Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Spencer came back home Monday morning. We took the Roadrunner out for a spin and it wasn't sounding too healthy. It popped and banged as we drove it out of town. Not sure what was going on but it ran fairly well other than the occasional backfire. Outside of town he ran it through the gears a few times. I was shaking my head. After dishing out the cash for the tune I was really thinking we'd gotten ripped.
When we turned around and headed back home the problems disappeared. It ran smooth, seemed to have plenty of power, no backfiring or any other issues. Why it had ran so rough at first... - I dunno?
Spence decided to take the car to Columbus for the day. I think we were both still leery about whether or not it would run OK. After he left I went about mowing the yard. While I was at it he phoned but I missed the call. I tried calling back but he didn't answer. I assumed he had car trouble.
He came back home around 10 p.m. When I asked why he'd called he told me he had an accident. I'd already drifted off to sleep but was fully awake as soon as he said that. He said a semi-truck had hit him.
He'd made it back here so I knew the car was still drivable but I assumed it was mangled pretty bad if a semi-truck hit him.
He told me he was stopped at a light and the truck in front of him decided to back up. He layed on the horn but those Roadrunner horns aren't very loud. As the truck continued backing he tried to get the car into reverse but was struck while he was still between gears. I suppose it took a few seconds for him to make sure no one was behind him before he made the decision to go into reverse. By the time he floored it backwards it was too late.
I cringed as I walked out to see the car figuring that he wouldn't be taking it back to Des Moines now. It was dark but we had a flashlight. THERE WASN'T ANY DAMAGE! I couldn't believe it. He said the semi trailer's tires barely biffed the bumper at about 10 mph. It probably helped that he was in neutral at the time. The bumper doesn't appear to be bent but it is pushed in about 3/4" on the driver's side. - Looks like we'll be able to readjust the bumper bracket to correct it. I couldn't see any other sign of damage either but I'll give it a more thorough look tomorrow when it's light outside.
