Mark Huston Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 The news report of the antique car accident came out about the time this site went down for upgrades. How sad it is for all parties involved. However; there is an important lesson to be learned here for both collector car owners, and spectators. Don’t remain seated (or standing) behind a vehicle that is backing into a parking space. http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1860208.html<span style="font-size: 14pt">Man seated on sidewalk hurt by vintage auto at car show</span>Published: Thursday, May. 14, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 2B A man sitting in a folding chair on the sidewalk at a classic car show was struck and critically injured by one of the vintage cars when it jumped the curb.The 67-year-old Orange-vale man was reported in critical condition Wednesday, Roseville police say.The injury occurred about 3 p.m. Tuesday on Vernon Street near Taylor Street when a 65-year-old Citrus Heights man was backing his 1941 Chevrolet pickup into a parking space for the Downtown Tuesday Nights classic car show. When the pickup went over the curb, it hit the spectator, a friend of the driver, pinning him against a building wall. The injured man was taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center.There was no indication that alcohol was a factor in the accident.Roseville police declined comment on whether the accident was driver error or vehicle malfunction. The accident is under investigation.– Bill Lindelof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 The fact that this accident involved an antique vehicle is totally irrelevant.On the other hand, the only reason it made the newspaper in the first place was because it involved an antique vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 It was a street rod Some of these Rat Rods that I've seen have been pretty scary, so you can't rule out a Rat Rod either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ex98thdrill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It was a street rod Some of these Rat Rods that I've seen have been pretty scary, so you can't rule out a Rat Rod either. </div></div>And you know it was a street rod how?I agree about the rat rods, but a good street rod and a rat rod are two entirely different animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Call Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Whoa! From the above thread I thought we were over being political. Now we're dissing street rods and rat rods?I'm a rat rod guy. The outside may look old and crappy but underneath it has the latest technology in brakes, lights, etc. The restored and original 30s, 40s and 50s cars I have owned and/or driven really make my rectal sphincter pucker with their horrible brakes and dim lights in todays fast cell phone texting traffic.There are lots of people like me that appreciate all pre ECM cars be they original, restored, hot rod, street rod, rat rod, or any kind of racer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 10/4 Mr Mcall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bob Call</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Whoa! From the above thread I thought we were over being political. Now we're dissing street rods and rat rods?I'm a rat rod guy. The outside may look old and crappy but underneath it has the latest technology in brakes, lights, etc. The restored and original 30s, 40s and 50s cars I have owned and/or driven really make my rectal sphincter pucker with their horrible brakes and dim lights in todays fast cell phone texting traffic.There are lots of people like me that appreciate all pre ECM cars be they original, restored, hot rod, street rod, rat rod, or any kind of racer. </div></div>I don't know where you are from or what you call a "rat rod," but here is a photo of a rat rod I took at the 2007 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, CA. Please point out all the latest technology present in this vehicle.I love all cars: hot rods, street rods, customs, muscle cars, etc. I am not an "antique purist." But these kind of cars have no business on teh street in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Here are a few more of the same vehicle. Very high tech and obviously very safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesky636 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I would ride in/drive this one any day of the week. I wouldn't even want to be in the same county as the other car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And you know it was a street rod how?</div></div> I don't. Whether it was a street rod, or a restored car, is totally irrelevant. A vintage car in the eye of the writer could be a 1994. I am poking a little fun at the anti-street rodders (we have no street rods). The funny thing is it doesn't matter what it is, if someone got killed, someone got killed.Some of the more recent murders we've had in my county have involved knives and a claw hammer......No one's trying to close down Lowes But if it were a firearm, they'd be all after it..There's probably more people killed in brand new cars than there are old ones and no one is trying to outlaw them either (nor should they). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Accidents must be prevented! Let's outlaw rat rods, hot rods, street rods, fishing rods and anyone with the name Rod. And shut down Lowes for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Accidents must be prevented! Let's outlaw rat rods, hot rods, street rods, fishing rods and anyone with the name Rod. And shut down Lowes for good measure.</div></div>If we outlaw stupidity, that takes care of the accidents.... (and maybe elections) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Accidents happen. I don't think the guy ran his pal over on purpose. Maybe that's why they call them accidents.Classic car insurance rates would not be as low as they are if it were a high risk hobby. Much ado about nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Given the height of a pickup bed, maybe the driver didn't know his bud was back there. He wouldn't have seen this spindly bucket o' bolts, either...Had he backed into this 4-wheeled crumple zone, the resultant inferno would have turned Main Street into a raging Pinto Flambe. "We don't need no <span style="font-style: italic">steenkeeng</span> fire extinguishers!"One wonders why, during the "engineering stage," the builder didn't save precious interior space by putting the battery <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">inside</span></span> the shiny new gas tank? That way, there'd be room for another bucket seat (assuming he can get a date*), hundreds more claw hammers, or 4 caged prize roosters for Saturday night's big cockfight.Hope the friend gets better,TG*This clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk may be suitable for Prom Night,but only if the girl you're squiring is named <span style="font-style: italic">Carrie!</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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