Not A Pretty Sight.......

[mensanguy]

Here's what a roll-over looks like........

 

but, lots of parts available.

 

https://www.copart.com/lot/79842894/1989-chrysler-tc-by-maserati-nj-somerville?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=VehicleAlert_US&utm_medium=email_automated&utm_term=vehicle_alert&utm_content=Image

[KURTRUK]

I'm going to guess the hardtop was not involved in the crash, but was collected from the owner and turned in with the remains.

[Hemi Dude]

Are you sure the owner/Driver was able to perform that task? As flattened as those 'A' posts are, I would highly doubt survival of persons riding in that car.

[rmtroutman]

Looks to be a real early TC built in July of ‘89. Can’t quite make out the last four of the VIN.

A very low mileage car for its age. 

[Hemi Dude]

5 hours ago, rmtroutman said:

Looks to be a real early TC built in July of ‘89. Can’t quite make out the last four of the VIN.

A very low mileage car for its age. 

And I'm sure the driver reset the trip odometer to '000' mid-flight too. It would be more logical to realize the odometer gears broke long ago.

It appears to not be a really early built TC from the location of the hood strut mounting points, similar to the 90-91 cars but is early enough to have black instrument and switch bezels similar to my TC vin 0766.

[Garnet & Gold]

I believe the VIN is 203584.  I don't think it has the black bezels because of the picture of the drive door switches have a contrast with the bezel around them.

[Hemi Dude]

2 hours ago, Garnet & Gold said:

I believe the VIN is 203584.  I don't think it has the black bezels because of the picture of the drive door switches have a contrast with the bezel around them.

Looking closer on a larger monitor, you are right, 'woodgrain plastic'. And 3584 is definitely newer, also July 89 build date is more than a year into production.

Well, we all know better than to flip our TCs after those pictures. Looks like it 'hooked' right front wheel and flipped. 

[Hemi Dude]

You know what is "NOT A PRETTY SIGHT"? Seeing NOTHING NEW FOR nearly a week! It gets pretty boring coming to this page and seeing  NOTHING.

[Ronnie]

2 hours ago, Hemi Dude said:

You know what is "NOT A PRETTY SIGHT"? Seeing NOTHING NEW FOR nearly a week! It gets pretty boring coming to this page and seeing  NOTHING.

Welcome to the new normal for cars like this on an antique car forum. The same is true for the Buick Reatta. The Reatta forum here on this website gets very few posts either. I had a Reatta forum of my own for years. I recently shut it down because posts there dwindled down to almost nothing. Before shutting my Reatta forum down I did everything I could to encourage people to make more posts but nothing worked.

 

The TCs, Reattas, and other similar cars, aren't seen as antique or collectable cars by most people and there is relatively little interest in them. I think that will change some day but I don't think I will long enough to see it. Until that day comes I think you will see activity on the TC and Reatta forums continue to decline.

 

 

[mensanguy]

.... and I thought you might be getting tired of me.

[Hemi Dude]

7 hours ago, mensanguy said:

.... and I thought you might be getting tired of me.

Don’t ask.

Just looking for someway that may need help.

[mensanguy]

Still ugly, but the sale is still pending.  It is in York haven, pa, and the starting bid is only  $175!  That;s a lot of parts for that price~

 

BONUS!!!   The converter on that car will bring $150-200, you can get the car for NOTHING if you buy it for  175!