Wrecked Cuda

[72bluNblu]

$44,000 repair estimate. I call BS there.

Easily. Both quarters are buckled, plus the tail panel. Rear rails are bent otherwise the drivers quarter wouldn’t have buckled, that old girl is bent. So both quarters, tail panel, a frame rack, rear bumper, probably the trunk lid and the gutters, front valance and whatever passenger side suspension is jacked up. Drivers front suspension doesn’t look right either, it’s on the bump stops.

The paint alone will cost at least $10k and it wouldn’t be hard to spend double that on paint and bodywork. Could spend $30k US on that repair easily with the hourly rate at a shop that’ll take it in.

 

[Killer6]

That’s assuming the oil pan , trany , driveshaft and rear end housing weren’t damaged in the wreck . I worked for a Subaru dealer long ago and an old couple ran over an 8” rock .
No visible body damage but it took out the entire drivetrain !

I thought this Cuda just had 1/4 panel and frame damage . Didn’t realize it had run over something? Possible the ditch it went thru after the initial collision.

Looks to Me like He like He lost it with His foot glued to the carpet, the RF wheel/suspension hit the high curb 1st, then the rear came around to follow thru' & smacked the curb & guide rail.

 

[partsmonsta]

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Damn, a guardrail did all that damage. Probably hit real hard.

 

[dadsbee]

Damn, a guardrail did all that damage. Probably hit real hard.

Note the fluid trail as well !!

 

[Killer6]

The distance the jamb is pulled a good ways from the rear edge of the door when shut, there's a nice wrinkle hiding under the vinyl top at the C-pillar, the rearend probably yanked the whole body left before it tipped enough to wreck the side of the quarter.....

 

[rklein383]

They still have a cherished salvage provision, right? That's what I was referring to.

I have that provision on my 71 Barracuda. Well worth the extra 40 bucks a year.

 

[partsmonsta]

Ya never know up here, Hagerty is underwritten by Elite.. who is then underwritten by AVIVA. My *** is still sore on my Superbird claim...

Yea, they say once you file a claim at Haggerty, you never go back.

 

[partsmonsta]

The distance the jamb is pulled a good ways from the rear edge of the door when shut, there's a nice wrinkle hiding under the vinyl top at the C-pillar, the rearend probably yanked the whole body left before it tipped enough to wreck the side of the quarter.....

Took out the radiator too, unless that's oil or trans fluid.

 

[mbaird]

Yea, they say once you file a claim at Haggerty, you never go back.

My brother had his 69/69 Firebirds insured thru hagerty .
He got a speeding ticket and made a claim on his Toyota Tundra due to backing into a tree while plowing snow and Hagerty dropped him .

 

[Bodyperson]

Easily. A decent back yarder could jack most of that back out.

Back yarder better have a frame rack. But you are right.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Back yarder better have a frame rack. But you are right.

I was just referring to the sheet metal.

 

[Bodyperson]

I was just referring to the sheet metal.

Its going to need a good tug to repair it. Floor might be buckled too.

 

[mbaird]

The guy with the knowhow to fix that in his back yard will find a better doner and probably not have 70k to buy it . The buyer that has the cash but not the knowledge to do it will have to spend 35k+ to get it done for by a shop . 70k if he wants it concourse quality . And it will still have a salvage title. For that money one could buy a pristine 6-pac car.

 

[Bodyperson]

I have to wonder why there was no buy-back option.

 

[dadsbee]

I have to wonder why there was no buy-back option.

He would have had the choice, took the cheque for the full agreed value instead. Tells ya something...

 

[mopowers]

If he had cherished salvage, he'd get the check and the car. That's the best deal going in classic car insurance. I switched back to Hagerty just because of that.

 

[Bodyperson]

So there was the option?

I have to wonder why there was no buy-back option.

I misread post 5, just chose to not buy back.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Its going to need a good tug to repair it. Floor might be buckled too.

Absolutely.

 

[dadsbee]

If he had cherished salvage, he'd get the check and the car. That's the best deal going in classic car insurance. I switched back to Hagerty just because of that.

15% extra on top of your premium. Not too bad...

 

[Killer6]

Its going to need a good tug to repair it. Floor might be buckled too.

I'm bettin' front & rear, as far as that frt wheel's moved, I'll wager the UCA/shock tower is tweaked good & wrinkled the inner fender with it. W/the K probably destroyed, that whole rail's gotta be hurtin'.

 

[Bodyperson]

I'm bettin' front & rear, as far as that frt wheel's moved, I'll wager the UCA/shock tower is tweaked good & wrinkled the inner fender with it. W/the K probably destroyed, that whole rail's gotta be hurtin'.

Ya, a lot of speculation. Might just need a spindle up front. I've seen that a few times. Lots of leverage when smacked down low.

 

[thesiren74]

My brother had his 69/69 Firebirds insured thru hagerty .
He got a speeding ticket and made a claim on his Toyota Tundra due to backing into a tree while plowing snow and Hagerty dropped him .

Why would the Tundra have anything to do with Haggerty?

 

[andysauto1]

There is a lot of pressure on the right rear the way the left quarter is buckled

 

[missing linc]

Put that car on a frame rack with a good frame guy and I'd be surprised if most of it didn't come out. I've seen some amazing things done on a frame rack.

 

[andysauto1]

Put that car on a frame rack with a good frame guy and I'd be surprised if most of it didn't come out. I've seen some amazing things done on a frame rack.

Seen it done many a time