1970 Dart GT - A day in the life
Well, What can I say. All good cars come to an end? Keep in mind that this 70 GT was my Wife's car. So, Who wrecks it? Why, freakin' ME of course - UGH!
The 1st wreck; A Mitsubishi turns in front of me... Lady looks up... sees me coming... STOPS... Crunch, I broadside her! Damage to Mitsubishi: $4500.00, Damage to 70 GT: $1800.00 No Total out.
Not enough damage for me? 2nd wreck; (8 days later on the way to body shop for estimate) A Honda turns in front of me... She stops and I swerve to go around her... She pulls foward another 10 feet... CRUNCH again! This time I come out of the car raving mad! The girl locks her doors to save her from the raving long haired, bearded madman circling her car screaming at her - Me. I then calm down and we call the cops. Damage to Honda: $1000.00, Damage to 70 GT: $2500.00 No Total out. This time I am injured too - Damage to me: $5800.00. Off to the hospital.
The only bright side to this I can come up with is; The hits were both on the Passenger side, NO Frame damage, and Wife did NOT kill me provided I am NO LONGER to drive HER 70 GT! We used the settlements to purchase ALL (and I mean ALL) the restoration parts for her.
Then I found this 70 Swinger in Winston-Salem, NC for parts: $200.00:
We used the Hood, Grill, Valance, & rusty Passenger Fender from it. I Kept the entire Dash and 318 Short Block (it HAD a 340 Intake and Carter AVS on it when I bought it - came up missing when I went to pick it up!) Then sold the remaining carcass in 2007 for $600.00!
I Still haven't restored her. I am going to put all the Interior Stuff in this year - 2008. No paint until I get a covered place to park her in. Then the rest of her new shiny stuff goes on.
Oh yeah - I took full ownership of her in our divorce.
Later,
Bruce B.
Well, What can I say. All good cars come to an end? Keep in mind that this 70 GT was my Wife's car. So, Who wrecks it? Why, freakin' ME of course - UGH!
The 1st wreck; A Mitsubishi turns in front of me... Lady looks up... sees me coming... STOPS... Crunch, I broadside her! Damage to Mitsubishi: $4500.00, Damage to 70 GT: $1800.00 No Total out.
Not enough damage for me? 2nd wreck; (8 days later on the way to body shop for estimate) A Honda turns in front of me... She stops and I swerve to go around her... She pulls foward another 10 feet... CRUNCH again! This time I come out of the car raving mad! The girl locks her doors to save her from the raving long haired, bearded madman circling her car screaming at her - Me. I then calm down and we call the cops. Damage to Honda: $1000.00, Damage to 70 GT: $2500.00 No Total out. This time I am injured too - Damage to me: $5800.00. Off to the hospital.
The only bright side to this I can come up with is; The hits were both on the Passenger side, NO Frame damage, and Wife did NOT kill me provided I am NO LONGER to drive HER 70 GT! We used the settlements to purchase ALL (and I mean ALL) the restoration parts for her.
Then I found this 70 Swinger in Winston-Salem, NC for parts: $200.00:
We used the Hood, Grill, Valance, & rusty Passenger Fender from it. I Kept the entire Dash and 318 Short Block (it HAD a 340 Intake and Carter AVS on it when I bought it - came up missing when I went to pick it up!) Then sold the remaining carcass in 2007 for $600.00!
I Still haven't restored her. I am going to put all the Interior Stuff in this year - 2008. No paint until I get a covered place to park her in. Then the rest of her new shiny stuff goes on.
Oh yeah - I took full ownership of her in our divorce.
Later,
Bruce B.