Customs Another one goes to the crusher....

Man im really sorry to see that, but..it aint done..I've seen worse..not that i could fix it, but im sure its saveable

 

I am betting that the frame is tweaked after looking at it in person. That car would be a pain in the *** to fix, and will likely be written off as a total. It ****s, but damage repair will surely exceed the worth of the car..

One way or another, the insurance will work itself out, and we will see pete and the family cruising something new by spring.

 

It just needs to be combined with another one that needs floors and rockers and so on. Instead of replacing all that, use it to replace the top of this. If the frame's tweaked, use the donor car frame. A lot of work to be sure, but people have done as much with worse.

 

Hey there Pete.

Sorry to see the old gal in such a state.

Take the money grab another car and finish the T for SOS next year

 

Damn - sorry to see the old shoe all smashed up . Hope that insurance pays up ...

 

Now thats initiative. Yours looks worse than his.

 

Sorry to hear about this Pete. Rich (fuelpump) told me at lunch today.
I think we need to have a club thrash to get that T sedan into roller status.

 

what a bummer! I'd have to agree, anything can be fixed but doesn't look like to me this one whould be worth it. Too much time and $$$ for what it is. Not that hard to find, you could buy another car like it for less. I'd just salvage anything left thats good and let it go. Still sad to see a decent old car tore up that bad thou.

 

mother nature is such a *****!!

 

Frame is broken......It's hit like a fat kid playing dodgeball. Oh well.....Never really cared for Shoebox Fords anyways....$$$ is good.

 

Wow, Did it break around where the jack stands were?

 

One good thing to come out of this if you give up on it..a lot of Good stuff to sell to others who need it to keep theirs going..you will part it out, right?

 

My insurance requires car to be in locked garage as part of contract. But I have regular Allstate insurance with an appraisal because it's a cl***ic daily driver. Good luck.

 

Sorry to hear about the damage to the '51. I was standing at the turnstile waiting to leave work when that hit. A couple of co-workers were slightly injured by flying debris,and I couldn't get home fast enough to check for damage. Fortunately,none at my place,but a 1/4 north and south of me got clobbered. I'm a bit north of you,HRG,and drive through that area on the way home. Saw sections of damage followed by areas that didn't seem to be touched,followed by more damage. Weird,typical Michigan weather.

 

before you crush you should part the car out on here or ebay their are still alot of good parts in that car.thanks

 

Waiting on insurance company. If I get to keep it, I'll part it out. If not, I'm not gonna worry about it.

 

Hate to see one get totaled, but **** happens.

I hope all goes well with the insurance Co. I know more than one rodder (including myself) that has come out ahead on a deal like this. Hopefully you'll be one of the lucky ones.

 

Well, on the bright side, you can get one kick*** couch outta that deal.

 

**** I want some parts off of it if you dont get it back Pete! We can strip it pretty good before the flatbed shows up dammit!! -Gary

 

man sorry to see that I hope it all works out in the end!

 

when the neighbors tree fell on my buddie's 59 Chevy last year he was told by his home owners insurance and his neighbors that the car has to have it's OWN insurance in order to be covered. home owners insurance does not cover cars. not in Michigan anyways... real sorry to hear about this Pete.

 

I had a similar experience but with a wild fire, basically anything that was in the building or on my property that burned up was covered under the homeowner policy, if it was my property, anyone else's property was not. Additionally, any of my vehicles, had they burned, would not have been covered by my homeowners insurance, they would've been covered by the individual auto policy. I was storing several old trucks (mine) and a couple of boats(not mine) and they all were burned to a crisp. One was an 69 Olds 442 from a fellow in NJ, was not covered, total loss, not covered by insurance. Hint: Check your policies.

 

So does Grundy, and I wondered about that.

But, this is from their website....

Is my car covered while parked outside or left unattended?

Underwriters will want to know that you take extraordinary care of your collector car and will require that you have a garage for it when it is not in use. However, leaving a car unattended or in the driveway overnight is not the basis for denying a claim

 

My lady (Nicole) on the phone asked why it was outside. Told her it was on jackstands with the transmission out. "Oh, ok." We'll see. An adjuster should be out today or tomorrow.

 

Yeah, we discussed that last night. Me, you, Kyle, Daren and Nick could strip it in a matter of an hour or so......We'll see what transpires.

 

Already started removing parts. Looks like my T will have a hot 302/C4 combo.

 

It's even worse with nothing on top of it....can't wait for it to leave. Makes me sick.

 

John wants his chrome front wheels back... j/k.

 

WOW that really ****s!! Hopefully the insurance co. doesn't screw you on it!!! It would look killer with a "chopped" carson top on it...just an idea....

 

Sorry to hear that,You can buy it back from ins. and chop it. get a new top or sell it to someone that would. Sad to see anouther one go to the yard...