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Wrecked Judge
Anyone know the story behind this catastrophe?
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That looks like the one that was all over the net several years ago. If I remember correctly, a kid took out dads car, tried to pass some cars, lost it, and hit a telephone pole.
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1969 TA RAIII M40 Auto Cameo White/ Std Blue Int 1970 TA RAIII M21 4-spd Lucy Blue/Std Black Int 1971 TA 455 HO M22 4-Spd Lucy Blue/Deluxe White Int |
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If I recall the story, he lived with a number of broken bones.
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Talk about folding a car in half. I bet dad was pissed.
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Things can be fixed or replaced - kids can't be. DAMN that's a hard hit, I've totaled several cars/trucks in my life, none that bad! Some good parts on that, I'm sure it lived on.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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Theres been so many stories about that car, I don't know which one was true. I know GTOJohn from MN knows about it.
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If the kid took the car without permission, even though dad would be concerned about the kid's welfare, he'd still be angry the car was wrecked.
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I would be more concerned about my kid. That is really bad damage, whoever was driving was very lucky to live and assume had some serious injury.
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Lucky to be alive after his Old Man got hold of him!
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The story and more photos of the crash scene can be seen here:
http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/showc...type=recentpic
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69 Judge convertible........clone! Carousel red, parchment, hideaways, TH400, 10" Continental 3200 stall, 12 bolt with 3.42, 469 c.i. with ported #48's, ported cast iron intake, Cliff's Q-Jet and ported 2-1/2" Ram Air manifolds. |
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What a shame!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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Thats has to be the worst wrecked classic I've ever seen. And I certainly hope alcohol was not involved.
Typically drunk driving isn't associated with the classic car hobby. Or thats what I always felt. Cruise nights, car shows and long drives usually don't involve beer and such. |
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Aaaah, call it fate, or an eventuality. 40 plus year old collectible performance cars thrashed on the street like they can be replaced for $3600, just DUMB.
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Yeah, but getting to those rivets could take a while. |
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I know all about it because I took the photos you posted. They have found their way all over the internet now.
True story is whatever I posted on these threads: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=wrecked+judge http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=wrecked+judge Anyone who says the driver died is flat out lying or misinformed. The driver was the adult son of the Judge owner and was drunk when the crash happened. Two long years of physical therapy just to walk again after two broken legs, two broken ankles, two broken feet, one broken hip, and three broken ribs. Sad ending for a Judge but there have been many stories similar long before this one. This Judge will never see the road again and will probably be kept intact as lawn art for the current owner (minus motor). I just saw the car less than a month ago still as seen in above photos. |
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69 Judge convertible........clone! Carousel red, parchment, hideaways, TH400, 10" Continental 3200 stall, 12 bolt with 3.42, 469 c.i. with ported #48's, ported cast iron intake, Cliff's Q-Jet and ported 2-1/2" Ram Air manifolds. |
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John, when I saw the 1st pic of the left front wheel stuffed back I knew the lower extremities had to be severely injured. Then when I clicked to the ultimategto link pics and saw the rest of them I didn't think it was survivable.
The Hell with the car, what about the people involved. That is what is known as a life changing event. |
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All-in-all, the result of people making poor choices and the price paid.
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….the fact remains that these cars are very powerful but have 1960ties technologies in steering, braking and tires…MUCH harder to drive fast than a modern car…any idiot can drive fast in a modern car and even if you make mistakes the electronic aids will help you out…if you make a mistake with a classic car you are on your own and these cars are not forgiving when driven on the edge...
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