of Wild Turkey...

Inline

Hope you get your car fixed fast so you can continue driving it.

rand5204

That brings back some real bad memories. My wife had always wanted an AMC Javelin so we found a nice '74 up in MI. I flew up to drive it home to Kansas. I was just across the border in IN. when a turkey flew up off the side of the road and hit in almost exactly the same spot with the exact same results. The windshield exploded just the way yours did. If I had not being wearing sun glasses I would certainly have had glass in my eyes. I had to drive t to the next town for a new windshield. Every time I hit a bump more glass fell out of it. There was glass everywhere in the car. We were still finding glass in hidden places almost a year later. Glad everyone is ok. Good luck with the repairs

wr1970

Man i am glad that you and the wife are okay. That is what i call rare turkey shot! Cheers have another shot but make it rum!

deadeyejedi

ugh! sorry to see that ,good luck with the repairs .

76olds

Thanks guys!!
If I had Run, I would have been drinkin' that as well haha, I'll make sure to grab a bottle once I get er' back!
Geez,I haven't drank run since Captain Morgan had me walking on my knees makin' a fool of myself haha.
The JD sure took down the red bumps I had on my arms, neck and face during and after we picked the glass out of our skin.
@rand5204, good to hear you and your wife made out okay as well. Sunglasses saved our eyes as well.
Cheers
Eric

76olds

Can anyone confirm if the new water based paint kits start @ $2500.00 ?

The body shop quoted me $10k to paint my 76 outside of what the insurance wants to do.
The insurance will replace the windshield, pull the kink out of the roof, cover up the scratched area on the hood and paint the roof.

The paint still looks good considering I painted it it 1997. Clear coat is faded some with minor spider web scratches everywhere. Wax will clear up the spider webbing but not for long, I have to re-wax to keep them at a minimum.

I may just have to live with what the insurance will cover and be out of pocket only $500.00 for the deductible.

Does this sound insane to anyone here?

wr1970

Holy crap! You need to import copper!!! I think he could fix you up. His rework of his car is awesome and so was the paint job.

Olds64

Glad to know that you and your wife are ok. STUPID BIRD!

We look forward to seeing after pics when the body shop fixes everything.

11971four4two

WOW

glad the critter
did not harm you or your better half more


I do hope you can get you mobile unit up to code once again

all the best
b

76olds

Some progress on our 76, The roof has been stripped and the kink taken out. I wasn't happy with the skim coat of filler over the roof. However, the body shop says the skim coat of filler will protect the metal for many more years than just shooting primer on it and painting.
I had to take him for his word since their was no filler on the roof prior to the damage.
I'd really like to know what you guys think of this new prepping process.
Here are a few pics, the hood still needs to be stripped and painted.

rustyroger

Finding a good body shop that will fix old cars isn't easy and doesn't come cheap. But most people here know much more than me about paint and sheet metal.

A 1976 car in the UK would quite likely have a toughened glass windshield, if your car had one you probably wouldn't have been making any posts lately...

Roger.

Olds64

Putting a skim coat of filler on panels and sanding allows the surface to be perfectly smooth without any imperfections. When I learned auto body I was taught that there may be imperfections, dimples and waves in a panel you can't even see. A good body man would still be able to feel them though.

I notice the jamoke doing the sanding isn't even wearing a filter mask. That's a good way to kill your lungs...

BTW, make sure the shop sprays a good primer over the putty and sands again before spraying the paint.

76olds

I didn't notice buddy sanding without a mask. Its his health, I just hope he knows what he's doing. If the filler bubbles out in a couple years I will be calling my insurance company wanting it re-done.
I'm waiting on more progress pics and I will ask them what primer they used.
They are suppose to be a 5 star classic restoration shop according to our insurance adjuster, hopefully it gets done properly.

Roger, The windshield guy said it was the original windshield. The one getting installed is suppose to be much better, hopefully it will stand up better than the original.

My2nd 69 442

Sure pays to have good insurance. Glad you and wife are ok

Olds64

If you have concerns voice them to the shop and your insurance company. Better to catch them cutting corners now and send your Olds to a different shop than to pick up the car, drive it home and realize a few days later that the job wasn't done right.