Guess the cause

[lozcb]

Came across this whilst browsing , litterally one of the worst ive seen , how ever did it get in that shape , looks like its been hit full pelt by a train on a crossing

http://www.universal-salvage.com/c2...e4s1&lotId=21204910&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS



regards loz

 

[Parisien]

Scary Loz........crumpled like an old beans tin....

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[ENZ525]

Hey Loz,
I would say that a train, with one of those snow plough thingies on the front looks about right...
OMG, what a state, that is really bad.
Regards,
Enzo.

 

[Parisien]

...actually guys......I don't think it was hit that hard or by anything big..................old car.....convertible.......poor original condition...even if it looks good!


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[Easyplan66]

holy sh.. that must have hurt!

 

[Andyk]

Old cars....It doesn't take much to damage them...Probably someone sneezed as it drove past.

 

[GransportFan1]

Old cars....It doesn't take much to damage them...Probably someone sneezed as it drove past.

ahhh i knew there was a one liner coming.

 

[GransportFan1]

Why would you buy this, Cat B, there isn't many spares available i dont think on that.

 

[Parisien]

Why would you buy this, Cat B, there isn't many spares available i dont think on that.

You could boast you were run into by a Reliant Robin...............


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[GransportFan1]

You have a valid point Frank.

 

[Parisien]

You have a valid point Frank.

nnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Adam.........................................a valid joke.....


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[GransportFan1]

yep, Frank, as far as i can re-call, you have only ever had one sensible moment on this forum, that is a record surely.

 

[Parisien]

..that many...........?.........must see my shrink again............................


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[GransportFan1]

i cant see another sensible moment happening again P.

 

[safrane]

Simple...an average size american walked into it with their shopping trolly full of burgers and fried chicken!...that has a similar size to weight ratio to a Inter City 125 [just not as fast...may-be 1.25 mph], and with Newtons 3rd law on relativity you end up with a squished English sports car

 

[Parisien]

Simple...an average size american walked into it with their shopping trolly full of burgers and fried chicken!...that has a similar size to weight ratio to a Inter City 125 [just not as fast...may-be 1.25 mph], and with Newtons 3rd law on relativity you end up with a squished English sports car

..............gee...is this bash the USA day....see Loz's thread.........is it a national holiday in the UK..............


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[conaero]

The red plastic sheet over the drivers side of the car is not a good sign now is it!

I fear that this was a terminal crash for the unfortunate owner.

 

[Emtee]

I find that really unsettling to look at!

Goodness only knows how that happened, but it doesn't look like it was moving? and no-one's been cut out of that cabin which, given the intrusion, they'd have need to have been.

I'd guess it was static at the time and struck by an artic. Perhaps a hard shoulder? Doesn't need speed, just need loads of inertia.

 

[Paco]

I saw this a few days ago, being a classics fan, and I used to have a 6, I saw it listed and thought "ooh!! - an easy project!!" Then I saw the pics - nasty.

I'm not sure there was anyone in it though - there would be a lot more cut away for extraction i would have thought. Let's hope so anyway.

HGV impact looks likely although the grass is curious, but who know where it ended up. The comments about old cars are certainly valid but these things have an old school ladder chassis and a lot of heavy bodywork, they weren't really designed to crumple, this took some doing.