Not a good day....

A little duck tape and red nail polish and you're good to go! Sorry! Been there done that! Wish our cars were dent proof!

 

I've been caught out a few times like that, but never had a collision (so far). The problem is, you think the guy in front knows what he's doing, but in actual fact, he's a dickhead. People have got no idea how to drive a roundabout, so now, I wait until the car in front is gone, and then look for traffic. I feel for you mate! Hope all goes well with the repairs - to your dad and the car.

 

Perfect timing to go for the popular American bumper conversion

J/k

Sorry to hear

 

oh my heart!! that sux sorry

 

That sucks. Time for a beer or a scotch and contemplate that the car is really not that bad, could have been much worse, can be fixed and no-one is hurt.

 

Now,that is funny.

 

Sorry to see that, Paul. Looks to be easily fixable, but still sux.

Here's hoping for a quick and full recovery for your dad and a painless repair process for the GT4.

 

Ouch, but that was due to a serious distraction. Don't be too hard on yourself and best of luck with the repair. More importantly, best of luck to your dad and family.

 

Sorry to hear, now its time for that full body off restoration....

 

Bad luck, happened to me in the past, at least know one was hurt. Car will straighten looks like the bumper is ok as they are hard to source. Don't use chartwell's if insurance mention them. Have a friend who has not had a good experience with them on his f430. Have a chat with Geoff at Shiltech he will be able to sort

 

Sorry to hear this Paul. I'm sure you'll be able to get it sorted and be back behind the wheel soon!

 

All the best with the repair. If any consolation, I was expecting worse before I opened the picture. If you think people in the UK and Australia have no idea how to drive a roundabout, wait till you experience one in the US. Being so few of them, and each having different rules, plus everyone on their cellphones, makes it even more nail biting. Was at one in upstate NY not that long ago that had a full stop sign on each inlet road. There was no traffic in the roundabout but I followed the law and stopped. The kid behind me didn't. (NOT in my 308!)

 

Don't sweat it. That can be pulled and worked out without any major concern. Just find a good shop that doesn't want to chop it up and weld new panels as I don't see that would be at all necessary.

 

Yup, it's the only way to get it right, well along with the engine rebuild.

Sorry to see it but it's fixable.

 

Sorry, but the only person who got it wrong at the roundabout was the OP.

You should always double check that the car ahead has actually pulled away fully from the roundabout junction (or any junction for that matter!), and not assume they have pulled away fully because they started to move off - The car ahead is under no obligation to pull out once it starts to move.

(This makes it a popular manoeuvre in "crash for cash" scams: The scam car ahead starts to pull away, looking like they're committed to going onto the roundabout, and then slams on the brakes so an innocent car behind will hopefully run into the back of them. Next thing you know 3 or 4 people in the car ahead are claiming to have whiplash injuries and demand compensation)

In the OP's case, the car ahead may have been over-cautious (possibly even stupidly over-cautious), but it's still the OP's fault that the incident occurred.

 

You really had to go there knowing the situation? Shows your true colors.


As for the OP I do hope the best for your Dad and ignore posters such as this person.

 

The show, Wheeler Dealers, had an episode about a 308 GT4 where a dent was pulled out with a series of welded pins. A very clever system that really moves the metal.

Yo gotta love that Ed China.

Here is the link: Dent removal starts about 12:00 into the episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbyWdIGzypI

 

Bad luck Paul, but looks fixable.

If you had badly damaged the bumper rubber and chrome that would have been seriously bad news.

 

Paul it comes in waves so sorry. I hope the light housing is ok. Now is a good time to check your build number, it is on the horizontal bracket that holds the light cover in case you didn't know. Hope your Pops is doing better.

 

There are people out there that can make it look new again, my dad hit the front bumper on his 67 fastback 15 yrs ago and they were able to make that thing look new again..

 

Did it to my E-Type a few years ago, and it still haunts me. It happens...sorry to hear