old-tank Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 LOOK!! Somebody dropped a house on that Buick!! Lol. Tried to get my Wife to let me buy this one. It's a STEAL at $4000. I told her I'd have it on the road in time to travel to Portland. Think of all the hotel money we'd save!Eat Spam and Vegemite and drink Koolaid...that will save you enough money to buy me a beer .If you showed up in that 'thing' you would attract more attention than a 400 point car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Looks like someone took some rubber home BASE COVE and made the rocker.........A few gallons of BONDO and it would look good for a few. Dale Smith in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat62 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 From personal experience: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 From personal experience:[ATTACH=CONFIG]249142[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]249143[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]249144[/ATTACH]Ouch! That's gotta keep you up nights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 That had to be a terrible experience Kris. I understand insurance covered it pretty well? Those trusses look pretty substantial. what was determined to be the weak point and cause of the cave in? Was that the most snow the roof had ever seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat62 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Doug, it sure did. Those photos are about two weeks after the collapse. There's already two rows of cars removed and about 20 feet of roof removed. Pictured were rows three and behind those, four. With all the snow it was a wall of white for about 10 days. We didn't know how bad it might be or what cars were damaged or totaled.Lamar, it was and yes, luckily the building was appropriately insured (pole building owners always a good idea to check your policy or ask your agent!) The gentlemen removing the roof and debris said it was held together with roofing nails. The barn was built in the late 60's and was definitely not up to code. There were multiple issues and ultimately the failure was poorly built structure. We did have a tough winter. It was cold and snowy so not much melt, although I was certain we had much more snow last year. All around a bad build and as Paul said to me the other day "Take the number for the house inspector you used, ball it up and throw it away". The construction company we are using now was surprised it stood long as it did.So a few less cars, lots of minor damage to cars to fix, and a few more substantial projects. The rebuild is going forward quickly now.MondayFridayMy motto is now "Could have been worse!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dship Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Kris,Wow!! Seeing the pics of the damage is just plain heart breaking...Out of curiosity, what cars got totaled? Did the '62 survive?(Will be heading your way in August for the Regional) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Ouch...that poor 74 Riviera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Got hit while parked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Got hit while parkedHOLY CRAP. How fast were they going when they hit it?Here's another facebook find: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 My son's Lesabre......He had been on the Expressway three hours earlier, was on his way to a friend's birthday party later that day when the girl friend states she had forgotten something, turned a corner to go back and totally looses all steering......... Car is now scrap (bad day for the Buick) but at least I'm not going to two funerals....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 My son's Lesabre......He had been on the Expressway three hours earlier, was on his way to a friend's birthday party later that day when the girl friend states she had forgotten something, turned a corner to go back and totally looses all steering.........[ATTACH=CONFIG]249996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]249997[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]249998[/ATTACH] Car is now scrap (bad day for the Buick) but at least I'm not going to two funerals.......How did that pass inspection?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 How did that pass inspection??Typical rust of the engine cradle. That's an owner's responsibility to check ( and not just when purchasing the car) it's not the state's or the fed's responsibility. It's your family whose lives are at stake, take the responsibility for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Got hit while parked:OMG! One of my favorite cars! How sad. But as bad as it is it looks like the cabin is unscathed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Typical rust of the engine cradle. That's an owner's responsibility to check ( and not just when purchasing the car) it's not the state's or the fed's responsibility. It's your family whose lives are at stake, take the responsibility for them.PM Sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry W Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 This is perhaps one of the most tragic and sad Buick crashes. [ATTACH=CONFIG]177089[/ATTACH]. Is this the car that actress Jane Mansfield was killed in? As I recall, it was a mid sixties Buick 225. