When I was in my early teens (early 1970's), there was a guy named Mike who lived two houses away who had a 62 Bonny convertible. He had just rebuilt the engine when someone rear-ended him in the left rear while he was sitting at a stoplight. The whole left rear corner of the car was turned upward. I don't think the guy who hit him had any insurance. Mike mounted a trailer light on the left rear and drove the car like that for a long time. Eventually he bought a 67 Cadillac convertible to replace the Bonny. About that time he owned a Janitorial business, so he cut the rear end off the Bonny and built a wooden shell onto the back and used the car for his business. It was really roomy inside. He used it like that for a long time. Years later, when I was heavy into cars, I was walking through a Pick N Pull yard and I saw the Bonny sitting in the yard. Mike got many years of use out of that car after the accident.
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Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's
Now, if I could only find one with a Pontiac nose, WOW, what a Norwalk parts hauler.
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