That will buff right out.

[Drew Dowdell]

We haven't had a "That will buff right out!" Thread in a while. Hit it guys!

[PurdueGuy]

How about this?

[SAmadei]

Well, it sucks because failblog absorbed all the car fails... and they seem to post fewer car fails overall.

[ocnblu]

Saturn Crashes To Earth, Needs Ring Job.

[Justin Bimmer]

Only in Fresno...

[CanadianBacon94]

and yet he survived o.0

[67impss]

Wow in my own backyard and I don't remember this at all. He were awfully lucky to live through this I wonder how full a recovery he made? I think that piece of spoiler and lower ground FX could be salvaged though . All I could think of was The Dukes of Hazard & Smokey & the Bandit.

[GMTruckGuy74]

[67impss]

Channel 9 breaking news Mini & BMW parking ONLY!

[Robert Hall]

I wonder how that Buick got on the ceiling..odd place to park.

[ocnblu]

The JGC driver is being very courteous, stacking his vehicle vertically so more folks could squeeze in and such.

Sadly, I see a white Cutlass Supreme G-body with a tan landau roof in the pileup photo...

Edited January 28, 2012 by ocnblu

[balthazar]

1969 Charger…

Edited January 28, 2012 by balthazar

[67impss]

Was that a Smart 4/two?

That sure was a weak front axle I don't remember them that thin and spindly.

[SAmadei]

Definately not a Smart. A Smart would have bounced off the truck... sure everyone would have had terrible injuries, but the cage would have stayed intact. That looks very Asian to me, but it could be a whole host of tiny, not-for-NA cars...

[Robert Hall]

Definately not a Smart. A Smart would have bounced off the truck... sure everyone would have had terrible injuries, but the cage would have stayed intact. That looks very Asian to me, but it could be a whole host of tiny, not-for-NA cars...

At first I thought it was a Smart in the US (since there is a Ford Super Duty in the background), but the license plates look odd...may be Central or South America since the Super Duty is sold there..not a Toyota iQ either. The spare mounted on the back makes me think it's a small CUV of some sort.

Edited January 29, 2012 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[balthazar]

Caption did say smart- but that's not right.

It's a VW 'crossfox' :

[67impss]

Thanx I'll not drive one of those even a rental

[SAmadei]

Like the new commercial sez... "Is it safe*? Oh Yeah, It's a Volkswagon!"

* - Safe only applies in certain situations that make VW look superior. Crossfox not evaluated for Safe claim.

[Camino LS6]

Wow, those are brutal wrecks.

Was that last one a full-size GM?

[balthazar]

It's captioned there, MrB : '69 Charger

[Camino LS6]

Oops, guess I missed that.

Not a recognizable piece left on that thing that says "Charger" in any way.

[67impss]

I could see it if I squinted

[balthazar]

Agreed; I'm pretty good at ID'ing partial/smashed vehicles, especially in this era, but I would not have pegged it.

[daves87rs]

Ouchie!

[ocnblu]

Black bumblebee stripe still visible on the Charger... I would not want to be near any of those, so sickening.

[crunksoulbrotha!!`]

Sad isn't it?

[Camino LS6]

So brutal!

[CanadianBacon94]

Camaro?

mirrors & roofline look like one

supposedly the first "all five stars" under the new crash test standards, wonder how fast you'd have to get going for results like that...

[Camino LS6]

Camaro?

mirrors & roofline look like one

supposedly the first "all five stars" under the new crash test standards, wonder how fast you'd have to get going for results like that...

Yeah, it's a Camaro.

I wonder how the driver got going fast enough to do that on that street.

[Drew Dowdell]

That must be one hell of a strong pole to not even be bent by nearly 4,000 lbs of Camaro traveling at that rate of speed.

[Robert Hall]

The Camaro one was posted on here a couple years ago when it happened, IIRC. Those old-time power poles need to be replaced w/ underground wiring or breakaway ones.

[Turbojett]

jeesh. sheared the damn thing nearly in half.

[Camino LS6]

Camaro had to be really moving for that sort of destruction to happen.

This is the old 2x4 stuck in a tree by hurricane sort of thing.

[SAmadei]

The pole hit the outside of the Camaro's frame... and simply sheared off everything outboard of the frame member. Since no one object is heavy enough to stop the energy, it just snapped its way through a lot of material that didn't put up a fight... likely until it hit the firewall... and even then, it probably stopped at one of the underbody crossbraces.

The other split open Camaro was similar... so perhaps it wasn't going as fast as we think... still fast, but not crazy fast... had the pole hit 3 inches closer to the centerline, the accident would have likely been no where as extreme.

[ocnblu]

That's what happened to my Fiesta, outboard of the frame rail, things were sheared. Not a good memory.

[G. David Felt]

Some very amazing mashed metal.

[Turbojett]

The pole hit the outside of the Camaro's frame... and simply sheared off everything outboard of the frame member. Since no one object is heavy enough to stop the energy, it just snapped its way through a lot of material that didn't put up a fight... likely until it hit the firewall... and even then, it probably stopped at one of the underbody crossbraces.

The other split open Camaro was similar... so perhaps it wasn't going as fast as we think... still fast, but not crazy fast... had the pole hit 3 inches closer to the centerline, the accident would have likely been no where as extreme.

you would think that there would be more protection on frame members that are in front of the seats rather than the centerline of the car itself. If that car had a front passenger, there'd likely be nothing left of them.

[SAmadei]

you would think that there would be more protection on frame members that are in front of the seats rather than the centerline of the car itself. If that car had a front passenger, there'd likely be nothing left of them.

Well, I wonder if in the battle to reduce/limit weight if parts of the car that are not touched in the usual crash tests are being skimped on... I would expect the firewall to have more strength than the two split Camaros have exhibited.

[Drew Dowdell]

[ocnblu]

"If You Can Read This, Turn Me Over"

[daves87rs]

Poor Liberty....

[A Horse With No Name]

That's what happened to my Fiesta, outboard of the frame rail, things were sheared. Not a good memory.

Glad it saved your life, though!

[A Horse With No Name]

[A Horse With No Name]

[A Horse With No Name]

[Turbojett]

I'd love to know the story behind this.

tornado?

[Robert Hall]

I'd love to know the story behind this.

tornado?

It would probably be mangled if it were a result of a tornado. I would say advertising for a business (I've seen cars on a pole for a junkyard), but I don't see any advertising on it...strange.

[Turbojett]

I'd love to know the story behind this.

tornado?

It would probably be mangled if it were a result of a tornado. I would say advertising for a business (I've seen cars on a pole for a junkyard), but I don't see any advertising on it...strange.

I dunno, I've heard tornados do some wierd things. Like your neighbor's house gets levelled, but you just got a window busted out; that sort of thing.

although my first thought was "practical joke," which would be freaking hilarious.

[ocnblu]

Mayhaps the tree grew around it and elevated it as it grew.

And thanks, Chris. I had fun in that little car right up until that moment. And today I was almost in a head-on collision in my Jeep. Some Spainish kids in a clapped-out Civic went to pass a Jeep Liberty that was turning right heading toward me on a two-lane. They pulled out blind directly into my path. I had to slam on the brakes and came within 3 feet of hitting them head-on.

[Turbojett]

clapped out? it had gonnorhea?

sorry...really bad joke.

Edited June 6, 2012 by Turbojett