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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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Accident :)

I was at a stop light and I was sitting in traffic. This guy in front of me was driving an F-250 with a steel bumper, I was in my Camaro...fiberglass nose. I rear ended him at about 5 mpg because i glanced down to look for somthing. Get this. The camaro has ONE scratch on it and the front plate was bent some....the F-250 bumper was pushed like this...../ with the bottom pushed in.....LOL I am buying the replacement bumper brackets for him. It turned out is was a guy that was a security person in my school...LOL he is cool.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
I saw the aftermath of a wreck a few days ago, A camaro, 85-90 style got hit REALLY hard in the front. The hood was as high as the roof of the car... really an Ouch, probabaly happened at at least 35 Mph. looked like they walked away.

Not really sure on the year though, not up on camaros, and could not identify the front, All I noticed was the tailights had the single horizontal black stripe, and the dark stripes seperating the sections.

queen's song "Another One Bites the Dust" comes to mind. All it does is raise the value of all our cars...

John
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 11:33 AM
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Re: Accident :)

Originally posted by camaro6spd
I rear ended him at about 5 mpg
Just how fast is 5 mpg?
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 12:45 PM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
heh, I guess at 5mpg he must have had it floored.

heh

John
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 03:02 PM
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yeah its all cool tho, i am just happy the camaro is fine....i hate when **** like that happens.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 10:10 PM
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Our thirdgens actually do respectibly well in front end collisions. I was doing 35 when the guy pulled out in front of me. I barely hit the brakes (20 foot skid marks), and it totalled a week old Acura, but didn't do overly substantial damage to my car (replaced core support, drivers fender, bumper and frame horn). The rear of our cars seems to be where they are really weak.
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