Well as the title says I dusted my 442 tonight in the rain. It was STUPID of me to drive it to work when I knew the first rain of the year was coming, but being from Chicago and driving in the snow I never thought anything of it. It's just rain after all.

Rain and all that oil that had built up over the past 3-4 months with no rain what so ever that makes the road slicker than driving on slick ice.

I just BARELY, and I do mean BARELY touched the throttle and it got sideways on me. Got way out of control and I smacked head on (moving sideways) into a pole and spun around. The front of the car is gone. The OAI hood split to top off and the battery slid 45 feet and cracked a window at a nail salon.

The engine looked OK, but it was dark and I'm in pain. I smacked my head above the window on the roof and I have a pretty large welt. My left knee is a bit sore from hitting the dash and I scrapped my right elbow on the console I think. My ribs are just getting a tad sore, but nothing to really complain about.

I was checked out at the ER and I'm basically batter and bruised, but I'll be fine in a few days.

I had the car towed to my uncles house where I'll get better pics of it tomorrow.

I'm selling it, but if I part it out or not depends on if I can get enough for it as it sits. I don't want to leave it at his house for too long so If I get an offer that I can live with I'll take it. Otherwise I'll have to start ripping it apart.


More tomorrow.

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so sorry to hear about that. its too bad about the car. is fixing it up out of the question? glad to hear that you are alright.

 

I don't have the space needed to fix it. The frame is gone and will need to be replaced. I do happen to have a frame I was going to put under the car when I got a garage, but I don't have that yet.

So if someone had the space the shell is savable I believe, just not by me.

 

hopefully you can atleast get what your looking for it money wise. good luck

 

SOOOO SORRY to hear the bad news. Thank God your allright physically . I hope you'll have a change of heart and rebuild your pride & joy.
It's not your fault, Things happen, maybe you didn't drive your 442 enough. Hope you feel better. It's always sad to have a wreck and deal with the aftermath. I hope you feel better.

 

Thanks guys. I'll get some pics of it tomorrow in the daylight so you can see just what happened.

 

Try and get some rest (easier said than done),tomorrow's a new day.

 

I feel your pain; having totaled Big Red back in June, just so disheartenng to have that happen. Main thing is you ARE OK! Good luck on whatever path you choose with the car.

 

Glad to hear you're okay.

I hope you had some good insurance with good coverages so that you don't take a bath in the payout.
Best of luck man. I know what it's like to not have space to do repairs.

 

randy sorry to hear what happened. let me now if you sell or part ? and hope your feeling ok

 

oh wow sorry to hear that!

 

Glad to hear that you are going to be alright, and I'm sorry about your car. This was clearly a conspiracy formulated by your neighbors to get your parking spot!!

 

Sorry to hear that, but glad you're okay.

Look at it this way: These sorts of accidents were common as dirt back in the day.
I don't know how many times I put my Chevelle sideways in the rain, but I know I put two noses on it over the years (those darn cowl hoods cost FIFTY BUCKS each ).

No weight on rear wheels + poor traction + lots o' torque = your rear bumper is coming around to say "Hi!"

If it's totalled, it's totalled, but between insurance and money from selling what you can't use, you should be able to be riding in something nice again in not too too long .

- Eric

 

So sorry for your loss, I am glad to hear you are ok.

 

VERY sorry to hear... Hope all goes well in your favor and take care of yourself.
I was hoping this thread title meant what it read - getting a layer of storage dust off...

 

Man that sucks, sorry to hear about your loss!!!!! I know the feeling from me wrecking the 68 last Dec!!!! Hey the good thing is your able to get on her to tell your story!!!!!

 

That sucks man. At least you are OK for the most part.

 

Unfortunately.....liability only.

 

That's what I thought it meant, too. I was surprised to read otherwise.

svnt442, you will have to get another one to keep your username correct!

Glad to hear that it was only the car that got damaged (and a nail salon window--bet they'll be telling that story in there for some time to come--"did I ever tell you about the car battery that came crashing through our store window?")

 

Randy,

Sorry my friend. Take care of yourself and decide what to do when you're feeling better.

 

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I just wish I knew where the hood locks ended up. POOF....gone.

 

wow that is terrible! glad you are pretty much fine tho! i know how you feel my 66 galaxy caught on fire and burned away a while back i wanted to keep it and bring it back but it needed alot more than i could afford and also didnt have the space to keep it but glad i found my oldmosbile tho never would have got it if that didnt happen god works in mysterious ways!

 

So sorry that happened, but I'm glad you are ok!

 

these things happen. you are in one piece and the car can be too if you want. as much as I hate to admite it I have done the same. I totaled my 70 SX conv. a long time ago but did not want to get rid of it so I fixed it. new front clip and a new frame and no one knows the difference. I hit mine hard enough to push the passenger A pillar back a couple of inches at the top. any thing can be fixed. after all it did not exist till some one welded a bunch of parts together back in 1970. take some time to feel better and get past the aggrivation and look at it in the light of day, you may want to fix it rather than scrap it.

 

Sucks about the car big time, but the main thing is you're OK.

 

How ya doing Randy?

 

WOW, glad you are (mostly) ok. You will feel that for awhile.

I would round up about 5 good friends and a torch and get that shell
bolted down to your other frame. Its not that hard to do.

that car being a 70 442 is definitely worth saving.

 

Sore. My ribs are hurting a bit and I have a couple of nice bruises on both my left arm where I hit the door and my right elbow where it impacted the console lid.

 

Randy, Are you feeling any better?

 

My head is feeling better but my ribs have been bothering me so the doctor gave me a week off of work. I can't open my mouth all the way so eating sandwiches is a bit tricky. The muscles on the side of your head are what control your jaw and you never realise it until they are hurt.

 

I have updated and added some more pics to the album.

I want to get rid of the car whole, but it's got to be to someone willing to do a complete resto on the car. The floor took a bit of a hit on the passenger side and the console took a beating, but I have another one in the garage.

I took a closer look at the front of the frame and it's WASTED on both sides.

On top of all of this my ribs have been hurting like mad so the doctor told me to take a week off of work. Fun, fun, fun.

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...s/442%20wreck/

 

hay randy if you stip parts off it. I can us trunk lid im just 4hrs from san jose my #775-815-0301 dave

 

I learned my lesson with liability back in 1994 when an illegal alien hit me with no license or insurance in San Diego. Glad you are OK, don't make too quick of a decision on the car.