God Awful 1969 Camaro Pace Car Wreck

wow! at least those involved were okay....that's a nightmare for sure though

 

that's not going to buff right out.. i have nightmare's about this happening to my car when i trailer it..
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wow, not fun. I wonder if torsion bars would've helped the situation?

 

Wow, sucks.

 

Sad... I once swerved to miss a dog on a 2 lane wet road in a Mustang GT....almost did a 360 and rolled it in a ditch, could have been pretty ugly. Always, always hit the deer (or like item) , not the another car or something else if the option is there.

 

That is SO sad! That thing is absolutely spare parts now.

 

This why we drive our cars rather than trailer them. Trailer queens are the painted whores of the automotive world.

Automobile; from the words Auto (on its on) and Mobile (moveable) i.e., moves on its own.

 

That's horrible!

 

Always hit the animal, unless is an elephant or a magical unicorn.

 

The rule of thumb with motorcycles is if it's small enough to eat, it's small enough to hit.

 

If that single wheel strap is how you are securing your Porsche, you're likely to have it fly off of the trailer if you hit a pothole.

Seriously, get more straps, and if possible compress the suspension.

My 74 911 had tow hooks under it and I was able to crank it down.

Having towed maybe a dozen different cars(of all types) back and forth across the country dozens of times, I've found the minimum is 4 straps specifically suited for the purpose. Connect both front straps going straight, but keep them loose at first. Connect the two rear straps in an X pattern. Crank them somewhat a little snug. Then crank the front ones tight. Then crank another notch or two on both front straps. This will keep it on the trailer even if it rolls. It will also compress the suspension, keeping the suspension from getting excess wear, and also allowing it to absorb any slack in the straps if they loosen up or stretch.

 

1969 camaro pace car just about ready for paint been working on other project so i had put it on the back burner will post some picture later before it goes to paint

 

OK good for you.

If you read the reason behind the accident it was caused when the driver "changed lanes to avoid some idiots stopped dead"

I am sure when you are driving your cars you always anticipate some idiot stopped dead in the middle of a dark interstate.

 

Absolutely terrible. Glad to hear the driver came out without injuries...I wouldn't have been surprised if you told me he died based on those photos.

It's hard to tell, but is that a fifth wheel towing setup? Those have less tendency to flip over during high winds, but I'm not sure in emergency lane change situations.

That Daytona event is pretty amazing btw...saw in the mid-90s.

 

You're the owner? Glad to read the car is coming back to life.

 

well the camaro need some here and there and then it goes to the paint shop to get it ready to paint
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when i started to tear it down i found lot of bolts missing and front headlight was not hook up and they bondo over rust . and the right rear panel was replace and was not welded good my grandson could have did a better job then they did it and he,s only 14 year old . don,t know why some one would do repair like that will Add picture later as it goes along

 

Wow... how cool is that?

I'm glad you decided to 'save' the car rather than part it out... good for you...!

Looking forward to more photos....!

Thanks!

Mike

 

NOT GOING TO PUT DECAL ON THE DOOR
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WELL GOT IT BACK FROM PAINT SHOP AND PUT IT ALL TOGATHER LOOK NICE NOW AND IT IS LOT BETTER THEN IT WAS BEFOR THE WRECK

 

Congrats. It's great to see it back on its 4 tires looking that good.