got this from another forum "4th of July... relax in the pool, burn some doggies on the grill. Until you hear 500 horsepower go screaming full throttle and think you're at the drag strip. But wait, you're in your own backyard. CRASH-BOOM-KERTHUNK! Suddenly, there's an uninvited guest trying to take a dip in your swimming pool! The pictures tell it all. Fortunately, we hadn't gotten in the pool yet. The guy had just finished working on the roadster, over a year's worth. It was its first trip out of the garage. The throttle stuck wide open. Crashed through my back neighbor's gate, through the block wall, and almost into my pool. He was lucky. Only a minor scratch on the elbow. He missed getting his head cut off on rebar from the wall by inches. Happy 4th!" http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket1.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket2.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket3.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4a.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4b.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket5.jpg
You have got to be f'n kidding me!!!!!!!!!!! Thats some crazy sh*t! I had to save a pic. At least nobody got hurt. I feel for the guy on his "maiden voyage"
This truelly was his "BREAK-IN" run...! It could have been worse..., someone could have had been sunbathing by that wall...!!! Always have a return spring setup to pull it back down..., especially on a Freakin Supercharged engine....!!!!!!! Was it an Automatic??? If so..., Do you think he'll put a Neutral Safety switch on it...??? Amazing..., it looks like the car held up pretty good...!
That has to be the strongest fiberglass t-bucket body ever! I would assume that the car looks worse in person? Other than the bent rim and broken radius arm mount, I don't see much damage! Oh yeah, too bad about your wall . Karl
I think we all learned something from this. I'd be willing to bet that he won't easily let this happen again. I wish to point out that the excellent art direction in this series reallymakes the underlying narrative "pop" off the screen. That looks like Old School (R) (TM) Kodachrome. The color saturation and pallette speak volumesregarding the psychological inner life of this "community". Ranks right up there with the best clasic Barris Gallery selections.
Now that's a maiden voyage he'll never forget. You need a disclaimer for the photos - "No flamingos were harmed in the making of these photos."
Damn thats nuts! I guess thats what happens when you've got a blown chevy in a tiny little car and don't know how to handle the power to weight ratio!
So he went backwards through the wall? Or the impact spin the car around? I'm having trouble picturing how the car ended up positioned the way it did.
Thats fucking hilarious. Another death rod, only this one has shiny paint Really makes me wonder how much thought goes into some cars as they are being built. You can be mechanically inept and still build a car that runs and drives, but when the moment of truth comes
why am i getting a message that says 400 BAD REQUEST-CAN'T FIND WEBSITE ?? does anyone have any ideas how to straighten this out so the pics will come up? thanks, mike
The links work for me. I feel like an idiot because I have been thinking all morning what the hell the Kool Aid man had to do with this. I just remembered the old comercials where he would come busting through the wall. I admitt I am a little slow. Technically it is Monday!!!
i'm having a hard time getting them to open aswell. i keep getting the ole "CANNOT FIND SERVER" message.
#1: If I heard a blown small-block light the fire in my neighborhood, I would be searching out the source!! Not wait for it to find me!! #2: I guess it pays off to have Mickey Thompson bumpers.....
The only thing this scene lacks is the tanned babe in Bikini holding her now drooping hotdog. It has a "Dobie Gillis" feeling to it except in color. Seriously unreal to look at this. More like a hallucination. I'm trippin'. Ask Robert Williams what he thinks.
My dad did the same thing in a 6 month old Lincoln Navigator. He lost control on an empty(?) road at 6.00 am and drove into his best friend's son's pool patio. He had to drive through the subdivision wall to get to it.
I bet if he looks at his "to do" list, he'll see he never crossed off #139. THROTTLE RETURN SPRING. It's always a good idea to have two of 'em. I wonder where he thought he was gonna go when he got to the corner. WOT in that thing must have been some scary shit. JOE
Man, that is crazy. Im happy no one was hurt.. Just some pride.. http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket2.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket3.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4a.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket4b.jpg http://vorhese.com/gallery/albums/album150/TBucket5.jpg[/QUOTE]
Am I missing something? How did he go through backwards? So you mean he was backing out and never stopped backing? First rap on the throttle was all he got then. OUCH!
Can you imagine? "That feeling" of the first time you get to drive your new ride and.........sheeeesh! I bet that was one scary ride......... I wonder if he'll have the same "butter-fly in the stomach" feeling after he gets it back together and goes for his second maiden voyage? I'm sure glad everyone is ok....
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