polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Dont know the particulars here........ a local guy took this photo. I couldnt imagine this happening to one of my cars
Accident at the Ocean City Maryland show
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Sorry Bulldog but ....
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Looks like some rich guy in a checkbook T hotrod plowed into the line where all the Thunderbolt wannabes were parked. The throttle return spring from AutoZone fell off his 600" stroker from Jasper.
Oh I thought the dude in the Comet was trying to squeeze in
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
EUEW, UGLY! From the look of it seems it would be rather fruitless to Bail and Run like they do 'round here!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
OR... it could have been that.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
WTF. Tell me one fugging thing positive about your photo.
Three classic cars gather together on a beautiful day for a spot of tea????
STFU.
68plymouth383
Senior Member
Lucy you got some splainin to do!!
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
Yup. At least when it happened to me I was young and had a wide open long straight street. Let's just say I learned real quick where neutral and the ignition off were real quick. Never had a run away for more than a second since.
Though my guess is he started it in gear.
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
I'd feel really bad if they were stock. These not so much since so many parts are not stock anymore.
Jim 68cuda
Well-Known Member
I heard that the throttle stuck, and he steered into the Fairlane and Comet to avoid going out onto the crowded boardwalk. Guess it happened so fast he didn't reach the key in time to turn it off before it hit. And I heard that both the Comet and Fairlane are both owned by one person.
the coupe was part of a special display of American Graffitti tribute vehicles and this was at the end of the event. The movie stars that were signing autographs had already left the area, but the lane for the display vehicles to leave was clear as it had been blocked off for the line of fans waiting for autographs earlier.
the coupe was part of a special display of American Graffitti tribute vehicles and this was at the end of the event. The movie stars that were signing autographs had already left the area, but the lane for the display vehicles to leave was clear as it had been blocked off for the line of fans waiting for autographs earlier.
rexus31
Senior Member
Remember this one?
http://jalopnik.com/5816178/lexus-attacks-two-classic-cars/
The pic of the driver explains it all.
http://jalopnik.com/5816178/lexus-attacks-two-classic-cars/
The pic of the driver explains it all.
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Seems so many forget about "neutral" which is faster
Jim 68cuda
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Yeah, when it happened to me one time, I put it in neutral, and then the sound of the engine racing made me think the engine would blow before I could shut it off. I was only 16 at the time. You can cover a lot of territory between the moment it happens and the moment you reach for the key or shift into neutral.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
But that wasnt your point, your point was negative about someones financial status and mechanical ability.........presuming.
AND IF not then How about, no one got hurt .........
and NO!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
C Body Bob
Old Man with a Hat
Way back when I was in my early twentys I had a diesel packer run away with me. I was going down hill when it happened. I hit the kill switch quickly & nothing happened. It was really starting to gain speed so I then pushed the shift lever into netrual. Didn't gain any more speed, but then the engine really took off. Was a Detroit 318 with dual stacks right behind the open cab. I stood on the brake & it finally stopped without hitting anything. The job site mechanic saw it happen & came rushing over. He climbed up on the machine & reached for the throttle assy & put a rag over the injector. It finally stopped, but not before the smoke from the stacks went from thick black to white. He told me it probably burned all 8 pistons. Was not a fun thing to go through. Thankfully nothing was in my path because a run away 4 drum roller is not very manuverable.
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