Ow!! Dontcha hate it when this happens..Darn SUV's

[InkaSteve]

Even a big bumper won't help when a SUV backs into you.. went nicely over the front bumper and right into the grill. Anyone have a good 76 center grill that they don't need. I can pull the rest of the smoosh out.

Did a temporary fix, so I can at least drive around without looking too bad, but still need to replace center.

Feeling like the front row of a Willy Nelson Concert (missing alot of teeth)

Steve

[donfjohnston]

front row of sex pistols missing a lot of teeth....at willie's gigs the front row is so loaded from second hand "smoke" we don't care....plus the water in west texas has LOTS of flouride. our teeth are fine thank you very much.

[Vroomer]

Give Rob a call. he has tons of spare parts.

~Vroomer

[InkaSteve]

(nt)

[KFunk]

i got a spare grill if you need it. Not sure why, but in the trunk when I bought my car. Only problem is shipping from Hawaii, but I could probably throw it in a USPS flat rate box (to anywhere, even mainland) and itll be fine.

E-mail me at kfunk@hawaii.edu

[f1reverb]

took a hit along with the grill. Hit and run, or will someone pay for your restoration? Your lot makes me paranoid.

[Rob7502]

Just restoring our 75 and the same thing happend less than a month later

[InkaSteve]

Nah, didn't happen at work. Hate to admit it, but it might be my own fault. Parked on a steep hill while watching the Amgen bike race go by. Don't know if I rolled forward into the SUV (bad handbrake) or it backed into me, wasn't paying attention. Might have even saved me from rolling on down the hill. Was a little tricky trying to extricate myself on that steep hill. You know the drill, Brake, Gas, Release Clutch, all at the same time. (I am sure Davin can give me some San Francisco tips) Redamaged an area that had been damaged years before when my son had the car. These cars are pretty soft and vulnerable there. I was able to pull most of the damage to the front clip out by hand and crowbar. Should look pretty good with a new center grille.

[Steve73tii]

I'm worried they'll find out how vulnerable these cars are and start doing it on purpose... at least up here it wouldn't suprise me. I still held out some faith in the human race that the "magnetic shopping cart" effect was a coincidence until I saw a young kid who was old enough to know better shove a cart right into my door with her mother watching.

Still, that's minor compared to nose and grill damage. I feel your pain...

[Brandon]

Oh that's depressing as hell....especially since you're the original owner. I have a good center grill for you if you need it. Send an email.