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 . Is this the car that actress Jane Mansfield was killed in? As I recall, it was a mid sixties Buick 225.Yes it was according to the web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Typical rust of the engine cradle. That's an owner's responsibility to check ( and not just when purchasing the car) it's not the state's or the fed's responsibility. It's your family whose lives are at stake, take the responsibility for them.I'm responding to my own quote here. I looked back and re-read my post and as I re-read it it comes off sounding like I'm criticizing dei and/or his son. That was not my intent. My intent was for everyone to take the responsibility to ensure their car is safe to drive at all time and if it's part of your responsibility, pass that information on to other family members. It wasn't that dei's son was irresponsible that urged me to write, it was more that we're becoming a society that's expecting the government to watch over everything we do and if something happens, it's the fault of the government rather than our own fault. I'm not familiar with the rules and regs for states/countries other than Kansas in the USA. I know that in KS if you purchase a car with a KS title, there's no inspection when you buy it or anytime there after. If you purchase a car with a non-KS title, you just need to have the highway patrol match the physical VIN on the vehicle with the VIN on the title. It's up to us as owners to make sure our vehicles are in shape to be driven; my state only renews registrations so it's up to me to protect my family, make sure that they do the same as adults, and hopefully pass that responsibility to my grandchildren.Once again, my apologies to anyone who I may have singled out; not my intent.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat62 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Kris,Wow!! Seeing the pics of the damage is just plain heart breaking...Out of curiosity, what cars got totaled? Did the '62 survive?(Will be heading your way in August for the Regional)It's hard to see but in the last photo you can see the Wildcat under the front lift on the right. A couple nasty scratches but no dents and thankfully the vinyl top intact. I felt a lot of relief when I saw it appear as the snow melted.All the cars on top of the lifts (four) were officially totaled by the insurance companies, although at least 2 will be fixed and live on. Kevin's 99 Silver Arrow and 67 GS will be fixed. His 67 was sold to a younger member of our local chapter who is busily working on it. Both our 85 t-types were smushed. Mine has become an "organ donor" for some other cars for family and friends. Paul might be able to post a photo. The other one is still here.For some reason it is difficult to get a body shop to take 13 cars at once. Look forward to seeing you in August, we'll have to give you the tour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Kris,That looks like Kevins black 72 Riv GS which out of all Rivs I wished I had, that specific one is in the top two. Did it get much damage? What a disheartening mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivgs Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Jason, The 72 fared well. A dent in the header panel and several dents in the trunk lid and a broken "Riviera" trunk emblem with misc. scuffs/scratches all over. I have a feeling that fate must love Oldsmobiles. My 67 Toronado was parked right in the middle of this mess and did not get one scratch ( the one car that REALLY needs a paint job ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 [h=3]“You Can’t Spell Buick Without BUCK”[/h] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Outch!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Uhmm, I like the taste of deer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caballero2 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The deer in the headlights look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49_buick_super Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 So, you ask, "How is a totaled Suburban a bad day for a Buick?" The answer: When it is your tow car and now you can't tow your Buick to the Nationals in Portland. (Photo credit - me. Totaled Suburban credit - wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Here is my parts car, previous owner's very bad day is a great find for me and my restoration: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Story goes that this old Buick was hit by an RPG in Beirut in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Frank DeCicco's bombed Buick Electra, allegedly done by the mob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 "Did someone forget me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hkl4yqPG92w" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>ouch.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 More finds from the interweb.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Man, I hope that Riv was hit while parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Man, I hope that Riv was hit while parked.That one and the GN appear to be recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Man, I hope that Riv was hit while parked.Dick Sweeny had a post about the the 65 Riv crash last year on the ROA forum. Here is the link http://forums.aaca.org/f177/need-65-project-paste-your-browser-357255.html The original link Dick posted in the thread is no longer any good but it was an aution for the same wrecked car shown above.Reading on to his last update in same thread there were 3 people in the car and they amazingly all survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Reading on to his last update in same thread there were 3 people in the car and they amazingly all survived.That's amazing.There is something more scary seeing the "collector car" wreck than period "accidents". The GN Willie mentioned fits in that category for me.Drive safely gang!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Found on the internet; ´72 Electra vs. train collision. Know nothing on the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 The snow probably had something to do with the initial impact, but I bet that it helped the car slide rather than roll on impact. I slid my dad's '57 Special off the road in a rain storm and the investigating State Trooper said that even though I probably would not have had the accident if the pavement had been dry, I was lucky the shoulders were wet because instead of sliding across the wet grass in the ditch, I probably would have rolled the car.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I can fly!!! I can fly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Oh.....the humanity! :eek: I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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