azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Saw this picture but no info on it.
Anyone Know Any Details About This Terrible Tragedy?
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RemCharger
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Tragedy is right.
SIPLOWGUY
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Not good!
Rustyrodknocker
Senior Member
Well I wonder if they got squeezed or salvaged? May have been more cost effective to let them go to salvage in the clean up effort. If so, the cars would have been reordered leading to a net gain of C body global inventory?
The carriers insurance would have paid out, so unless there were contract stipulations that required the carrier to return or destroy the affected units...
The carriers insurance would have paid out, so unless there were contract stipulations that required the carrier to return or destroy the affected units...
69CoronetRT
Senior Member
Given the liability of selling a car that could have received structural damage and become a legal safety problem or ongoing warranty issue, it was probably smarter and safer to just salvage them, collect the insurance and build a new car.
This is a good example as to why the 'built' and 'sold' numbers may not balance.
Love Shack
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At one time, I worked for an auto salvage company that bought several vehicles that were involved in a train wreck, and were sold at auction for salvage.
I don’t recall the brand, Acura/Infinity, etc., but one car I recall clearly.
It was a top of the line model, leather, etc., the only damage was scratched paint. Stipulation to the purchase of these cars, included many photographs that had to be sent to the manufacturer, of the dismantling process. Photos of
The car arriving at the salvage facility , of the VIN tags, the cars being cut in half between the front and rear seats,
Sections of the floor being cut into small pieces (so they could not be welded back together), and after the car had been completely dismantled.
The VIN tags from the dash also had to be removed and sent back to the manufacturer. The salvage company bought several vehicles, most with only minor damage. Seemed like a real shame to cut them up.
I don’t recall the brand, Acura/Infinity, etc., but one car I recall clearly.
It was a top of the line model, leather, etc., the only damage was scratched paint. Stipulation to the purchase of these cars, included many photographs that had to be sent to the manufacturer, of the dismantling process. Photos of
The car arriving at the salvage facility , of the VIN tags, the cars being cut in half between the front and rear seats,
Sections of the floor being cut into small pieces (so they could not be welded back together), and after the car had been completely dismantled.
The VIN tags from the dash also had to be removed and sent back to the manufacturer. The salvage company bought several vehicles, most with only minor damage. Seemed like a real shame to cut them up.
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
There's another photo out there of train wrecked C bodies, but I think they are '69 models so they may have happened more than once, or this occurred right at model change over.
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