Customs My 61 Sunliner was rear ended by a Mitsubishi

6 Months to the day ready to be put back together paint matches and looks great

 

Great it is almost back together. Tailgating has become a huge pet peeve for me, especially in older cars. I was drilled in my daily driver (07 Silverado at the time) a few years ago and shrugged it off because insurance fixed the truck. I’m less forgiving now.

 

I know he's a ways away from you but if you need any trim or hardware Stan the Ford man has done an outstanding job for me. He's as honest as the day is long and knows his Fords. His target used product is 1960 through 1975 full size. His prices are very appealing, and he doesn't bump the shipping costs. My only connection with him is through my Wallet and he has done well for both me and my Customers for near 30 years.

 

thanks for the tip on Stan the Ford man. I still need to get some chrome clips. my lower stainless trim has holes in it on both sides from the bumper hitting it. a friend is going to tig weld them up but his welder broke

 

I agree with everyone who commented on taking any injuries seriously and following up with medical advice. One issue we have with driving our old cars is the minimal occupant protection these old cars give us. I accept the risk.
The Mitsibushi looks like a mess. But...
New cars are designed with crumple zones and will shed parts like an Indy car in a crash to absorb energy and protect occupants.
In an earlier life I worked at Ford Body Engineering in Dearborn. We would periodically view crash test footage and one of the earliest ones I saw as a trainee was a 30 mph head-on barrier impact of a P*nto and a V*ga. Upon impact the P*nto folded up like it was made of cardboard. The V*ga showed much less damage and looked fixable.
After expressing my horror at the seemingly fragility of the P*nto compared to the V*ga, crash experts pointed out to me that the instrumentation on the crash dummies showed all the P*nto occupants survived. V*ga occupants - not so much.

 

pretty excited getting it back together the new pieces from www.burtonantiqueautoparts.com. fit perfect & look great still tweaking the bumper bracket waiting for the wife to guide me putting the bumper back on for the 4rth or 5th time but not the last . the car needs a new top debating about doing it while some of the interior is out

 

Looking good, glad the damage wasn't worse. HRP

 

some time in the life of this car the bumper brackets had been tacked together .ground off the welds. heated and straightened the center bracket now level and centered. need to heat and move the side brackets to the bumper

 

@tim troutman , I am very late to the game!

Did not know this happened, so glad you were both unhurt & the car is looking great again. This was only a month & a half before Lloydfest III & you still made it with the T-Bird

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/