Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 4:03pm Message 1 of 19

Reply

Quote

Craig&Janet82

Former Member

Send PM

Mason, MI - USA

Joined: 11/27/2005

Posts: 95

Vette(s): 1982 Charcoal Coupe, 1993 Bright Aqua Metallic Coupe, 2004 LeMans Blue Commemorative Edition Coupe

What a trip to Carlisle!! We got our estimate for repair today. Just over $5,000 to replace the door, door glass, mirror, fix the front fender, rear fender, all the R&I and other labor and materials. Whew. All that from a trucker who said he didn't see me over his hood. We were stopped in a traffic jam after going through the toll booth off I-76 almost at Carlisle. Next thing I know I see this huge chrome fender coming at my door at about 3 mph. It never stopped, and I couldn't go anywhere. Slow motion nightmare. I'm just glad we found a used door glass at a vendor, so I could stick it in and at least drive without plastic taped to the side of the car. It doesn't go up or down, but it seals. I don't even want to screw with it, so it's a good thing we have a good body shop close by with a Corvette experienced body man. They found an A-condition door for it, already, so that will speed things up. I just can't believe how much they have to take apart to blend the paint properly. It was only slightly scratched on the upper front fender, and again on the lower rear wheel well but they are going all the way forward and aft (old sailor here).

Craig93andJanet822007-08-27 16:50:00

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 4:21pm Message 2 of 19

Reply

Quote

BlueX2

Lifetime Member

Send PM

Joined: 3/9/2006

Posts: 2168

Wow, sorry to hear that! Shocked

It's good to know you guys weren't hurt.

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 4:43pm Message 3 of 19

Reply

Quote

Craig&Janet82

Former Member

Send PM

Mason, MI - USA

Joined: 11/27/2005

Posts: 95

Vette(s): 1982 Charcoal Coupe, 1993 Bright Aqua Metallic Coupe, 2004 LeMans Blue Commemorative Edition Coupe

Thanks. I forgot to mention how tough our cars are. The door took the whole shot. The fenders got scratched while getting the two apart. He refused to back up so I had to move forward (scrape) a bit, then back up (scrape) to get away from him so I could get out of the car. No impact damage to the sill, none to the interior of the door, no frame problems, nothing. Just the door skin cracked and crushed and side window glass broken. The door opens and closes and latches, locks, etc. Actually, I would have fixed the door because it is still very ridgid, but bodyshop labor, etc. ya know. I did smile when the wrecker showed up for the 18 wheeler to pull his bumper away from his front tire so he could move. Bent it solidly into his tire, bent his fender, and screwed some other little stuff up a bit. All we had to do was get in and drive off. Sometimes there is satisfaction in the smallest things and at the oddest times LOL

Craig93andJanet822007-08-27 16:44:21

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 5:28pm Message 4 of 19

Reply

Quote

manget1

Lifetime Member

Send PM

Indianapolis, IN - USA

Joined: 9/3/2006

Posts: 2431

Vette(s): Silver 1974 Convertible - L82 4 speed Low miles (was only 8,900 when I bought it in March 2006) - Now 54K miles. Original owner bought it as an investment for son's college expenses. 2008 Jetstream Blue Convertible

Glad to hear you weren't hurt. Who would have thought that a little plastic (ok, and maybe some steel) could stop a Semi!!

I wanted a Corvette my whole life, but I never dreamed of all the wonderful people I would meet because of it!

��

target=_blank>Click for another pic!�� And yet another!

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 8:05pm Message 5 of 19

Reply

Quote

Adams' Apple

Lifetime Member
Moderator

Send PM

Duncanville, TX - USA

Joined: 11/8/2003

Posts: 20225

Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas

DAM!!!!!

Glad ya'll were at least stopped when this happened! If he had been moving any faster....

Ya, our cars are pretty tough...at least the '73 up cars have the heavy side beams in the doors.
Could've been worse...could've had a tree fall on ya, from what I hear!

Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link

(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS

"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 8:12pm Message 6 of 19

Reply

Quote

greypoupon69

Lifetime Member

Send PM

Irving, TX - USA

Joined: 8/21/2004

Posts: 4273

Vette(s): #1 -1969 Corvette Coupe Riverside Gold, black interior,MN,A/C,350/350,PS,PB,window cranks. #2 -2000 C5, black/black, 6 sp, Bose system & lots of buttons.

OMG!

I would of thought about strangling the trucker.... Sorry to hear about this. I had a mishap with mine I can't even talk about.........make that 2 mishaps with both vettes.

The only good thing is you were not hurt and it can be fixed.

��
My Link

MICK - C3VR Lifetime Member #113

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 8:44pm Message 7 of 19

Reply

Quote

dwright

Standard Member

Send PM

Victor, NY - USA

Joined: 7/12/2004

Posts: 6842

Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe

Glad to hear the repair has already started. What better place to find a replacement window for your ride back home?

We should have some great stories for the next issue of Shark Bytes!

Save the Wave!
Support the National Corvette Museum

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/27/07 8:59pm Message 8 of 19

Reply

Quote

cilrah

Lifetime Member

Send PM

Fox Island, WA - USA

Joined: 6/20/2005

Posts: 4068

Vette(s): 1978 Indy Pace Car 4851 of 6502, Auto, L-48

Wow what a weekend, glad to hear no one was hurt, the car can always be repaired but you health is the important thing. Good luck with the repairs.

MARK
LIFETIME MEMBER #117

Click here to see my new friend P-Racer
"Keep up the Pace"

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/28/07 4:42am Message 9 of 19

Reply

Quote

Okie Dude

Lifetime Member

Send PM

Eastern Oklahoma County, OK - USA

Joined: 1/3/2006

Posts: 1560

Vette(s): 1980 Black L48 T-Tops

Glad you guys were OK. Semi got my stepson several years back and totaled the car. The idiot had a bag in front of the passenger door lower viewing window so he couldn't see my stepson.

Hope the repairs go smoothly.

Crunched Door

Posted: 8/28/07 5:15am Message 10 of 19

Reply

Quote

Craig&Janet82

Former Member

Send PM

Mason, MI - USA

Joined: 11/27/2005

Posts: 95

Vette(s): 1982 Charcoal Coupe, 1993 Bright Aqua Metallic Coupe, 2004 LeMans Blue Commemorative Edition Coupe

[QUOTE=dnv]Glad you guys were OK. Semi got my stepson several years back and totaled the car. The idiot had a bag in front of the passenger door lower viewing window so he couldn't see my stepson.

Hope the repairs go smoothly.
[/QUOTE]

Not good. I hope your stepson was okay.

Trucks and Vettes don't mix. I saw another accident on that awful road to the fairgrounds (between I-81 and the Toll Road) where a C4 was hit on the driver's side by a semi that was turning onto the roadway. As in our case, the C4 was drivable, and the semi was going to need some work to get the bumper pulled away from the tire. Again, it was the trucks right or blind side. They need to do something so those guys can see over their hoods. By the way, my estimate came in at about $5200. Ouch. I'm having the pros do it. They want to practically take the car apart including front and rear bumper covers so the blend is perfect.

Topic: Crunched Door

in Forum: C3VR at Major Corvette Events

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

Crunched Door

in Forum: C3VR at Major Corvette Events